The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 116-101 on Mar 4, 2022 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Christian Wood led the Rockets with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
- DeMarcus Cousins led the Nuggets with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | 31 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 3 |
| Jalen Green | 32 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Eric Gordon | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 4 |
| KJ Martin | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Garrison Mathews | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Team | 217 | 93 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 35-74 | 9-33 | 14-21 | 18 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Cousins | 24 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10-14 | 3-4 | 8-9 | 5 |
| Jeff Green | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Will Barton | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Bones Hyland | 20 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bryn Forbes | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 199 | 110 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 37-79 | 11-29 | 25-29 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2021-22 season · Previous Mar 2, 2022: UTAH 132, HOU 127 · Next Mar 6, 2022: MEM 112, HOU 123
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Mar 2, 2022: OKC 119, DEN 107 · Next Mar 6, 2022: NO 130, DEN 138