Score by period
| Period | Denver Nuggets | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| Period1 | 24 | 30 |
| Period2 | 34 | 21 |
| Period3 | 31 | 35 |
| Period4 | 28 | 31 |
| Overtime | 11 | 8 |
Match facts
Tip-off
16 Dec, 02:30 UTC
Competition
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#5 · 54-28
Houston Rocke…
#9 · 52-30
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- | TS% | eFG% | USG% | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nikola Jokić |
42 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13-27 | 5-9 | 8-11 | +1 | 61.2 | 57.4 | 40.1 | 8.4 |
 Jamal Murray |
43 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 14-15 | -4 | 74.2 | 61.8 | 29.3 | 7.8 |
 Cameron Johnson |
43 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +8 | 65.8 | 66.7 | 10.9 | 6.9 |
 Spencer Jones |
41 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +1 | 61.9 | 62.5 | 10.3 | 6.8 |
 Peyton Watson |
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 | – | 62.5 | 32.5 | – |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||||
 Tim Hardaway Jr. |
40 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-3 | +4 | 57.4 | 50.0 | 13.4 | 6.9 |
 Jonas Valanciunas |
14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 | – | 80.0 | 24.2 | 6.1 |
 Bruce Brown |
27 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 | – | 33.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
 Zeke Nnaji |
9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 | – | 50.0 | 10.6 | 6.2 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- | TS% | eFG% | USG% | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alperen Sengun |
42 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14-27 | 0-2 | 5-6 | -6 | 55.7 | 51.9 | 34.3 | 8.3 |
 Kevin Durant |
44 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 7-8 | +2 | 71.4 | 64.3 | 22.1 | 8.1 |
 Josh Okogie |
28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | +9 | 84.8 | 88.9 | 19.5 | 7.4 |
 Jabari Smith Jr. |
43 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -1 | – | 72.7 | 13.0 | 7.3 |
 Amen Thompson |
44 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | -3 | 46.1 | 38.5 | 16.1 | 7.1 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||||
 Reed Sheppard |
32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-17 | 3-9 | 1-2 | +5 | 39.2 | 38.2 | 24.5 | 6.7 |
 Aaron Holiday |
10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -7 | – | 150.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 |
 Steven Adams |
16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -8 | 79.8 | 100.0 | 8.1 | 5.5 |
 Clint Capela |
7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -6 | – | – | 5.8 | 5.8 |
Season form
Denver Nuggets #554-28 · 0.659
Houston Rockets #952-30 · 0.634