Match summary — NBA 2021-2022
DENVER NUGGETS defeated HOUSTON ROCKETS 116-101 on in the NBA 2021-2022. DENVER NUGGETS won by a 15-point margin. Demarcus Cousins led all scorers with 31 points. DENVER NUGGETS shot 45.3% from the field while HOUSTON ROCKETS managed 45.8%. DENVER NUGGETS collected 41 rebounds and HOUSTON ROCKETS grabbed 44. This game was played as part of the NBA 2021-2022 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
DENVER NUGGETS
116 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Will Barton | 29:26 | 11 | 4/10 | 2/4 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| * Aaron Gordon | 29:14 | 12 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| * Jeff Green | 27:44 | 14 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 7/7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| * Monte Morris | 26:23 | 10 | 4/8 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| * Demarcus Cousins | 23:33 | 31 | 10/14 | 7/10 | 3/4 | 8/9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 |
| Jamychal Green | 24:27 | 14 | 6/14 | 6/10 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| Davon Reed | 20:16 | 6 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Nah'shon Hyland | 19:51 | 11 | 2/7 | 0/2 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 19:05 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryn Forbes | 18:34 | 7 | 3/9 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Markus Howard | 01:27 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 240:00 | 116 | 39/86 | 26/53 | 13/33 | 25/31 | 31 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 147 |
HOUSTON ROCKETS
101 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Jalen Green | 31:43 | 18 | 7/14 | 5/8 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| * Kevin Porter Jr. | 31:25 | 9 | 3/12 | 1/4 | 2/8 | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| * Christian Wood | 31:20 | 22 | 7/12 | 7/10 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| * Eric Gordon | 30:06 | 11 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| * Jae'sean Tate | 23:27 | 10 | 5/10 | 5/8 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Garrison Mathews | 28:31 | 3 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 22:14 | 11 | 5/10 | 5/7 | 0/3 | 1/4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr | 18:59 | 9 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Josh Christopher | 17:33 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Trevelin Queen | 02:21 | 6 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Daishen Nix | 02:21 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 240:00 | 101 | 38/83 | 28/47 | 10/36 | 15/22 | 35 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 133 |