Game completed
Houston Rockets17-8115at
Denver Nuggets20-7101
Sat, Dec 20, 5:00 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, COAltitude · NBA TV · Space City Home Network
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 115 |
| DEN | 29 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 101 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantSF | 40 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 5-6 | 10-11 | +18 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.PF | 38 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-14 | 5-11 | 1-2 | +21 |
| Alperen SengunC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +24 |
| Josh OkogieSG | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-4 | +19 |
| Steven Adams | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -10 |
| Reed Sheppard | 30 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9-15 | 6-9 | 4-4 | +10 |
| Aaron Holiday | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 115 | 55 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 39-77 | 19-35 | 18-23 |
DNP: Clint Capela, JD Davison, Jeff Green, Isaiah Crawford, Tari Eason (injury), Dorian Finney-Smith (injury), Tyler Smith, Fred VanVleet (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron JohnsonSF | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | -14 |
| Spencer JonesPF | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Nikola JokićC | 29 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 6-7 | -20 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.SG | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -22 |
| Jamal MurrayPG | 35 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 5-6 | -12 |
| Bruce Brown | 28 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Jalen Pickett | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Julian Strawther | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +7 |
| Hunter Tyson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Team | 101 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 37-92 | 8-29 | 19-23 |
DNP: Tamar Bates (gleague twoway), Christian Braun (injury), Aaron Gordon (injury), DaRon Holmes II (gleague on assignment), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway), Peyton Watson (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 5
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 21
- Times tied
- 4
- Lead changes
- 4
- Longest run · HOU
- 11
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,081 mi from its previous stop.
- HOU is in game 3 of 6 on the road with 1,962 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 | HOU | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17-8 | 20-7 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 45h | 44h |
| Rest swing | +1h | -1h |
| Travel in | 1,081 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | -1h | 0h |
| Body clock | -1h | 0h |
| Local tip | afternoon | afternoon |
| Segment | Road trip · 3 of 6 | Homestand · 3 of 4 |
| Miles before tip | 1,962 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
HOU
1,081 miHOU came from New Orleans, LA with 1,081 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
New Orleans, LA to Denver, CO
DEN
0 miDEN stayed in Denver, CO between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in Denver, CO
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
HOU
Road tripHOU is on game 3 of 6 on the road, with 1,962 mi already behind it.
DEN
HomestandDEN is in game 3 of 4 on this homestand.
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