The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 133-112 on Feb 28, 2023 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 32 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-18 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 28 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 30 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 25 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Thomas Bryant | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Christian Braun | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 186 | 109 | 36 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 44-75 | 11-26 | 10-15 | 10 |
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 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 31 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 |
| KJ Martin | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 33 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 29 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 4 |
| Team | 172 | 84 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 36-71 | 5-22 | 7-9 | 10 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Feb 26, 2023: LAC 124, DEN 134 · Next Mar 3, 2023: MEM 97, DEN 113
- Rockets · 2022-23 season · Previous Feb 26, 2023: HOU 114, POR 131 · Next Mar 1, 2023: MEM 113, HOU 99