The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 129-116 on Apr 24, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- D.J. Wilson led the Rockets with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets with 39 points, 6 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Wilson | 40 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 35 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 11-11 | 1 |
| KJ Martin | 42 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 3-8 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2 |
| Team | 138 | 78 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27-50 | 7-17 | 17-25 | 6 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 36 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13-21 | 8-12 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 29 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 |
| JaMychal Green | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Austin Rivers | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| JaVale McGee | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bol Bol | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 172 | 99 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 38-62 | 13-26 | 10-13 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 23, 2021: LAC 109, HOU 104 · Next Apr 27, 2021: MIN 114, HOU 107
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 23, 2021: DEN 97, GS 118 · Next Apr 26, 2021: MEM 96, DEN 120