Newer meeting, Nov 9: DEN 100, HOU 110

Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets: player stats

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Game leaders

HOU

Points
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic36 PTS13-26 FG, 2-6 3P, 8-8 FT
Houston Rockets: Fred VanVleet26 PTS9-21 FG, 3-9 3P, 5-7 FT
Rebounds
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic21 REB6 OREB, 15 DREB
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun8 REB4 OREB, 4 DREB
Assists
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic11 AST36 PTS, 3 TOV
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun5 AST23 PTS, 3 TOV

The Houston Rockets edged the Denver Nuggets 107-104 on November 12, 2023 at Toyota Center. Fred VanVleet led the Houston Rockets with 26 points; Nikola Jokic scored 36 for the Denver Nuggets.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Aaron GordonF	39:00	16	8	5	6-10	1-2	3-6	0	2	2	2	+8
Michael Porter Jr.F	38:00	25	10	0	11-19	3-10	0-0	0	1	2	3	+2
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG	38:00	5	0	1	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	3	+6
Nikola JokicC	38:00	36	21	11	13-26	2-6	8-8	0	1	3	3	+12
Reggie JacksonG	28:00	14	4	2	6-12	2-5	0-0	0	0	1	2	-3
Collin GillespieG	20:00	6	1	3	3-7	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	2	0
Christian BraunG	14:00	0	1	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	-11
Zeke NnajiF-C	11:00	2	4	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	-18
Julian StrawtherG	8:00	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	-5
Peyton WatsonG	7:00	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	2	-6
Team	241	104	49	24	42-91	9-32	11-14	3	5	11	20

DNP: Jay Huff, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson, Jamal Murray, DeAndre Jordan, Justin Holiday, Vlatko Cancar, Braxton Key

Houston Rockets box score
Houston Rockets
Fred VanVleetG	41:00	26	2	4	9-21	3-9	5-7	0	0	2	2	-4
Alperen SengunF-C	35:00	23	8	5	9-18	0-2	5-6	1	2	3	2	-8
Jalen GreenG	35:00	9	8	5	1-13	1-4	6-6	1	0	0	1	+10
Dillon BrooksG-F	29:00	10	4	2	3-6	1-3	3-4	0	0	3	4	-9
Jeff GreenF	26:00	15	4	0	5-7	2-4	3-4	1	1	0	1	+14
Jae'Sean TateF	20:00	3	6	0	1-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	2	+2
Jabari Smith Jr.F	20:00	8	7	0	4-7	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	-6
Aaron HolidayG	17:00	5	2	2	2-8	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	1	+8
Tari EasonF	16:00	8	3	2	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	+12
Jock LandaleC	2:00	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	-4
Team	241	107	45	20	37-87	10-32	23-29	7	4	9	16

DNP: Amen Thompson, Cam Whitmore, Jeenathan Williams, Reggie Bullock, Victor Oladipo, Boban Marjanovic, Nate Hinton, Jermaine Samuels Jr.

Team stats

Team stats: Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets
DEN	Stat	HOU
46.2%(better)42-91	Field-goal percentage	42.5%37-87
28.1%9-32	Three-point percentage	31.3%(better)10-32
78.6%11-14	Free-throw percentage	79.3%(better)23-29
49(better)	Rebounds	45
12	Offensive rebounds	12
37(better)	Defensive rebounds	33
24(better)	Assists	20
3	Steals	7(better)
5(better)	Blocks	4
11	Turnovers	9(better)
20	Personal fouls	16(better)

Team advanced
DEN	Stat	HOU
96.1	Pace	96.1
107.8	Off. rating	110.9(better)
110.9	Def. rating	107.8(better)
-3.1	Net rating	3.1(better)
53.5	TS%	53.6(better)
51.1(better)	eFG%	48.3
10.2	TOV%	8.3(better)
26.7(better)	OREB%	24.5
0.154	FT rate	0.333(better)
35.2	3PA rate	36.8(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

DEN 63%HOU 37%

Expected margin: DEN by 4.0
Result: HOU by 3: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 7.0 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength, early-season weight, 2.3 pts toward DEN. 4 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

DEN 1, HOU 3

Nov 12 · this gameDenver Nuggets 104, Houston Rockets 107
Nov 24Denver Nuggets 86, Houston Rockets 105
Nov 29Houston Rockets 124, Denver Nuggets 134
Dec 8Houston Rockets 114, Denver Nuggets 106

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