Ball Arena, Denver· 12/21 06:00· ~2h30m

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★ Winner

115–101

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team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
HOU	26	27	29	33	115
DEN	29	16	21	35	101

Halftime: HOU 53 - 45 DENHOU led by 8

Highest-scoring: Q4 (68 pts)

Lead Changes: 1

Q4 MVPK. Durant(16 pts from FG in highest-scoring quarter)

Score Flow (cumulative differential)

Q1+3

Q2-8

Q3-16

Q4-14

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HOUDEN

Game RecapAuto-generated

Rockets defeat Nuggets 115-101 behind R. Sheppard's 28 points

The Rockets defeat the Nuggets 115-101 on the road. A 11-point edge in the second quarter proved to be the difference.

R. Sheppard led the way with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, earning a 10.0 game grade. B. Brown kept the Nuggets close with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assists (7.9 grade), but it wasn't enough.

The Rockets scored 11 unanswered points in the second quarter.

Beyond the scoreline, the Rockets buried 19 of 35 threes.

Game Summary

★K. Durant31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST

Pace:Normal(54.0 (pts/Q))

Biggest Run:DEN 14-0in Q4

AST/TO:HOU 1.26-1.91 DEN

Fouls:HOU 20-20 DEN

Houston Rockets

K. Durant31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

J. Smith Jr.: Double-Double (22/10/2)

Dimes: A. Thompson 6 AST

Largest lead: 16 pts

Denver Nuggets

N. Jokić25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Dimes: J. Murray 7 AST

B. Brown: Double-Double (12/12/1)

Largest lead: 3 pts

/ Comparison

Team Stats Comparison

HOUVSDEN

50.6%FG%40.2%

54.3%3P%27.6%

78.3%FT%82.6%

55Rebounds47

24Assists21

6Steals9

8Blocks2

19Turnovers11

34Paint Pts50

0Fast Break0

HOU 5 categoriesDEN 4 categories

Shot Chart

76/169 FG (45.0%)2PT: 47/1033PT: 29/66

2PT Made3PT MadeMissed

Restricted Area

65.2%

30/46

Paint (non-RA)

39.4%

13/33

Mid-Range

16.7%

4/24

3-Point

43.9%

29/66

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/ Highlights

Key Moments6

2 runs4 leads

Q104:29

Lead change! DEN takes the lead - N. Jokić driving Layup (6 PTS)

17-18

Q102:16

Lead change! HOU takes the lead - R. Sheppard 3PT (9 PTS) (A. Thompson 2 AST)

26-23

Q100:10

Lead change! DEN takes the lead - J. Murray 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (S. Jones 2 AST)

26-29

Q207:51

HOU goes on a 8-0 run

39-37

Q207:00

Lead change! HOU takes the lead - J. Okogie 3PT (3 PTS) (R. Sheppard 2 AST)

39-37

Q404:32

DEN goes on a 10-0 run

107-91

Play-by-Play

12:00🔄

DENSUB out: J. Valančiūnas

82-66

12:00🔄

DENSUB out: J. Murray

82-66

12:00🔄

HOUSUB out: J. Okogie

82-66

12:00🔄

DENSUB in: T. Hardaway Jr.

82-66

12:00🔄

DENSUB in: C. Johnson

82-66

12:00🔄

HOUSUB in: K. Durant

82-66

12:00

Period Start

82-66

11:48🏀

DENN. Jokić cutting finger roll Layup (19 PTS) (C. Johnson 3 AST)

82-68

11:26🚫

DENJ. Pickett personal FOUL (2 PF)

82-68

11:14

HOUMISS R. Sheppard 12' pullup Shot - blocked

82-68

11:14

DENB. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)

82-68

11:14📥

HOUTEAM offensive REBOUND

82-68

11:12🏀

HOUK. Durant 24' 3PT (23 PTS) (A. Thompson 5 AST)

85-68

11:09🚫

HOUK. Durant double technical FOUL (1 Tech)

85-68

11:09🚫

DENT. Hardaway Jr. double technical FOUL (1 Tech)

85-68

10:57🏀

DENJ. Pickett 23' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (N. Jokić 3 AST)

85-70

10:47🚫

DENB. Brown personal FOUL (2 PF)

85-70

10:41🚫

DENT. Hardaway Jr. personal FOUL (2 PF)

85-70

10:33

HOUMISS J. Smith Jr. 27' 3PT

85-70

10:28📥

DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)

85-70

10:23

DENMISS C. Johnson 26' 3PT

85-70

10:19📥

DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)

85-70

10:17

DENMISS J. Pickett pullup 3PT

85-70

10:10📥

HOUS. Adams REBOUND (Off:4 Def:6)

85-70

10:08🚫

DENB. Brown shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Sheppard 2 FT)

85-70

10:08🏀

HOUR. Sheppard Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)

86-70

10:08🏀

HOUR. Sheppard Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)

87-70

10:01🏀

DENB. Brown cutting Layup (6 PTS) (N. Jokić 4 AST)

87-72

9:51

HOUMISS R. Sheppard 30' pullup 3PT

87-72

9:46📥

DENC. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)

87-72

9:40

DENMISS C. Johnson 20' pullup Shot

87-72

9:34📥

HOUS. Adams REBOUND (Off:4 Def:7)

87-72

9:21

HOUMISS A. Thompson 15' pullup Shot

87-72

9:18📥

DENC. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)

87-72

9:12

DENMISS T. Hardaway Jr. 27' running 3PT

87-72

9:09📥

HOUR. Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

87-72

8:53🚫

DENB. Brown personal FOUL (4 PF) (Durant 2 FT)

87-72

8:53🏀

HOUK. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)

88-72

8:53⏱

DENDEN Timeout

88-72

8:53🔄

DENSUB out: T. Hardaway Jr.

88-72

8:53🔄

HOUSUB out: A. Thompson

88-72

8:53🔄

DENSUB in: J. Murray

88-72

8:53🔄

HOUSUB in: J. Okogie

88-72

8:53🏀

HOUK. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)

89-72

8:40🚫

DENTEAM foul technical

89-72

8:40

DENEjection

89-72

8:40🏀

HOUK. Durant technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (26 PTS)

90-72

8:35🚫

HOUK. Durant shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokić 2 FT)

90-72

8:35🏀

DENN. Jokić Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)

90-73

8:35🔄

HOUSUB out: K. Durant

90-73

8:35🔄

HOUSUB in: A. Sengun

90-73

8:35🏀

DENN. Jokić Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)

90-74

8:14

HOUMISS J. Okogie 3PT

90-74

8:11📥

DENJ. Pickett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)

90-74

8:03

DENMISS N. Jokić 21' floating Shot

90-74

7:58📥

HOUJ. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)

90-74

7:46🏀

HOUR. Sheppard driving finger roll Layup (26 PTS)

92-74

7:41🏀

DENJ. Murray 7' driving floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)

92-76

7:41🚫

HOUJ. Okogie shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Murray 1 FT)

92-76

7:41🏀

DENJ. Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)

92-77

7:24🚫

DENN. Jokić personal FOUL (5 PF) (Smith Jr. 2 FT)

92-77

7:24🏀

HOUJ. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)

93-77

7:24

HOUMISS J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2

93-77

7:22📥

DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)

93-77

7:10🏀

DENJ. Murray 3PT step back (14 PTS) (N. Jokić 5 AST)

93-80

7:10🚫

HOUJ. Okogie shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Murray 1 FT)

93-80

7:10🔄

DENSUB out: J. Pickett

93-80

7:10🔄

HOUSUB out: S. Adams

93-80

7:10🔄

HOUSUB out: J. Okogie

93-80

7:10🔄

DENSUB in: T. Hardaway Jr.

93-80

7:10🔄

HOUSUB in: K. Durant

93-80

7:10🔄

HOUSUB in: A. Thompson

93-80

7:10🏀

DENJ. Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)

93-81

6:47🏀

HOUA. Thompson turnaround Hook (11 PTS)

95-81

6:41🚫

DENT. Hardaway Jr. offensive FOUL (3 PF)

95-81

6:41💫

DENT. Hardaway Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)

95-81

6:34🏀

HOUK. Durant 26' 3PT (29 PTS) (R. Sheppard 4 AST)

98-81

6:31⏱

DENDEN Timeout

98-81

6:24🚫

HOUA. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Jokić 2 FT)

98-81

6:24🏀

DENN. Jokić Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)

98-82

6:24

DENMISS N. Jokić Free Throw 2 of 2

98-82

6:22📥

HOUJ. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)

98-82

6:03🏀

HOUJ. Smith Jr. 3PT (18 PTS) (K. Durant 5 AST)

101-82

5:41🏀

DENN. Jokić 10' driving floating Jump Shot (24 PTS)

101-84

5:22🚫

DENB. Brown personal FOUL (5 PF) (Durant 2 FT)

101-84

5:22🚫

HOUJ. Smith Jr. technical FOUL (1 Tech)

101-84

5:22🏀

DENN. Jokić technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)

101-85

5:22🏀

HOUK. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)

102-85

5:22🏀

HOUK. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)

103-85

5:19🚫

HOUR. Sheppard personal FOUL (2 PF)

103-85

5:19

DENMISS J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2

103-85

5:19📥

DENTEAM offensive REBOUND

103-85

5:19🏀

DENJ. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)

103-86

4:59🏀

HOUJ. Smith Jr. cutting DUNK (20 PTS) (R. Sheppard 5 AST)

105-86

4:50💫

DENN. Jokić lost ball TURNOVER (5 TO)

105-86

4:50

HOUA. Sengun STEAL (1 STL)

105-86

4:46🏀

HOUA. Thompson running DUNK (13 PTS)

107-86

4:46⏱

DENDEN Timeout

107-86

4:46🔄

DENSUB out: N. Jokić

107-86

4:46🔄

DENSUB out: C. Johnson

107-86

4:46🔄

DENSUB out: J. Murray

107-86

4:46🔄

DENSUB out: T. Hardaway Jr.

107-86

4:46🔄

DENSUB in: Z. Nnaji

107-86

4:46🔄

DENSUB in: J. Strawther

107-86

4:46🔄

DENSUB in: H. Tyson

107-86

4:46🔄

DENSUB in: J. Pickett

107-86

4:32

DENMISS H. Tyson driving Layup - blocked

107-86

4:32

HOUA. Thompson BLOCK (2 BLK)

107-86

4:31📥

DENTEAM offensive REBOUND

107-86

4:21

DENMISS J. Pickett 18' pullup Shot

107-86

4:18📥

HOUA. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)

107-86

4:08💫

HOUA. Sengun lost ball TURNOVER (4 TO)

107-86

4:08

DENB. Brown STEAL (1 STL)

107-86

4:05🏀

DENB. Brown running Layup (8 PTS) (J. Strawther 1 AST)

107-88

4:05🚫

HOUR. Sheppard shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Brown 1 FT)

107-88

4:05🔄

HOUSUB out: A. Thompson

107-88

4:05🔄

HOUSUB out: K. Durant

107-88

4:05🔄

HOUSUB out: A. Sengun

107-88

4:05🔄

HOUSUB in: J. Tate

107-88

4:05🔄

HOUSUB in: S. Adams

107-88

4:05🔄

HOUSUB in: A. Holiday

107-88

4:05🏀

DENB. Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)

107-89

3:46💫

HOUR. Sheppard lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)

107-89

3:33🏀

DENJ. Pickett 16' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)

107-91

3:14

HOUMISS J. Smith Jr. 25' pullup 3PT

107-91

3:11📥

HOUS. Adams REBOUND (Off:5 Def:7)

107-91

3:11

HOUMISS S. Adams tip Layup

107-91

3:10📥

HOUA. Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)

107-91

3:09💫

HOUA. Holiday bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)

107-91

3:09

DENB. Brown STEAL (2 STL)

107-91

3:06🚫

HOUJ. Smith Jr. shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Nnaji 2 FT)

107-91

3:06🏀

DENZ. Nnaji Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)

107-92

3:06

DENMISS Z. Nnaji Free Throw 2 of 2

107-92

3:04📥

HOUJ. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)

107-92

2:44💫

HOUA. Holiday bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (3 TO)

107-92

2:36

DENMISS H. Tyson 25' 3PT

107-92

2:35📥

DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)

107-92

2:35🏀

DENB. Brown putback Layup (11 PTS)

107-94

2:35🚫

HOUR. Sheppard shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Brown 1 FT)

107-94

2:35🔄

HOUSUB out: J. Tate

107-94

2:35🔄

HOUSUB out: A. Holiday

107-94

2:35🔄

HOUSUB in: A. Sengun

107-94

2:35🔄

HOUSUB in: K. Durant

107-94

2:35🏀

DENB. Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)

107-95

2:26

HOUMISS J. Smith Jr. 3PT

107-95

2:23📥

DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:8)

107-95

2:16🏀

DENJ. Pickett driving finger roll Layup (10 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)

107-97

2:10🚫

DENZ. Nnaji take personal FOUL (1 PF) (Adams 2 FT)

107-97

2:10

HOUMISS S. Adams Free Throw 1 of 2

107-97

2:10📥

HOUTEAM offensive REBOUND

107-97

2:10🏀

HOUS. Adams Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)

108-97

2:06💫

DENJ. Pickett lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)

108-97

2:06

HOUR. Sheppard STEAL (3 STL)

108-97

2:02🏀

HOUR. Sheppard running DUNK (28 PTS)

110-97

1:50

DENMISS J. Strawther 7' driving Layup - blocked

110-97

1:50

HOUR. Sheppard BLOCK (2 BLK)

110-97

1:50📥

DENTEAM offensive REBOUND

110-97

1:46

DENMISS J. Strawther 12' driving floating Shot

110-97

1:45📥

HOUA. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)

110-97

1:44💫

HOUA. Sengun lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (5 TO)

110-97

1:35

DENMISS H. Tyson 26' step back 3PT

110-97

1:30📥

HOUA. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)

110-97

1:27⏱

HOUHOU Timeout

110-97

1:27🔄

HOUSUB out: S. Adams

110-97

1:27🔄

HOUSUB in: A. Thompson

110-97

1:14🚫

DENH. Tyson personal FOUL (1 PF) (Thompson 2 FT)

110-97

1:14🏀

HOUA. Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)

111-97

1:14

HOUMISS A. Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2

111-97

1:12📥

DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:9)

111-97

1:06🚫

HOUK. Durant shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Strawther 3 FT)

111-97

1:06🏀

DENJ. Strawther Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)

111-98

1:06

DENMISS J. Strawther Free Throw 2 of 3

111-98

1:06📥

DENTEAM offensive REBOUND

111-98

1:06🏀

DENJ. Strawther Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)

111-99

1:00🏀

HOUJ. Smith Jr. cutting DUNK (22 PTS) (A. Thompson 6 AST)

113-99

0:51

DENMISS B. Brown 13' driving floating Shot

113-99

0:48📥

HOUA. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)

113-99

0:28🏀

HOUA. Thompson cutting DUNK (16 PTS) (R. Sheppard 6 AST)

115-99

0:15

DENMISS Z. Nnaji 24' 3PT

115-99

0:11📥

DENH. Tyson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)

115-99

0:11🏀

DENH. Tyson putback Layup (2 PTS)

115-101

0:00

Period End

115-101

0:00

Game End

115-101

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Player Ratings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	Grade
Starters
#7 30+ SF	39:32	31	6	5	8-14	5-6	10-11	0	1	3	2	+18	10.0

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	Grade
Starters
#23 LOW SF	31:53	6	4	3	2-10	1-3	1-1	1	0	0	1	-14	5.7