The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 124-111 on Jan 1, 2022 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 29 points, 1 rebounds and 1 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 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 7-9 | 4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 21 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Will Barton | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Bol Bol | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Austin Rivers | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 149 | 81 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 31-62 | 4-21 | 15-20 | 14 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 28 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 5-8 | 12-14 | 1 |
| KJ Martin | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Daniel Theis | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Christian Wood | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 132 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22-52 | 8-23 | 16-18 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 30, 2021: GS at DEN · Next Jan 3, 2022: DEN 89, DAL 103
- Rockets · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 31, 2021: MIA 120, HOU 110 · Next Jan 3, 2022: HOU 113, PHI 133