The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 128-99 on Apr 16, 2021 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Kelly Olynyk led the Rockets with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 27 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-12 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 31 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 1 |
| JaMychal Green | 22 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Will Barton | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Paul Millsap | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Monte Morris | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bol Bol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 183 | 104 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37-71 | 6-20 | 24-27 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Olynyk | 27 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 32 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Christian Wood | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 5 |
| John Wall | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| D.J. Wilson | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Avery Bradley | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 32 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| KJ Martin | 23 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 205 | 91 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 35-76 | 11-29 | 10-16 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 14, 2021: MIA 106, DEN 123 · Next Apr 19, 2021: MEM 137, DEN 139
- Rockets · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 14, 2021: IND 132, HOU 124 · Next Apr 18, 2021: HOU 114, ORL 110