Rockets vs. Nuggets Box Score, December 8, 2023

Line Score

	1H	2H	T
HOU	52	62	114
DEN	48	58	106

Game Info

Start: 7:00 PM ET

Betting

Records: HOU 1-0 · DEN 0-1 (going into the game)
Rest: HOU 1 day · DEN 1 day
Spread: DEN -9 (HOU covered by 17)
Total: 220.5 (Under by 0.5)

Team Stats

Basic

Team	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
HOU	240	35	82	.427	13	39	.333	31	42	.738	11	36	47	21	3	3	9	20	114
DEN	240	38	90	.422	10	28	.357	20	27	.741	12	35	47	22	4	5	10	24	106

Stat	HOU	DEN
MP	240	240
FG	35	38
FGA	82	90
FG%	.427	.422
3P	13	10
3PA	39	28
3P%	.333	.357
FT	31	20
FTA	42	27
FT%	.738	.741
ORB	11	12
DRB	36	35
TRB	47	47
AST	21	22
STL	3	4
BLK	3	5
TOV	9	10
PF	20	24
PTS	114	106

Advanced

Team	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	ORtg	DRtg
HOU	.567	.506	.476	.512	23.9	75.0	50.0	60.0	3.1	4.8	8.2	118.3	110.0
DEN	.520	.478	.311	.300	25.0	76.1	50.0	57.9	4.2	11.6	8.9	110.0	118.3

Stat	HOU	DEN
TS%	.567	.520
eFG%	.506	.478
3PAr	.476	.311
FTr	.512	.300
ORB%	23.9	25.0
DRB%	75.0	76.1
TRB%	50.0	50.0
AST%	60.0	57.9
STL%	3.1	4.2
BLK%	4.8	11.6
TOV%	8.2	8.9
ORtg	118.3	110.0
DRtg	110.0	118.3

Four Factors

Team	Pace	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	ORtg
HOU	96.3	.506	8.2	23.9	.378	118.3
DEN	96.3	.478	8.9	25.0	.222	110.0

Stat	HOU	DEN
Pace	96.3	96.3
eFG%	.506	.478
TOV%	8.2	8.9
ORB%	23.9	25.0
FT/FGA	.378	.222
ORtg	118.3	110.0

Rockets

Starters	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
Fred VanVleet	39:56	6	17	.353	4	10	.400	10	13	.769	1	3	4	3	0	1	1	3	26	17.5	+16
Jalen Green	35:10	8	17	.471	2	9	.222	7	9	.778	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	25	16.1	-8
Alperen Sengun	33:40	7	14	.500	0	1	.000	3	5	.600	2	8	10	7	0	1	1	3	17	16.4	+11
Dillon Brooks	32:57	6	12	.500	4	10	.400	0	0		1	4	5	1	2	0	3	5	16	9.6	+2
Jabari Smith Jr.	25:26	3	9	.333	0	2	.000	3	4	.750	4	6	10	5	0	0	1	1	9	10.2	-2
Reserves	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
Jeff Green	26:39	0	1	.000	0	1	.000	5	6	.833	2	2	4	1	1	1	0	4	5	6.7	+2
Tari Eason	17:12	0	4	.000	0	2	.000	3	4	.750	1	7	8	2	0	0	0	1	3	3.6	-2
Aaron Holiday	16:20	3	5	.600	2	2	1.000	0	1	.000	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	8	3.9	+19
Jae'Sean Tate	12:40	2	3	.667	1	2	.500	0	0		0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	3.5	+2
Reggie Bullock Jr.	Did Not Play
Boban Marjanovic	Did Not Play
Nate Williams	Did Not Play
Team Totals	240	35	82	.427	13	39	.333	31	42	.738	11	36	47	21	3	3	9	20	114

Shooting

Starters	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%
F. VanVleet	39:56	6	17	.353	4	10	.400
J. Green	35:10	8	17	.471	2	9	.222
A. Sengun	33:40	7	14	.500	0	1	.000
D. Brooks	32:57	6	12	.500	4	10	.400
J. Smith Jr.	25:26	3	9	.333	0	2	.000
Reserves	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%
J. Green	26:39	0	1	.000	0	1	.000
T. Eason	17:12	0	4	.000	0	2	.000
A. Holiday	16:20	3	5	.600	2	2	1.000
J. Tate	12:40	2	3	.667	1	2	.500
R. Bullock Jr.	Did Not Play
B. Marjanovic	Did Not Play
N. Williams	Did Not Play
Team	240	35	82	.427	13	39	.333

Free Throws & Rebounds

Starters	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB
F. VanVleet	10	13	.769	1	3	4
J. Green	7	9	.778	0	3	3
A. Sengun	3	5	.600	2	8	10
D. Brooks	0	0		1	4	5
J. Smith Jr.	3	4	.750	4	6	10
Reserves	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB
J. Green	5	6	.833	2	2	4
T. Eason	3	4	.750	1	7	8
A. Holiday	0	1	.000	0	1	1
J. Tate	0	0		0	2	2
R. Bullock Jr.	Did Not Play
B. Marjanovic	Did Not Play
N. Williams	Did Not Play
Team	31	42	.738	11	36	47

Playmaking & Scoring

Starters	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
F. VanVleet	3	0	1	1	3	26	17.5	+16
J. Green	1	0	0	1	0	25	16.1	-8
A. Sengun	7	0	1	1	3	17	16.4	+11
D. Brooks	1	2	0	3	5	16	9.6	+2
J. Smith Jr.	5	0	0	1	1	9	10.2	-2
Reserves	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
J. Green	1	1	1	0	4	5	6.7	+2
T. Eason	2	0	0	0	1	3	3.6	-2
A. Holiday	1	0	0	2	1	8	3.9	+19
J. Tate	0	0	0	0	2	5	3.5	+2
R. Bullock Jr.	Did Not Play
B. Marjanovic	Did Not Play
N. Williams	Did Not Play
Team	21	3	3	9	20	114

Starters	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg
Fred VanVleet	39:56	.572	.471	.588	.765	2.6	7.5	5.1	13.0	0.0	1.9	4.2	26.0	121.0	103.8
Jalen Green	35:10	.596	.529	.529	.529	0.0	8.5	4.4	5.7	0.0	0.0	4.6	27.4	102.7	125.8
Alperen Sengun	33:40	.525	.500	.071	.357	6.2	23.8	15.2	39.9	0.0	2.3	5.8	22.4	121.4	110.4
Dillon Brooks	32:57	.667	.667	.833	.000	3.2	12.1	7.7	5.5	3.0	0.0	20.0	20.0	119.1	117.9
Jabari Smith Jr.	25:26	.418	.333	.222	.444	16.4	23.6	20.1	32.2	0.0	0.0	8.5	20.3	116.0	120.0
Reserves	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg
Jeff Green	26:39	.687	.000	1.000	6.000	7.8	7.5	7.7	5.1	1.9	2.9	0.0	6.0	108.9	105.4
Tari Eason	17:12	.260	.000	.500	1.000	6.1	40.7	23.8	15.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.7	108.3	107.9
Aaron Holiday	16:20	.735	.800	.400	.200	0.0	6.1	3.1	11.2	0.0	0.0	26.9	20.0	144.1	90.9
Jae'Sean Tate	12:40	.833	.833	.667	.000	0.0	15.8	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.4	96.0	88.0
Reggie Bullock Jr.	Did Not Play
Boban Marjanovic	Did Not Play
Nate Williams	Did Not Play
Team Totals	240	.567	.506	.476	.512	23.9	75.0	50.0	60.0	3.1	4.8	8.2	100.0	118.3	110.0

Shooting

Starters	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr
F. VanVleet	39:56	.572	.471	.588	.765
J. Green	35:10	.596	.529	.529	.529
A. Sengun	33:40	.525	.500	.071	.357
D. Brooks	32:57	.667	.667	.833	.000
J. Smith Jr.	25:26	.418	.333	.222	.444
Reserves	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr
J. Green	26:39	.687	.000	1.000	6.000
T. Eason	17:12	.260	.000	.500	1.000
A. Holiday	16:20	.735	.800	.400	.200
J. Tate	12:40	.833	.833	.667	.000
R. Bullock Jr.	Did Not Play
B. Marjanovic	Did Not Play
N. Williams	Did Not Play
Team	240	.567	.506	.476	.512

Rebounding & Playmaking

Starters	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%
F. VanVleet	2.6	7.5	5.1	13.0	0.0
J. Green	0.0	8.5	4.4	5.7	0.0
A. Sengun	6.2	23.8	15.2	39.9	0.0
D. Brooks	3.2	12.1	7.7	5.5	3.0
J. Smith Jr.	16.4	23.6	20.1	32.2	0.0
Reserves	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%
J. Green	7.8	7.5	7.7	5.1	1.9
T. Eason	6.1	40.7	23.8	15.9	0.0
A. Holiday	0.0	6.1	3.1	11.2	0.0
J. Tate	0.0	15.8	8.1	0.0	0.0
R. Bullock Jr.	Did Not Play
B. Marjanovic	Did Not Play
N. Williams	Did Not Play
Team	23.9	75.0	50.0	60.0	3.1

Defense, Usage & Ratings

Starters	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg
F. VanVleet	1.9	4.2	26.0	121.0	103.8
J. Green	0.0	4.6	27.4	102.7	125.8
A. Sengun	2.3	5.8	22.4	121.4	110.4
D. Brooks	0.0	20.0	20.0	119.1	117.9
J. Smith Jr.	0.0	8.5	20.3	116.0	120.0
Reserves	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg
J. Green	2.9	0.0	6.0	108.9	105.4
T. Eason	0.0	0.0	14.7	108.3	107.9
A. Holiday	0.0	26.9	20.0	144.1	90.9
J. Tate	0.0	0.0	10.4	96.0	88.0
R. Bullock Jr.	Did Not Play
B. Marjanovic	Did Not Play
N. Williams	Did Not Play
Team	4.8	8.2	100.0	118.3	110.0

Nuggets

Starters	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.	39:37	8	12	.667	3	6	.500	1	1	1.000	1	7	8	0	0	2	2	3	20	15.8	+11
Nikola Jokic	34:22	9	26	.346	1	2	.500	4	7	.571	7	9	16	5	0	2	3	5	23	14.7	+3
Jamal Murray	31:41	6	17	.353	4	8	.500	5	5	1.000	0	5	5	3	0	0	1	2	21	13.3	+4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	25:04	5	6	.833	2	3	.667	2	2	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	12.1	-16
Aaron Gordon	22:24	1	5	.200	0	2	.000	1	5	.200	1	5	6	3	0	0	1	1	3	1.2	-12
Reserves	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
Peyton Watson	25:36	4	9	.444	0	1	.000	5	5	1.000	1	3	4	2	0	0	1	3	13	9.1	+4
Reggie Jackson	24:37	2	8	.250	0	4	.000	2	2	1.000	1	2	3	6	0	0	0	2	6	5.9	+4
Christian Braun	14:04	1	4	.250	0	2	.000	0	0		0	1	1	1	2	0	1	3	2	0.4	-9
DeAndre Jordan	12:16	1	2	.500	0	0		0	0		1	3	4	2	1	0	1	2	2	3.2	-2
Justin Holiday	6:00	1	1	1.000	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2.3	-12
Julian Strawther	4:19	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.4	-15
Zeke Nnaji	Did Not Play
Jalen Pickett	Did Not Play
Hunter Tyson	Did Not Play
Team Totals	240	38	90	.422	10	28	.357	20	27	.741	12	35	47	22	4	5	10	24	106

Shooting

Starters	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%
M. Porter Jr.	39:37	8	12	.667	3	6	.500
N. Jokic	34:22	9	26	.346	1	2	.500
J. Murray	31:41	6	17	.353	4	8	.500
K. Caldwell-Pope	25:04	5	6	.833	2	3	.667
A. Gordon	22:24	1	5	.200	0	2	.000
Reserves	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%
P. Watson	25:36	4	9	.444	0	1	.000
R. Jackson	24:37	2	8	.250	0	4	.000
C. Braun	14:04	1	4	.250	0	2	.000
D. Jordan	12:16	1	2	.500	0	0
J. Holiday	6:00	1	1	1.000	0	0
J. Strawther	4:19	0	0		0	0
Z. Nnaji	Did Not Play
J. Pickett	Did Not Play
H. Tyson	Did Not Play
Team	240	38	90	.422	10	28	.357

Free Throws & Rebounds

Starters	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB
M. Porter Jr.	1	1	1.000	1	7	8
N. Jokic	4	7	.571	7	9	16
J. Murray	5	5	1.000	0	5	5
K. Caldwell-Pope	2	2	1.000	0	0	0
A. Gordon	1	5	.200	1	5	6
Reserves	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB
P. Watson	5	5	1.000	1	3	4
R. Jackson	2	2	1.000	1	2	3
C. Braun	0	0		0	1	1
D. Jordan	0	0		1	3	4
J. Holiday	0	0		0	0	0
J. Strawther	0	0		0	0	0
Z. Nnaji	Did Not Play
J. Pickett	Did Not Play
H. Tyson	Did Not Play
Team	20	27	.741	12	35	47

Playmaking & Scoring

Starters	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
M. Porter Jr.	0	0	2	2	3	20	15.8	+11
N. Jokic	5	0	2	3	5	23	14.7	+3
J. Murray	3	0	0	1	2	21	13.3	+4
K. Caldwell-Pope	0	0	1	0	1	14	12.1	-16
A. Gordon	3	0	0	1	1	3	1.2	-12
Reserves	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
P. Watson	2	0	0	1	3	13	9.1	+4
R. Jackson	6	0	0	0	2	6	5.9	+4
C. Braun	1	2	0	1	3	2	0.4	-9
D. Jordan	2	1	0	1	2	2	3.2	-2
J. Holiday	0	1	0	0	1	2	2.3	-12
J. Strawther	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.4	-15
Z. Nnaji	Did Not Play
J. Pickett	Did Not Play
H. Tyson	Did Not Play
Team	22	4	5	10	24	106

Starters	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg
Michael Porter Jr.	39:37	.804	.792	.500	.083	2.5	18.4	10.3	0.0	0.0	5.6	13.9	15.6	120.8	105.1
Nikola Jokic	34:22	.395	.365	.077	.269	20.4	27.3	23.8	27.5	0.0	6.5	9.4	40.0	115.5	109.7
Jamal Murray	31:41	.547	.471	.471	.294	0.0	16.5	8.1	15.7	0.0	0.0	5.0	27.4	115.9	109.5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	25:04	1.017	1.000	.500	.333	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	11.8	106.0	138.0
Aaron Gordon	22:24	.208	.200	.400	1.000	4.5	23.3	13.7	17.9	0.0	0.0	12.2	15.7	100.0	129.5
Reserves	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg
Peyton Watson	25:36	.580	.444	.111	.556	3.9	12.2	8.0	12.3	0.0	0.0	8.2	20.4	119.6	107.5
Reggie Jackson	24:37	.338	.250	.500	.250	4.1	8.5	6.2	34.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.5	113.5	103.8
Christian Braun	14:04	.250	.250	.500	.000	0.0	7.4	3.6	9.9	7.1	0.0	20.0	15.2	92.6	117.2
DeAndre Jordan	12:16	.500	.500	.000	.000	8.1	25.5	16.6	23.0	4.1	0.0	33.3	10.5	109.1	113.0
Justin Holiday	6:00	1.000	1.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	7.2	92.9	147.1
Julian Strawther	4:19					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	22.2	188.9
Zeke Nnaji	Did Not Play
Jalen Pickett	Did Not Play
Hunter Tyson	Did Not Play
Team Totals	240	.520	.478	.311	.300	25.0	76.1	50.0	57.9	4.2	11.6	8.9	100.0	110.0	118.3

Shooting

Starters	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr
M. Porter Jr.	39:37	.804	.792	.500	.083
N. Jokic	34:22	.395	.365	.077	.269
J. Murray	31:41	.547	.471	.471	.294
K. Caldwell-Pope	25:04	1.017	1.000	.500	.333
A. Gordon	22:24	.208	.200	.400	1.000
Reserves	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr
P. Watson	25:36	.580	.444	.111	.556
R. Jackson	24:37	.338	.250	.500	.250
C. Braun	14:04	.250	.250	.500	.000
D. Jordan	12:16	.500	.500	.000	.000
J. Holiday	6:00	1.000	1.000	.000	.000
J. Strawther	4:19
Z. Nnaji	Did Not Play
J. Pickett	Did Not Play
H. Tyson	Did Not Play
Team	240	.520	.478	.311	.300

Rebounding & Playmaking

Starters	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%
M. Porter Jr.	2.5	18.4	10.3	0.0	0.0
N. Jokic	20.4	27.3	23.8	27.5	0.0
J. Murray	0.0	16.5	8.1	15.7	0.0
K. Caldwell-Pope	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
A. Gordon	4.5	23.3	13.7	17.9	0.0
Reserves	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%
P. Watson	3.9	12.2	8.0	12.3	0.0
R. Jackson	4.1	8.5	6.2	34.3	0.0
C. Braun	0.0	7.4	3.6	9.9	7.1
D. Jordan	8.1	25.5	16.6	23.0	4.1
J. Holiday	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3
J. Strawther	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Z. Nnaji	Did Not Play
J. Pickett	Did Not Play
H. Tyson	Did Not Play
Team	25.0	76.1	50.0	57.9	4.2

Defense, Usage & Ratings

Starters	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg
M. Porter Jr.	5.6	13.9	15.6	120.8	105.1
N. Jokic	6.5	9.4	40.0	115.5	109.7
J. Murray	0.0	5.0	27.4	115.9	109.5
K. Caldwell-Pope	4.5	0.0	11.8	106.0	138.0
A. Gordon	0.0	12.2	15.7	100.0	129.5
Reserves	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg
P. Watson	0.0	8.2	20.4	119.6	107.5
R. Jackson	0.0	0.0	15.5	113.5	103.8
C. Braun	0.0	20.0	15.2	92.6	117.2
D. Jordan	0.0	33.3	10.5	109.1	113.0
J. Holiday	0.0	0.0	7.2	92.9	147.1
J. Strawther	0.0		0.0	22.2	188.9
Z. Nnaji	Did Not Play
J. Pickett	Did Not Play
H. Tyson	Did Not Play
Team	11.6	8.9	100.0	110.0	118.3

Inactive: HOU Nate Hinton, Jock Landale, Victor Oladipo, Jermaine Samuels Jr., Amen Thompson, Cam Whitmore DEN Vlatko Cancar, Collin Gillespie, Jay Huff, Braxton Key

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