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

DEN

Points
Houston Rockets: Jalen Green34 PTS10-16 FG, 6-10 3P, 8-8 FT
Denver Nuggets: Christian Braun22 PTS10-11 FG, 2-3 3P, 0-0 FT
Rebounds
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun9 REB3 OREB, 6 DREB
Denver Nuggets: DeAndre Jordan8 REB1 OREB, 7 DREB
Assists
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun8 AST20 PTS, 1 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray5 AST22 PTS, 5 TOV

The Houston Rockets routed the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on January 15, 2025 at Ball Arena. Jalen Green led the Houston Rockets with 34 points; Christian Braun scored 22 for the Denver Nuggets.

Houston Rockets box score
Houston Rockets
Fred VanVleetG	35:00	16	1	8	6-13	4-9	0-0	3	0	0	3	+18
Amen ThompsonG-F	35:00	11	9	0	4-8	0-0	3-7	4	2	2	2	+20
Jalen GreenG	30:00	34	1	5	10-16	6-10	8-8	0	1	1	2	+13
Alperen SengunF-C	26:00	20	9	8	9-21	0-1	2-2	2	0	1	1	+17
Dillon BrooksG-F	26:00	6	1	0	2-5	2-4	0-0	2	0	1	1	+17
Cam WhitmoreF	24:00	16	9	1	7-11	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	1	+5
Jeff GreenF	21:00	8	2	0	3-6	2-5	0-0	0	1	0	4	+13
Jae'Sean TateF	18:00	6	4	1	3-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	3	-6
Aaron HolidayG	8:00	0	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	-2
Steven AdamsC	7:00	2	3	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	+6
Reed SheppardG	6:00	0	1	1	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Jeenathan WilliamsG	6:00	9	0	1	4-4	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	-1
Team	242	128	40	28	49-94	17-38	13-17	14	6	8	19

DNP: Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, N'Faly Dante, Jock Landale, Jack McVeigh

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Christian BraunG	35:00	22	4	1	10-11	2-3	0-0	0	0	1	2	-17
Jamal MurrayG	30:00	22	4	5	8-14	4-5	2-2	0	0	5	2	-17
Russell WestbrookG	25:00	17	4	2	6-14	3-5	2-2	1	0	5	3	-15
Julian StrawtherG	25:00	10	1	3	3-9	2-6	2-2	0	0	3	2	-4
Michael Porter Jr.F	24:00	8	3	0	2-4	0-2	4-7	0	1	2	2	-20
Peyton WatsonG	23:00	10	3	0	4-8	1-3	1-2	0	3	1	0	-7
DeAndre JordanC	23:00	0	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	2	-19
Dario SaricF	19:00	8	4	5	3-4	0-0	2-4	0	0	0	1	-2
Jalen PickettG	18:00	2	1	5	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	-3
Hunter TysonF	8:00	4	2	0	1-3	1-2	1-2	0	0	0	1	+2
Trey AlexanderG	6:00	3	1	1	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	+1
Zeke NnajiF-C	6:00	2	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+1
Team	242	108	36	22	40-75	14-29	14-21	4	7	18	16

DNP: PJ Hall, DaRon Holmes II, Spencer Jones, Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Vlatko Cancar

Team stats

Team stats: Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets
HOU	Stat	DEN
52.1%49-94	Field-goal percentage	53.3%(better)40-75
44.7%17-38	Three-point percentage	48.3%(better)14-29
76.5%(better)13-17	Free-throw percentage	66.7%14-21
40(better)	Rebounds	36
14(better)	Offensive rebounds	9
26	Defensive rebounds	27(better)
28(better)	Assists	22
14(better)	Steals	4
6	Blocks	7(better)
8(better)	Turnovers	18
19	Personal fouls	16(better)

Team advanced
HOU	Stat	DEN
93.6	Pace	93.6
135.7(better)	Off. rating	114.5
114.5(better)	Def. rating	135.7
21.2(better)	Net rating	-21.2
63.1	TS%	64.1(better)
61.2	eFG%	62.7(better)
7.3(better)	TOV%	17.6
34.1(better)	OREB%	25.7
0.181	FT rate	0.280(better)
40.4(better)	3PA rate	38.7

Keel projection

How the projections do →

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

HOU 43%DEN 57%

Expected margin: DEN by 2.3
Result: HOU by 20: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 22.3 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 2.5 pts toward DEN. 5 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

HOU 1, DEN 2

Jan 15 · this gameHouston Rockets 128, Denver Nuggets 108
Mar 23Denver Nuggets 116, Houston Rockets 111
Apr 13Denver Nuggets 126, Houston Rockets 111

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