Game completed
Denver Nuggets12-3112at
Houston Rockets10-4109
Fri, Nov 21, 9:30 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXPrime Video
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 25 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 112 |
| HOU | 12 | 37 | 29 | 31 | 109 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton WatsonSF | 34 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +15 |
| Aaron GordonPF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Nikola JokićC | 39 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11-20 | 4-8 | 8-10 | +4 |
| Cameron JohnsonSG | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | -3 |
| Jamal MurrayPG | 41 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-16 | 3-7 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 0-1 | +4 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Bruce Brown | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -15 |
| Spencer Jones | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 112 | 52 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 40-76 | 11-29 | 21-27 |
DNP: Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates (gleague twoway), Christian Braun (injury), DaRon Holmes II (gleague on assignment), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway), Julian Strawther (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr.SF | 37 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-20 | 5-11 | 2-3 | -8 |
| Alperen SengunPF | 36 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-3 | -16 |
| Steven AdamsC | 23 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +14 |
| Kevin DurantSG | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 2-3 | -7 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 43 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10-18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | -10 |
| Clint Capela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Reed Sheppard | 37 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 5-8 | 4-6 | +13 |
| Josh Okogie | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Aaron Holiday | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Team | 109 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 41-93 | 14-36 | 13-20 |
DNP: JD Davison, Jeff Green, Jae'Sean Tate, Isaiah Crawford (gleague twoway), Tari Eason (injury), Dorian Finney-Smith (injury), Kevon Harris (gleague twoway), Fred VanVleet (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 5
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 13
- Times tied
- 7
- Lead changes
- 10
- Longest run · HOU
- 12
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,115 mi from its previous stop.
- DEN is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 1,081 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | DEN | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 12-3 | 10-4 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 49.5h | 50.5h |
| Rest swing | -1h | +1h |
| Travel in | 317 mi | 1,115 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | -1h |
| Body clock | 1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 2 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 1,081 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
DEN
317 miDEN came from New Orleans, LA with 317 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX
HOU
1,115 miHOU came from Cleveland, OH with 1,115 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
Cleveland, OH to Houston, TX
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
DEN
Road tripDEN is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 1,081 mi already behind it.
HOU
HomestandHOU is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
Where it aired
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