The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 114-106 on Dec 8, 2023 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Fred VanVleet led the Rockets with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 23 points, 16 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 40 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-17 | 4-10 | 10-13 | 3 |
| Jalen Green | 35 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-17 | 2-9 | 7-9 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Dillon Brooks | 33 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Tari Eason | 17 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Team | 224 | 106 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 32-77 | 11-37 | 31-41 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 34 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-26 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 5 |
| Jamal Murray | 32 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-17 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 40 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Peyton Watson | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 25 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 1 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Justin Holiday | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Julian Strawther | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 106 | 47 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 38-90 | 10-28 | 20-27 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 6, 2023: OKC 101, HOU 110 · Next Dec 11, 2023: SA 82, HOU 93
- Nuggets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 6, 2023: DEN 102, LAC 111 · Next Dec 11, 2023: DEN 129, ATL 122