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Jokic scores 34, Nuggets beat Rockets 112-109
HOUSTON (AP) Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Jamal Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Houston Rockets 112-109 on Friday night.
Jokic, who scored 24 points in the second half, finished 11 of 20 from the field. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 12 points off the bench for the Nuggets, who shot 53%.
Denver improved to 2-1 in NBA Cup play with one game remaining on Nov. 28 at home against the Spurs, while the Rockets dropped to 1-2 in NBA Cup play, with one game left at the Warriors on Wednesday.
Reed Sheppard scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Rockets, who had their five-game winning streak snapped. He had 20 points in the first half on 8-for-11 shooting, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers.
Amen Thompson added 22 points and seven rebounds, Jabari Smith Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Alperen Sengun had 14 points and Kevin Durant finished with 13 points for Houston, which shot 44%.
Trailing 92-87 with 9 minutes remaining, Denver went on a 20-9 run to take a six-point lead on two free throws by Murray with 23 seconds remaining. Houston scored 8 of the next 11 points to cut the lead to 110-109 on a 3-pointer by Smith with 5 seconds remaining. Jokic made two free throws with just under 3 seconds left, and Sengun’s halfcourt heave at the buzzer missed.
Aaron Gordon exited with a right hamstring strain less than 3 1/2 minutes into the first quarter after falling to the court while driving. Gordon, who missed the Nuggets’ last game Wednesday at the Pelicans due to injury, was slow to get up and limped to the locker room.
Nuggets: Hosts the Kings on Saturday night.
Rockets: At the Suns Monday to begin a four-game road trip.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Steven Adams (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 2-0 |
| 11:34 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-2 |
| 11:19 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 5-2 |
| 11:04 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 5-4 |
| 10:38 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:58 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-4 |
| 9:42 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Steven Adams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | Steven Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:42 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Steven Adams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:42 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 8-4 |
| 8:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:39 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Take) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:26 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 11-4 |
| 7:01 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-6 |
| 6:11 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point hook shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13-6 |
| 5:55 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk | 13-8 |
| 5:32 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:24 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:20 | | Rockets delay of game violation | ||
| 5:07 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Clint Capela's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:52 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:34 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-8 |
| 4:00 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 3:38 | | Clint Capela misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 3:36 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 18-8 |
| 3:11 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 3:07 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:07 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-8 |
| 2:55 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 2:43 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:43 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:43 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:43 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-8 |
| 2:23 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:22 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:02 | | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Peyton Watson's two point layup | ||
| 1:48 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Peyton Watson misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:47 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:47 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:47 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-8 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 21-10 |
| 1:12 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 23-10 |
| 0:52 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 23-12 |
| 0:43 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 25-12 |
| 0:06 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Amen Thompson misses two point layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:44 | | Spencer Jones personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 11:39 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot | 25-15 |
| 11:19 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-16 |
| 11:06 | | Steven Adams turnover (lane violation) | ||
| 10:53 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Bruce Brown misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 10:13 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 10:01 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running alley-oop layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 27-16 |
| 9:21 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 29-16 |
| 8:46 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot | 29-18 |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup | 31-18 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving layup | 31-20 |
| 8:01 | | Jamal Murray offensive foul (Charge) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | Jamal Murray turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:49 | | Amen Thompson misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point tip layup | 31-22 |
| 7:29 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 31-24 |
| 7:28 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:08 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-26 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 33-26 |
| 6:07 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 35-26 |
| 5:44 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Spencer Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 5:27 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:27 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-26 |
| 5:27 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-26 |
| 5:04 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 37-29 |
| 4:55 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:54 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 37-32 |
| 4:42 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:32 | | Jamal Murray turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:19 | | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 37-33 |
| 4:11 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point running jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 37-36 |
| 3:27 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 37-38 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 39-38 |
| 2:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 41-38 |
| 2:02 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 41-41 |
| 1:48 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:48 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 41-44 |
| 1:07 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point pullup jump shot | 44-44 |
| 0:48 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 46-44 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 46-46 |
| 0:31 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-47 |
| 0:07 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:02 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 46-48 |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 46-49 |
| 0:02 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 0:02 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 48-49 |
| 11:06 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 50-49 |
| 10:37 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 53-49 |
| 10:12 | | Spencer Jones personal foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 53-51 |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving dunk | 55-51 |
| 9:16 | | Cameron Johnson blocks Alperen Sengun's two point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup | 57-51 |
| 9:12 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:54 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Amen Thompson misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:50 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point putback layup | ||
| 8:49 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point tip layup | 57-53 |
| 8:18 | | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk | 57-55 |
| 7:51 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 60-55 |
| 7:33 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 62-55 |
| 6:57 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-55 |
| 6:54 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-55 |
| 6:47 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback layup | 64-57 |
| 6:19 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 67-57 |
| 6:01 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 69-57 |
| 5:42 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 69-60 |
| 5:30 | | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 69-61 |
| 5:21 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 69-63 |
| 4:42 | | Bruce Brown misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 4:40 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-64 |
| 4:36 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:35 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 69-67 |
| 4:29 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:18 | | Steven Adams shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-67 |
| 4:18 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-67 |
| 3:58 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 71-69 |
| 3:58 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Steven Adams draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Steven Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 71-70 |
| 3:39 | | Peyton Watson turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 3:20 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 71-73 |
| 2:59 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-73 |
| 2:59 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-73 |
| 2:46 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot | 73-76 |
| 2:17 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 75-76 |
| 2:17 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:17 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Amen Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | Bruce Brown blocks Josh Okogie's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Jonas Valanciunas personal foul (Away from play) (Steven Adams draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 75-77 |
| 1:36 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:36 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-78 |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point layup | 77-78 |
| 0:53 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point stepback bank jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 80-78 |
| 0:32 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:17 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Aaron Holiday personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:41 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup | 80-80 |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 82-80 |
| 10:57 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 82-83 |
| 10:41 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 10:36 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 82-86 |
| 10:13 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 85-86 |
| 9:58 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-87 |
| 9:58 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-88 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 87-88 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 87-90 |
| 9:11 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 87-92 |
| 8:54 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 89-92 |
| 8:24 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround jump shot | 89-94 |
| 8:17 | | Reed Sheppard kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:05 | | +3 | Spencer Jones makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 92-94 |
| 7:39 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:24 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:01 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Loose ball) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point floating jump shot | 94-94 |
| 6:22 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot | 94-96 |
| 5:56 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Amen Thompson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:09 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 97-96 |
| 4:54 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Loose ball) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-96 |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-96 |
| 4:40 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 4:25 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Jamal Murray blocks Kevin Durant's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 99-97 |
| 3:40 | | Reed Sheppard misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 3:40 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Reed Sheppard misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 3:40 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot | 101-97 |
| 2:59 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point tip layup | 101-99 |
| 2:30 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 103-99 |
| 2:12 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:12 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:01 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 103-101 |
| 1:34 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 0:46 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 105-101 |
| 0:37 | | Peyton Watson blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:34 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Take) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:23 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 106-101 |
| 0:23 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-101 |
| 0:23 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:20 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 107-104 |
| 0:16 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Take) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 108-104 |
| 0:16 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-104 |
| 0:11 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 109-106 |
| 0:10 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Take) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:10 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:10 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-106 |
| 0:10 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 110-109 |
| 0:05 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-109 |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-109 |
| 0:00 | | Rockets misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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Rockets offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Rockets misses three point jump shot | 0:00 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:02 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:02 |
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Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 0:02 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:05 |
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+ 3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 0:05 |
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Rockets 60 second timeout | 0:10 |
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+ 1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:10 |
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Nuggets offensive rebound | 0:10 |
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Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:10 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 112 | 109 |
| Field Goals | 40-76 (52.6%) | 41-92 (44.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-29 (37.9%) | 14-36 (38.9%) |
| Free Throws | 21-27 (77.8%) | 13-20 (65.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 51 |
| Offensive | 11 | 17 |
| Defensive | 27 | 23 |
| Team | 14 | 11 |
| Assists | 28 | 21 |
| Steals | 8 | 8 |
| Blocks | 6 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 14 |
| Fouls | 20 | 22 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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N. Jokic C | 29.5 PPG | 13.0 RPG | 11.0 APG | 63.4 FG% |
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R. Sheppard SG | 13.6 PPG | 2.4 RPG | 3.1 APG | 50.7 FG% |
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N. Jokic C | 34 PTS | 10 REB | 9 AST | |
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R. Sheppard SG | 27 PTS | 0 REB | 4 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 34 | 10 | 9 | 11/20 | 4/8 | 8/10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 61 |
| J. Murray | 26 | 2 | 10 | 10/16 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 46 |
| C. Johnson | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 17 |
| P. Watson | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | +15 | 24 |
| A. Gordon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 34 | 10 | 9 | 11/20 | 4/8 | 8/10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 61 |
| J. Murray | 26 | 2 | 10 | 10/16 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 46 |
| C. Johnson | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 17 |
| P. Watson | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | +15 | 24 |
| A. Gordon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5/11 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 19 |
| B. Brown | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4/8 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 21 |
| J. Valanciunas | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| S. Jones | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| T. Bates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 112 | 38 | 28 | 40/76 | 11/29 | 21/27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 27 | +15 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Thompson | 22 | 7 | 2 | 10/18 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -10 | 32 |
| J. Smith | 21 | 11 | 4 | 7/20 | 5/11 | 2/3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 38 |
| A. Sengun | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6/14 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -16 | 28 |
| K. Durant | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5/14 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 25 |
| S. Adams | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +14 | 16 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Thompson | 22 | 7 | 2 | 10/18 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -10 | 32 |
| J. Smith | 21 | 11 | 4 | 7/20 | 5/11 | 2/3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 38 |
| A. Sengun | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6/14 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -16 | 28 |
| K. Durant | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5/14 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 25 |
| S. Adams | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +14 | 16 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 27 | 0 | 4 | 9/13 | 5/8 | 4/6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 36 |
| J. Okogie | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| A. Holiday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 |
| C. Capela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Tate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Harris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 109 | 40 | 21 | 41/92 | 14/36 | 13/20 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 23 | -15 | - |
