Newer meeting, Nov 9: DEN 100, HOU 110

Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets: player stats

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DEN

Game leaders

HOU

Points
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray39 PTS15-28 FG, 4-6 3P, 5-6 FT
Houston Rockets: Jalen Green30 PTS8-22 FG, 3-12 3P, 11-14 FT
Rebounds
Denver Nuggets: DeAndre Jordan15 REB3 OREB, 12 DREB
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun14 REB3 OREB, 11 DREB
Assists
Denver Nuggets: Aaron Gordon8 AST13 PTS, 0 TOV
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun10 AST17 PTS, 0 TOV

The Denver Nuggets won 116-111 against the Houston Rockets on March 23, 2025 at Toyota Center. Jalen Green scored 30 for the Houston Rockets, while Jamal Murray had 39 for the Denver Nuggets.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG	38:00	39	4	7	15-28	4-6	5-6	0	0	1	2	+19
DeAndre JordanC	38:00	11	15	4	5-7	0-0	1-3	1	0	1	5	+5
Aaron GordonF	37:00	13	4	8	5-9	1-3	2-2	1	0	0	3	+9
Christian BraunG	34:00	11	4	2	3-6	1-2	4-4	0	0	1	0	+17
Michael Porter Jr.F	32:00	17	9	2	7-16	1-3	2-2	0	0	1	3	-4
Russell WestbrookG	24:00	14	2	1	5-11	2-4	2-4	1	2	5	6	-5
Peyton WatsonG	21:00	9	5	3	3-8	1-2	2-3	1	2	0	3	-14
Zeke NnajiF-C	12:00	2	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-2	1	0	0	1	0
Jalen PickettG	3:00	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	-2
Team	239	116	43	28	44-87	10-21	18-26	5	4	9	23

DNP: PJ Hall, Trey Alexander, Dario Saric, DaRon Holmes II, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Spencer Jones, Nikola Jokic, Vlatko Cancar

Houston Rockets box score
Houston Rockets
Fred VanVleetG	42:00	7	3	5	2-12	1-8	2-2	0	0	1	2	-2
Alperen SengunF-C	40:00	17	14	10	6-15	0-1	5-8	2	1	0	1	-6
Dillon BrooksG-F	37:00	21	3	1	8-12	5-8	0-0	0	0	1	2	-3
Jalen GreenG	36:00	30	2	5	8-22	3-12	11-14	0	0	0	4	-6
Amen ThompsonG-F	32:00	11	6	1	5-11	1-2	0-4	1	3	1	5	-5
Steven AdamsC	22:00	14	12	2	6-10	0-0	2-4	0	3	1	3	+9
Jabari Smith Jr.F	17:00	7	3	0	2-4	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	2	-10
Tari EasonF	15:00	4	2	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	1	-2
Team	241	111	45	25	39-89	11-34	22-34	4	7	6	20

DNP: Jeff Green, Aaron Holiday, Jae'Sean Tate, Reed Sheppard, N'Faly Dante, Jock Landale, Cam Whitmore, Jeenathan Williams, David Roddy, Jack McVeigh

Team stats

Team stats: Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets
DEN	Stat	HOU
50.6%(better)44-87	Field-goal percentage	43.8%39-89
47.6%(better)10-21	Three-point percentage	32.4%11-34
69.2%(better)18-26	Free-throw percentage	64.7%22-34
43	Rebounds	45(better)
10	Offensive rebounds	16(better)
33(better)	Defensive rebounds	29
28(better)	Assists	25
5(better)	Steals	4
4	Blocks	7(better)
9	Turnovers	6(better)
23	Personal fouls	20(better)

Team advanced
DEN	Stat	HOU
96.1(better)	Pace	95.3
121.2(better)	Off. rating	116.0
116.0(better)	Def. rating	121.2
5.2(better)	Net rating	-5.2
58.9(better)	TS%	53.4
56.3(better)	eFG%	50.0
8.4	TOV%	5.5(better)
25.6	OREB%	32.7(better)
0.299	FT rate	0.382(better)
24.1	3PA rate	38.2(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

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

DEN 42%HOU 58%

Expected margin: HOU by 2.6
Result: DEN by 5: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 7.7 pts from the result. Its largest input: Tonight's roster against its usual, 0.9 pts toward HOU. 2 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

DEN 2, HOU 1

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

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