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Rockets prevent Nuggets from clinching West with 124-103 win

AP
Apr 04, 2023

HOUSTON (AP) Jalen Green scored 32 points, six others scored in double figures and the last-place Houston Rockets prevented the Denver Nuggets from clinching the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a 124-103 victory in their home finale on Tuesday night.

Denver entered Tuesday three games ahead of Memphis for the top spot in the Western Conference with four games remaining for both teams. At 19-60 entering Tuesday, the Rockets stood 33 1/2 games behind Denver’s 52-26 record.

But none of that mattered to the upstart Rockets, hoping to end a rocky season on a positive note.

“When we stay together as a team, feed off each others’ energy and just play hard, the sky’s the limit,” Green said. “We competed with the best in the NBA.”

Denver had a sluggish start to the fourth quarter, making just one field goal in the first five minutes. Houston went on a 16-4 run in that stretch.

Running away with the game late, the young Rockets went on a dunking spree, firing up the Toyota Center crowd for the home finale. After the fourth dunk of the quarter, a thunderous, two-handed windmill dunk in transition from Tari Eason, Nuggets coach Michael Malone called timeout with 5:33 remaining in the game and pulled his starters.

“If that’s how we’re going to play, we’ll be out in the first round,” Malone said after the game. “When we don’t do our jobs, there’s accountability. And I speak the truth. I just called our team, ‘soft,’ and I dared someone to challenge me. No one did, because we as a group were soft tonight. I’m not saying we are soft, but tonight, we were.”

The Rockets outscored the Nuggets 38-18 in the fourth quarter.

Alperen Sengun had 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points and nine assists, and Jabari Smith Jr. had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Eason added 11 points off the bench for Houston.

“There was a lot of defensive activity, the guys were in the right spots, they were making it hard on them,” Rockets coach Stephen Silas said. “I thought (Sengun) had the best defensive game of his career.”

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 23 points, and Nikola Jokic had 14 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes. After missing three games with right calf tightness, Jokic also added a sloppy eight turnovers and went 7 for 13 from the field. Aaron Gordon added 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.

“We started the game OK, but we just lost it,” Jokic said. “The whole game was in their favor. Even when we were finding open shots, we couldn’t make shots. We didn’t make free throws, they were blocking our shots, we had a huge amount of turnovers - it was a one-sided game.”

As for coming back from his brief absence, the two-time MVP said he “felt good - just didn’t play good.”

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray left the game early in the second quarter with a right thumb sprain. He was listed as questionable with the same injury and was ruled out late in the third quarter. In nine minutes, he had two points and four assists.

Malone said the team would be smart in deciding whether Murray can play again in the remaining three regular-season games.

With the Rockets finishing the last two games of the season on the road, Houston finished the season 14-27 at home.

Denver had won the previous 10 meetings.

TIP-INS

Nuggets: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had a team-low 23 points in the plus-minus category and Jokic was at -21. … PF Zeke Nnaji missed a second straight game with a right knee sprain.

Rockets: F Jae’Sean Tate remained out with left knee soreness.

HE SAID IT

“Fun level was at an all-time high. Before the game, we were talking about how we wanted to put on a show and end this home stretch with a win. Everyone had good energy, played hard and we came out with a dub.” -- Jalen Green

¡GOL!

Soccer star Houston Dynamo FC midfielder Héctor Herrera made his pregame free throw, earning a $5,000 donation for the Rockets Clutch City Foundation. Herrera is captain of both the Dynamo and the Mexican national team.

UP NEXT

Nuggets: Visit Phoenix on Thursday night.

Rockets: Finish the season with a road trip to Charlotte and Washington on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
30
HOU
Rockets
31

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Nikola Jokic vs. Alperen Sengun (Aaron Gordon gains possession)
11:41		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
11:40		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
11:34		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot
11:33		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	2-0
11:05	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup	2-2
10:45	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	4-2
10:35		Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
10:30	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	6-2
10:30		Kenyon Martin Jr. shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
10:30		Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:30		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
10:16		Kenyon Martin Jr. misses two point layup
10:15		Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound
10:14	+2	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point putback layup	6-4
10:03	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	9-4
9:42	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	9-6
9:31		Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Aaron Gordon's two point dunk
9:30		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
9:24		Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
9:18		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
9:16		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
9:12		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:11		Jalen Green defensive rebound
9:02		Jalen Green misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:01		Rockets offensive rebound
9:01		Jamal Murray personal foul (Loose ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul)
8:48		Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
8:47		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
8:28	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup	11-6
8:10		Aaron Gordon blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s two point pullup jump shot
8:09		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists)	13-6
7:39	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving reverse layup	13-8
7:26		Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot
7:26		Jalen Green defensive rebound
7:20		Nikola Jokic blocks Kenyon Martin Jr.'s two point running dunk
7:20		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:16		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals)
7:14	+2	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	13-10
6:57		Kenyon Martin Jr. personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
6:57		Rockets 60 second timeout
6:48		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
6:47		Jalen Green defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Jalen Green makes two point running finger roll layup	13-12
6:25		Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals)
6:21		Bruce Brown shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul)
6:21	+1	Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-13
6:21		Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:07		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals)
5:59	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	13-15
5:45	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point finger roll layup	15-15
5:29	+3	Alperen Sengun makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	15-18
5:16		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
5:15		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
5:05		Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot
5:04		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
4:55		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:55		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
4:49		Jalen Green misses two point running layup
4:49		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
4:30	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point fadeaway jump shot	17-18
4:14		Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds step)
4:05		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:03		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
3:50		Aaron Gordon blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point layup
3:49		Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
3:49		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
3:49	+1	Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-19
3:49	+1	Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-20
3:36		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
3:34		Christian Braun offensive rebound
3:29	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	20-20
3:02		Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals)
2:52	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Jeff Green assists)	23-20
2:30	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse dunk	23-22
2:17	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	26-22
1:58	+3	Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	26-25
1:57		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:45		Jeff Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
1:32		Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
1:31		Usman Garuba offensive rebound
1:25		Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals)
1:22	+2	Christian Braun makes two point running dunk	28-25
1:08	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot	28-27
1:08		Peyton Watson shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-28
0:47	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup	30-28
0:31	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	30-31
0:10		Christian Braun misses three point jump shot
0:06		Tari Eason defensive rebound
0:01		Usman Garuba misses two point layup
0:00		Usman Garuba offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
29
HOU
Rockets
25

Time		Play	Score
11:44		Josh Christopher misses three point jump shot
11:42		Rockets offensive rebound
11:31		Usman Garuba misses three point jump shot
11:30		Christian Braun defensive rebound
11:22		Bruce Brown misses two point driving reverse layup
11:20		Tari Eason defensive rebound
11:13		Tari Eason offensive foul (Charge) (Christian Braun draws the foul)
11:13		Tari Eason turnover (offensive foul)
10:52		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
10:51		Usman Garuba defensive rebound
10:41		Daishen Nix misses three point jump shot
10:39		Jeff Green defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Jeff Green makes two point running finger roll layup	32-31
10:14		Josh Christopher misses two point driving finger roll layup
10:13		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
10:07	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point running finger roll layup	34-31
9:51		Bruce Brown blocks Tari Eason's two point driving floating jump shot
9:50		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
9:40	+2	Jeff Green makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	36-31
9:32		Rockets 60 second timeout
9:21		Josh Christopher turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals)
9:11		Josh Christopher personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
9:05	+3	Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	39-31
8:43		Daishen Nix turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals)
8:38	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point running finger roll layup	41-31
8:25	+2	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	41-33
8:01		Jeff Green misses two point turnaround jump shot
8:00		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
7:56	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point jump shot	43-33
7:43	+2	Josh Christopher makes two point driving finger roll layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	43-35
7:43		Christian Braun shooting foul (Josh Christopher draws the foul)
7:43	+1	Josh Christopher makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-36
7:19	+2	Christian Braun makes two point layup (Peyton Watson assists)	45-36
7:02		Christian Braun shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-37
7:02		Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:02		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:48		DeAndre Jordan misses two point reverse layup
6:47		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
6:46		Kenyon Martin Jr. shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)
6:46	+1	DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-37
6:46		DeAndre Jordan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:45		Rockets defensive rebound
6:28	+3	Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	46-40
6:15	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	48-40
5:56	+3	Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot	48-43
5:31	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	51-43
5:20	+2	Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup	51-45
5:04		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
5:03		Rockets defensive rebound
4:47		Reggie Jackson personal foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul)
4:39		Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
4:27		Nikola Jokic misses two point layup
4:26		Tari Eason defensive rebound
4:18		Tari Eason misses three point jump shot
4:16		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:11		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running pullup jump shot
4:10		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
4:09	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	53-45
3:51	+2	Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot	53-47
3:40		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:39		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
3:26		Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot
3:25		Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
3:25		Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point tip layup
3:25		Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
3:24		Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point putback layup
3:23		Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
3:23	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback layup	53-49
3:18		Nuggets 60 second timeout
3:04	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)	55-49
2:49		Aaron Gordon blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup
2:48		Jalen Green offensive rebound
2:45		Nikola Jokic blocks Jalen Green's two point layup
2:43		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
2:35		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving finger roll layup
2:34		Tari Eason defensive rebound
2:26		Bruce Brown blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s two point driving layup
2:23		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	57-49
2:04		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
2:04		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
1:58		Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals)
1:57		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-50
1:57		Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:55		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
1:52		Tari Eason personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
1:41		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:40		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
1:32		Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-51
1:32	+1	Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-52
1:17		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
1:16		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
0:54	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup	57-54
0:44		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point alley-oop dunk
0:43		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
0:42	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup	59-54
0:31		Jalen Green misses three point jump shot
0:29		Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
0:27	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback layup	59-56
0:20		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
0:19		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
0:18		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point tip layup
0:17		Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot
0:00		Rockets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
26
HOU
Rockets
30

Time		Play	Score
11:39		Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals)
11:33		Alperen Sengun blocks Aaron Gordon's two point running dunk
11:31		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
11:30		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:29		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
11:17		Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:16		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
11:10		Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
11:10		Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:10		Nuggets offensive rebound
11:10	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-56
11:02		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-57
11:02		Kenyon Martin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:02		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	62-57
10:31	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point floating jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	62-59
10:13		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
10:11		Jalen Green defensive rebound
10:05		Nikola Jokic blocks Jalen Green's two point driving reverse layup
10:04		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
9:58	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	65-59
9:40		Bruce Brown blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s two point cutting dunk
9:39		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
9:31		Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)
9:23	+3	Alperen Sengun makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	65-62
9:14		Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Green steals)
9:10		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Jalen Green's two point running layup
9:10		Rockets offensive rebound
9:04		Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
9:03		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:50		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
8:48		Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound
8:35		Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot
8:34		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:34		Nuggets 60 second timeout
8:20		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals)
8:16		Jalen Green misses two point running dunk
8:14		Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
8:08		Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
8:01		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:00		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
7:47	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)	65-65
7:27	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	67-65
7:13	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot	67-68
6:58		Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
6:34		Jalen Green misses two point driving reverse layup
6:33		Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound
6:30	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot	67-71
6:07		Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot
6:06		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
5:51		Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:40		Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:31		Alperen Sengun personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
5:31		Jalen Green technical foul
5:31	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes technical free throw 1 of 1	68-71
5:25	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	71-71
5:17		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
5:12		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
5:11		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:01		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
5:00		Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	71-73
4:52		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-74
4:42		Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
4:28		Jalen Green misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
4:26		Nuggets defensive rebound
4:26		Alperen Sengun personal foul (Loose ball) (Jeff Green draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-74
4:26	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-74
4:08	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	73-76
3:51	+3	Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Jeff Green assists)	76-76
3:36		Jalen Green misses three point jump shot
3:36		Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
3:33	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point putback layup	76-78
3:21	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup	78-78
2:59		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:56		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
2:49	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	81-78
2:39		Rockets 60 second timeout
2:30	+2	Usman Garuba makes two point layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	81-80
2:30		Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Usman Garuba draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Usman Garuba makes regular free throw 1 of 1	81-81
2:11		Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
2:11		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:11		Nuggets offensive rebound
2:11		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11		Tari Eason defensive rebound
1:56		Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
1:54		Tari Eason offensive rebound
1:53	+2	Tari Eason makes two point putback dunk	81-83
1:50		Rockets delay of game violation
1:36		Aaron Gordon misses two point layup
1:35		Christian Braun offensive rebound
1:32		Christian Braun misses two point putback layup
1:32		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
1:31	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup	83-83
1:13		Josh Christopher misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:13		Jeff Green defensive rebound
1:02		Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-83
1:02		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:00		Jeff Green offensive rebound
0:56		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
0:55		Usman Garuba defensive rebound
0:45		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot
0:43		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
0:36		Christian Braun misses two point running layup
0:35		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:35		Christian Braun turnover (traveling)
0:31		Jalen Green misses three point jump shot
0:29		Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound
0:26	+2	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	84-85
0:26		Jeff Green shooting foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	84-86
0:09		Usman Garuba shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-86
0:09		Jeff Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Josh Christopher defensive rebound
0:00		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Rockets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
18
HOU
Rockets
38

Time		Play	Score
11:46		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
11:45		Usman Garuba defensive rebound
11:29	+2	Jalen Green makes two point bank jump shot	85-88
11:15	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Jeff Green assists)	87-88
10:57	+2	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point driving layup (Jalen Green assists)	87-90
10:57		Michael Porter Jr. defensive goaltending violation
10:36		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
10:35		Usman Garuba defensive rebound
10:24		Jeff Green shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
10:24	+1	Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-91
10:24	+1	Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-92
10:11		Usman Garuba shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
10:11	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-92
10:11	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-92
9:55		Usman Garuba misses three point jump shot
9:54		Christian Braun defensive rebound
9:44		Christian Braun turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:33		Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup
9:32		Jeff Green defensive rebound
9:28		Tari Eason blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup
9:28		Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound
9:20	+2	Josh Christopher makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	89-94
9:17		Nuggets 60 second timeout
9:02		Jeff Green misses two point driving hook shot
9:01		Jeff Green offensive rebound
9:01		Jeff Green misses two point tip layup
9:00		Usman Garuba defensive rebound
8:40		Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot
8:37		Usman Garuba offensive rebound
8:35		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-95
8:35	+1	Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-96
8:19		Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
8:02	+2	Tari Eason makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	89-98
7:52		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Josh Christopher steals)
7:50	+2	Josh Christopher makes two point running dunk	89-100
7:49		Nuggets 60 second timeout
7:36		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
7:35		Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound
7:21	+2	Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot	89-102
7:02	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	92-102
6:46		Aaron Gordon blocks Alperen Sengun's two point cutting layup
6:45		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
6:38		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Josh Christopher steals)
6:34	+2	Tari Eason makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jalen Green assists)	92-104
6:14		Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Josh Christopher steals)
6:10		Kenyon Martin Jr. misses two point running dunk
6:10		Josh Christopher offensive rebound
6:08		Josh Christopher misses three point jump shot
6:07		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:01		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:01		Jalen Green defensive rebound
5:52		Bruce Brown shooting foul (Josh Christopher draws the foul)
5:52		Josh Christopher misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:52		Rockets offensive rebound
5:52	+1	Josh Christopher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	92-105
5:37		Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals)
5:33	+2	Tari Eason makes two point running dunk	92-107
5:33		Nuggets 60 second timeout
5:21	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point driving layup (Vlatko Cancar assists)	94-107
5:03	+3	Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot	94-110
4:44		Vlatko Cancar turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals)
4:24		Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point layup
4:24		Josh Christopher offensive rebound
4:23	+2	Josh Christopher makes two point tip layup	94-112
4:23		Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Josh Christopher draws the foul)
4:23		Josh Christopher misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:23		Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
4:23		Alperen Sengun misses two point putback layup
4:22		Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
4:17		Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup
4:16		Reggie Jackson defensive rebound
4:02	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)	96-112
3:42	+2	Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	96-114
3:22		Peyton Watson misses two point driving layup
3:21		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
3:17		Peyton Watson blocks Tari Eason's two point layup
3:16		Tari Eason offensive rebound
3:11		Tari Eason misses two point tip layup
3:10		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
3:09		Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul)
3:09		Rockets 60 second timeout
3:09		Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:09		Nuggets offensive rebound
3:09	+1	Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	97-114
2:56		Alperen Sengun turnover (traveling)
2:47		Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot
2:46		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
2:40		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
2:39		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
2:21		Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals)
2:16	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point dunk (Reggie Jackson assists)	99-114
1:55	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	99-117
1:48	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Reggie Jackson assists)	101-117
1:30	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	101-119
1:18	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point dunk (Peyton Watson assists)	103-119
0:58	+3	Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Tari Eason assists)	103-122
0:50		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
0:48		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point finger roll layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	103-124
0:19		DeAndre Jordan turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
0:00		End of period

DeAndre Jordan turnover (out of bounds lost ball)