Newer meeting, Nov 9: DEN 100, HOU 110

Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets: player stats

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Houston Rockets

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

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Game leaders

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Points
Houston Rockets: Fred VanVleet26 PTS6-17 FG, 4-10 3P, 10-13 FT
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic23 PTS9-26 FG, 1-2 3P, 4-7 FT
Rebounds
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun10 REB2 OREB, 8 DREB
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic16 REB7 OREB, 9 DREB
Assists
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun7 AST17 PTS, 1 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Reggie Jackson6 AST6 PTS, 0 TOV

The Houston Rockets won 114-106 against the Denver Nuggets on December 8, 2023 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic scored 23 for the Denver Nuggets, while Fred VanVleet had 26 for the Houston Rockets.

Houston Rockets box score
Houston Rockets
Fred VanVleetG	40:00	26	4	3	6-17	4-10	10-13	0	1	1	3	+16
Jalen GreenG	35:00	25	3	1	8-17	2-9	7-9	0	0	1	0	-8
Alperen SengunF-C	34:00	17	10	7	7-14	0-1	3-5	0	1	1	3	+11
Dillon BrooksG-F	33:00	16	5	1	6-12	4-10	0-0	2	0	3	5	+2
Jeff GreenF	27:00	5	4	1	0-1	0-1	5-6	1	1	0	4	+2
Jabari Smith Jr.F	25:00	9	10	5	3-9	0-2	3-4	0	0	1	1	-2
Tari EasonF	17:00	3	8	2	0-4	0-2	3-4	0	0	0	1	-2
Aaron HolidayG	16:00	8	1	1	3-5	2-2	0-1	0	0	2	1	+19
Jae'Sean TateF	13:00	5	2	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	+2
Team	240	114	47	21	35-82	13-39	31-42	3	3	9	20

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

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Michael Porter Jr.F	40:00	20	8	0	8-12	3-6	1-1	0	2	2	3	+11
Nikola JokicC	34:00	23	16	5	9-26	1-2	4-7	0	2	3	5	+3
Jamal MurrayG	32:00	21	5	3	6-17	4-8	5-5	0	0	1	2	+4
Peyton WatsonG	26:00	13	4	2	4-9	0-1	5-5	0	0	1	3	+4
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG	25:00	14	0	0	5-6	2-3	2-2	0	1	0	1	-16
Reggie JacksonG	25:00	6	3	6	2-8	0-4	2-2	0	0	0	2	+4
Aaron GordonF	22:00	3	6	3	1-5	0-2	1-5	0	0	1	1	-12
Christian BraunG	14:00	2	1	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	3	-9
DeAndre JordanC	12:00	2	4	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	2	-2
Justin HolidayF-G	6:00	2	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	-12
Julian StrawtherG	4:00	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	-15
Team	240	106	47	22	38-90	10-28	20-27	4	5	10	24

DNP: Collin Gillespie, Jay Huff, Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson, Vlatko Cancar, Braxton Key

Team stats

Team stats: Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets
HOU	Stat	DEN
42.7%(better)35-82	Field-goal percentage	42.2%38-90
33.3%13-39	Three-point percentage	35.7%(better)10-28
73.8%31-42	Free-throw percentage	74.1%(better)20-27
47	Rebounds	47
11	Offensive rebounds	12(better)
36(better)	Defensive rebounds	35
21	Assists	22(better)
3	Steals	4(better)
3	Blocks	5(better)
9(better)	Turnovers	10
20(better)	Personal fouls	24

Team advanced
HOU	Stat	DEN
99.2	Pace	99.2
114.9(better)	Off. rating	106.9
106.9(better)	Def. rating	114.9
8.1(better)	Net rating	-8.1
56.7(better)	TS%	52.0
50.6(better)	eFG%	47.8
8.2(better)	TOV%	8.9
23.9	OREB%	25.0(better)
0.512(better)	FT rate	0.300
47.6(better)	3PA rate	31.1

Keel projection

How the projections do →

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

HOU 39%DEN 61%

Expected margin: DEN by 3.5
Result: HOU by 8: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 11.6 pts from the result. Its largest input: Tonight's roster against its usual, 1.3 pts toward HOU. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

HOU 3, DEN 1

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

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