The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 105-86 on Nov 24, 2023 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 38 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 25 points, 5 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 | 42 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14-31 | 3-8 | 7-11 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 39 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-14 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Justin Holiday | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Reggie Jackson | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 39 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-12 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Collin Gillespie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 86 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 32-94 | 7-30 | 15-21 | 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 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10-18 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 43 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8-19 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 4 |
| Fred VanVleet | 39 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 38 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Dillon Brooks | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Tari Eason | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jeff Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 226 | 98 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37-78 | 11-28 | 13-15 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 22, 2023: DEN 119, ORL 124 · Next Nov 26, 2023: SA 120, DEN 132
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 22, 2023: MEM 91, HOU 111 · Next Nov 28, 2023: HOU 115, DAL 121