Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets player stats and box score (April 13)

The Denver Nuggets faced the Houston Rockets on Sunday, the final day of the regular season, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Houston had already clinched the No. 2 spot in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, Denver is in a logjam for positioning. They could clinch No. 4 with a win and a possible home-court advantage in the first round. However, a loss could see them fall to the Play-In Tournament.

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Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets player stats and box score

Denver Nuggets player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.	8	5	0	0	1	0	3-6	2-4	0-0	5
Aaron Gordon	13	7	1	2	0	2	5-9	1-1	2-2	6
Nikola Jokić	16	2	3	0	0	1	6-7	3-4	1-2	16
Christian Braun	6	3	3	0	1	1	2-4	0-1	2-2	14
Jamal Murray	6	4	2	0	0	1	2-10	0-3	2-2	6
Russel Westbrook	9	0	4	0	0	0	3-5	0-2	3-4	7
Peyton Watson	5	2	0	1	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	7
Jalen Pickett	0	0	1	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	7
DeAndre Jordan	2	4	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-3
Trey Alexander	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vlatko Čančar	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zeke Nnaji	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dario Šarić	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Julian Strawther	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hunter Tyson	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Houston Rockets player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Dillon Brooks	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-7	1-4	0-0	-6
Amen Thompson	14	5	3	1	1	0	6-9	0-1	2-2	-4
Alperen Sengun	12	4	4	0	1	0	6-11	0-0	0-0	-3
Jalen Green	2	1	2	0	0	1	0-5	0-0	2-2	-12
Fred VanVleet	12	0	3	0	0	2	4-10	2-6	2-3	-9
Steven Adams	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-13
Tari Eason	2	4	3	1	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	-11
Jeff Green	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-7
Cam Whitmore	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Reed Sheppard	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
N’Faly Dante	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aaron Holiday	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jock Landale	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
David Roddy	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nate Williams	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets game summary

The Denver Nuggets raced to a 36-23 lead over the Houston Rockets at the end of the first quarter. Nikola Jokic scored 14 points.

Denver had a 65-52 lead at the break. Jokic scored 16 on 6-for-7 shooting, including 3-for-4 from the 3-point line. Aaron Gordon added 13 points and seven rebounds.

On the other hand, Amen Thompson had 14 points and five rebounds on 6-for-9 shooting. Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet scored 12 points apiece.

This live copy will be edited and updated as the game progresses.

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