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Durant scores 31, Sheppard's 11-point flurry helps Rockets end Nuggets' 6-game win streak, 115-101
DENVER (AP) Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Reed Sheppard scored the final 11 points of the third quarter to blow open a close game, and the Houston Rockets rolled past the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Saturday.
Sheppard was 6 for 9 from long range and scored 28 points. His last bucket came on a steal and a slam after the Nuggets reserves had trimmed a 21-point deficit to 107-97 in the closing minutes.
The Rockets avenged a loss earlier in the week at Denver and snapped the Nuggets' six-game winning streak. Durant was 5 for 6 from 3-point range and Jabari Smith was 5 for 11 from long range for 22 points.
The Rockets shot 19 of 35 from long range (54%) to Denver’s 8 of 29 (27%).
Nikola Jokic led Denver with 25 points and Jamal Murray scored 16.
Denver coach Dave Adelman was ejected with 8:40 left in the game after arguing that Jokic should have gotten a whistle.
The Nuggets had pulled to within 71-66 with 1:29 left in the third quarter when Sheppard swished a pair of 3-pointers around a turnover by Murray. He sank two free throws and capped his run with another 3-pointer that gave the Rockets an 82-66 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Little went right for Denver, which was without star defender Peyton Watson (right trunk bruise) to guard Durant.
The rematch came three days after Rockets coach Ime Udoka was fined $25,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating in Houston’s 128-125 overtime loss to the Nuggets on Monday night.
He had little to complain about in this one, especially after Sheppard's 3s short-circuited Denver's comeback.
The Rockets took a 53-45 halftime lead after Josh Okogie hit a trio of 3-pointers, fueling an 11-0 run in the second quarter that helped Houston take control.
Rockets: Visit the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.
Nuggets: Host the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Nikola Jokic (Cameron Johnson gains possession) | ||
| 12:00 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 |  | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:11 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 11:05 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:55 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:42 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:36 | | Spencer Jones misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point tip layup | 4-0 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 4-2 |
| 9:55 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 7-2 |
| 9:43 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Amen Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 10-2 |
| 8:43 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10-4 |
| 8:04 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:58 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 7:42 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 10-7 |
| 7:22 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-7 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 12-10 |
| 7:11 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 14-10 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 14-12 |
| 6:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 14-14 |
| 5:31 | | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 15-14 |
| 5:31 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 16-14 |
| 5:31 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 17-14 |
| 5:17 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Jones steals) | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point running finger roll layup | 17-16 |
| 4:39 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 17-18 |
| 4:14 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point running dunk (Spencer Jones assists) | 17-20 |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-20 |
| 3:41 | | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 20-23 |
| 3:21 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 23-23 |
| 2:55 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:53 | | David Adelman technical foul | ||
| 2:53 | | Kevin Durant misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:53 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:25 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 26-23 |
| 2:01 | | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:39 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Amen Thompson's two point dunk | ||
| 1:06 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Steven Adams misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | +3 | Spencer Jones makes three point jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 26-26 |
| 0:36 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Steven Adams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:30 | | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Spencer Jones assists) | 26-29 |
| 0:01 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Amen Thompson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running reverse layup | 26-31 |
| 10:59 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Jalen Pickett offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 29-31 |
| 9:32 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 29-33 |
| 9:15 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-33 |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point turnaround hook shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 32-35 |
| 8:34 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 34-35 |
| 8:10 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Cameron Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:08 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback layup | 34-37 |
| 7:51 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 7:37 | | Jalen Pickett shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-37 |
| 7:37 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-37 |
| 7:24 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:00 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 39-37 |
| 6:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point dunk | ||
| 6:38 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 42-37 |
| 6:28 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Cameron Johnson's two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:20 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:00 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 45-37 |
| 5:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-38 |
| 5:40 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-39 |
| 5:26 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 47-39 |
| 5:08 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 49-39 |
| 4:41 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Jamal Murray's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-40 |
| 4:26 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-41 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 51-41 |
| 3:56 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 53-41 |
| 2:48 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Charge) (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | Aaron Holiday offensive foul (Off the ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 53-43 |
| 1:55 | | Steven Adams misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 1:22 | | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point bank hook shot | 53-45 |
| 0:33 | | Alperen Sengun offensive foul (Charge) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 56-45 |
| 11:24 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Amen Thompson blocks Nikola Jokic's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:56 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:45 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 56-48 |
| 9:44 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 59-48 |
| 9:29 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:28 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 59-51 |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving dunk | 61-51 |
| 8:26 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 61-53 |
| 8:08 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround jump shot | 63-53 |
| 7:47 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Spencer Jones personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-53 |
| 7:18 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:17 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Charge) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:13 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Jones steals) | ||
| 5:45 | | Josh Okogie blocks Cameron Johnson's two point running layup | ||
| 5:45 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 64-55 |
| 5:18 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jonas Valanciunas steals) | ||
| 5:11 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point running dunk | ||
| 5:09 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 67-55 |
| 4:55 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving dunk | 67-57 |
| 4:55 | | Steven Adams shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 67-58 |
| 4:41 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:32 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 69-58 |
| 3:42 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 69-60 |
| 2:59 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point floating jump shot | 69-62 |
| 2:38 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:25 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 69-64 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 71-64 |
| 1:30 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | +1 | Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-65 |
| 1:29 | | +1 | Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-66 |
| 1:15 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot | 74-66 |
| 1:01 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 0:56 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 77-66 |
| 0:42 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:40 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-66 |
| 0:28 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-66 |
| 0:21 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:19 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot | 82-66 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Cameron Johnson assists) | 82-68 |
| 11:26 | | Jalen Pickett personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | Bruce Brown blocks Reed Sheppard's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 85-68 |
| 11:09 | | Kevin Durant technical foul (Double) | ||
| 11:09 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul (Double) | ||
| 10:57 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 85-70 |
| 10:47 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-70 |
| 10:08 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-70 |
| 10:01 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 87-72 |
| 9:51 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Amen Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-72 |
| 8:53 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-72 |
| 8:40 | | David Adelman technical foul | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 90-72 |
| 8:35 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-73 |
| 8:35 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-74 |
| 8:14 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 92-74 |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 92-76 |
| 7:41 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 92-77 |
| 7:24 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:24 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-77 |
| 7:24 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:22 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 93-80 |
| 7:10 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 93-81 |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point turnaround hook shot | 95-81 |
| 6:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 98-81 |
| 6:31 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:24 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-82 |
| 6:24 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 101-82 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 101-84 |
| 5:22 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:22 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 102-84 |
| 5:22 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-84 |
| 5:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul | ||
| 5:22 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 103-85 |
| 5:19 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:19 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-86 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 105-86 |
| 4:50 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk | 107-86 |
| 4:46 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:32 | | Amen Thompson blocks Hunter Tyson's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:31 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 4:05 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 107-88 |
| 4:05 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 107-89 |
| 3:46 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point pullup jump shot | 107-91 |
| 3:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Steven Adams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:10 | | Aaron Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 3:06 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 3:06 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-92 |
| 3:06 | | Zeke Nnaji misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:04 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:36 | | Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point putback layup | 107-94 |
| 2:35 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 107-95 |
| 2:26 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point driving finger roll layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 107-97 |
| 2:10 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Take) (Steven Adams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | Steven Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:10 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | +1 | Steven Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 108-97 |
| 2:06 | | Jalen Pickett turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point running dunk | 110-97 |
| 1:50 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Julian Strawther's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:50 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:35 | | Hunter Tyson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:14 | | Hunter Tyson personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-97 |
| 1:14 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:12 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 111-98 |
| 1:06 | | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 1:06 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 111-99 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 113-99 |
| 0:51 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 115-99 |
| 0:15 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Hunter Tyson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Hunter Tyson makes two point putback layup | 115-101 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | Hunter Tyson makes two point putback layup | 0:11 |
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Hunter Tyson offensive rebound | 0:11 |
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Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | 0:15 |
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+ 2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 0:28 |
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Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 0:48 |
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Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | 0:51 |
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+ 2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 1:00 |
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+ 1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 1:06 |
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Nuggets offensive rebound | 1:06 |
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Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | 1:06 |
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+ 1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 1:06 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 115 | 101 |
| Field Goals | 39-77 (50.6%) | 37-92 (40.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 19-35 (54.3%) | 8-29 (27.6%) |
| Free Throws | 18-23 (78.3%) | 19-23 (82.6%) |
| Total Rebounds | 55 | 47 |
| Offensive | 9 | 10 |
| Defensive | 38 | 29 |
| Team | 8 | 8 |
| Assists | 24 | 21 |
| Steals | 6 | 9 |
| Blocks | 9 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 11 |
| Fouls | 20 | 20 |
| Technicals | 2 | 3 |
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R. Sheppard
SG 15
28 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST
N. Jokic
C 15
25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 31 | 6 | 5 | 8/14 | 5/6 | 10/11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +18 | 45 |
| J. Smith | 22 | 10 | 2 | 8/14 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | +21 | 34 |
| A. Thompson | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7/14 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +19 | 33 |
| J. Okogie | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 15 |
| A. Sengun | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | +24 | 19 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 31 | 6 | 5 | 8/14 | 5/6 | 10/11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +18 | 45 |
| J. Smith | 22 | 10 | 2 | 8/14 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | +21 | 34 |
| A. Thompson | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7/14 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +19 | 33 |
| J. Okogie | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 15 |
| A. Sengun | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | +24 | 19 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 28 | 2 | 6 | 9/15 | 6/9 | 4/4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 46 |
| S. Adams | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 13 |
| J. Tate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| A. Holiday | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -12 | 1 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Capela | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 115 | 47 | 24 | 39/77 | 19/35 | 18/23 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 38 | +70 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9/20 | 1/4 | 6/7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -20 | 37 |
| J. Murray | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4/13 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 34 |
| S. Jones | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 19 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3/9 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -22 | 9 |
| C. Johnson | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2/10 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -14 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9/20 | 1/4 | 6/7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -20 | 37 |
| J. Murray | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4/13 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 34 |
| S. Jones | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 19 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3/9 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -22 | 9 |
| C. Johnson | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2/10 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -14 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Brown | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 29 |
| J. Valanciunas | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 14 |
| J. Pickett | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 15 |
| H. Tyson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 3 |
| J. Strawther | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 4 |
| Z. Nnaji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| T. Bates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 101 | 39 | 21 | 37/92 | 8/29 | 19/23 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -70 | - |
