The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 124-111 on Dec 28, 2020 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- James Harden led the Rockets with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 31 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10-16 | 5-9 | 9-9 | 2 |
| Christian Wood | 37 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9-20 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Sterling Brown | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| P.J. Tucker | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 25 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Team | 151 | 83 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 29-54 | 15-26 | 10-11 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 31 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 4-6 | 3-7 | 0 |
| Paul Millsap | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 34 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Gary Harris | 29 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Will Barton | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 |
| Bol Bol | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 209 | 115 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 44-79 | 14-31 | 13-26 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 26, 2020: HOU 126, POR 128 · Next Dec 31, 2020: SAC 119, HOU 122
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 25, 2020: LAC 121, DEN 108 · Next Dec 29, 2020: DEN 115, SAC 125