National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Houston 114,
Denver 106
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 8, 2023
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #72 JT Orr, #51 Aaron Smith, #71 Rodney Mott
Attendance: 19544
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #72 JT Orr, #51 Aaron Smith, #71 Rodney Mott
Attendance: 19544
Final Scoring Summary
Houston Rockets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Fred VanVleet - G | 39:56 | 6-17 | 4-10 | 10-13 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Jalen Green - G | 35:10 | 8-17 | 2-9 | 7-9 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Dillon Brooks - F | 32:57 | 6-12 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. - F | 25:26 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Alperen Sengun - C | 33:40 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jeff Green | 26:39 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tari Eason | 17:12 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Holiday | 16:20 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 12:40 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Boban Marjanovic | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Nate Williams | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 35-82 | 13-39 | 31-42 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 114 | |
| 42.7% | 33.3% | 73.8% | Team Rebs: 16 | Total TO: 10 | ||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jamal Murray - G | 31:41 | 6-17 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - G | 25:04 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Michael Porter Jr. - F | 39:37 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Aaron Gordon - F | 22:24 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-5 | -12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Nikola Jokic - C | 34:22 | 9-26 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Peyton Watson | 25:36 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Reggie Jackson | 24:37 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian Braun | 14:04 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 12:16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Holiday | 6:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Julian Strawther | 4:19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jalen Pickett | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Hunter Tyson | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 38-90 | 10-28 | 20-27 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 106 | |
| 42.2% | 35.7% | 74.1% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 10 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| HOU | Dillon Brooks |
| DEN | Michael Porter Jr. , Jamal Murray (2) |
Team Statistics
| Houston | Denver | ||
| Fast Break Points | 16 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| Points in the Paint | 36 | Points in the Paint | 44 |
| Biggest Lead | 25 | Biggest Lead | 7 |