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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**DEN**|**30**|**29**|**26**|**18**|**103**|[](/DEN)|
**HOU**|**31**|**25**|**30**|**38**|**124**|[](/HOU)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**41-87 (47.1)**|**11-36 (30.6)**|**10-18 (55.6)**|**13**|**47**|**26**|**20**|**9**|**13**|**18**|**103**|
[](/HOU)**HOU**|**47-102 (46.1)**|**12-31 (38.7)**|**18-24 (75.0)**|**20**|**55**|**22**|**13**|**12**|**4**|**16**|**124**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|33:10|8-20 (40.0)|6-15 (40.0)|1-2 (50.0)|2|7|1|2|0|1|2|23|-17|
A. Gordon^^PF|32:39|6-11 (54.5)|0-1 (0.0)|1-4 (25.0)|2|9|4|1|0|4|3|13|-18|
N. Jokic^^C|24:41|7-13 (53.8)|0-2 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|2|10|4|8|2|3|1|14|-21|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|24:51|3-6 (50.0)|1-3 (33.3)|1-1 (100.0)|0|1|0|3|1|1|1|8|-23|
J. Murray^^PG|9:28|1-2 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|4|0|0|0|1|2|+7|
B. Brown|29:23|2-6 (33.3)|2-5 (40.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|4|2|1|3|3|2|6|-14|
J. Green|17:29|2-7 (28.6)|0-2 (0.0)|5-6 (83.3)|2|5|3|1|0|0|2|9|+5|
C. Braun|22:53|2-6 (33.3)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|4|1|2|2|0|2|4|+1|
P. Watson|17:48|4-7 (57.1)|1-3 (33.3)|1-2 (50.0)|0|3|2|0|1|1|1|10|-7|
D. Jordan|8:20|3-4 (75.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1-2 (50.0)|3|3|0|1|0|0|0|7|-2|
R. Jackson|13:43|3-4 (75.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|3|0|0|0|3|7|-10|
V. Cancar|5:33|0-1 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|2|1|0|0|0|0|-6|
**Totals**||**41-87 (47.1)**|**11-36 (30.6)**|**10-18 (55.6)**|**13**|**47**|**26**|**20**|**9**|**13**|**18**|**103**||
**DNP:** ***Thomas Bryant***, ***Ish Smith***, ***Jack White***
**Inactive:** ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Zeke Nnaji***
**[](/HOU)HOU**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
K. Martin Jr.^^SF|27:18|5-8 (62.5)|0-0 (0.0)|2-3 (66.7)|2|5|1|0|0|0|3|12|+11|
J. Smith Jr.^^PF|35:36|6-14 (42.9)|0-1 (0.0)|4-5 (80.0)|5|13|1|0|1|1|1|16|+17|
A. Sengun^^C|37:31|7-14 (50.0)|2-4 (50.0)|4-5 (80.0)|4|10|7|3|3|2|4|20|+15|
J. Green^^SG|38:44|12-27 (44.4)|4-8 (50.0)|4-4 (100.0)|1|6|4|3|1|0|0|32|+27|
K. Porter Jr.^^PG|33:55|7-17 (41.2)|5-11 (45.5)|1-2 (50.0)|1|3|9|2|2|0|3|20|+15|
T. Eason|32:56|5-9 (55.6)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|7|0|3|2|1|2|11|+11|
J. Christopher|18:25|4-8 (50.0)|0-2 (0.0)|2-4 (50.0)|2|3|0|1|3|0|1|10|+13|
U. Garuba|10:19|1-4 (25.0)|0-2 (0.0)|1-1 (100.0)|3|8|0|0|0|0|2|3|+6|
D. Nix|5:14|0-1 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|-10|
**Totals**||**47-102 (46.1)**|**12-31 (38.7)**|**18-24 (75.0)**|**20**|**55**|**22**|**13**|**12**|**4**|**16**|**124**||
**DNP:** ***D.J. Augustin***, ***Frank Kaminsky***, ***Boban Marjanovic***
**Inactive:** ***Darius Days***, ***Trevor Hudgins***, ***Jae’Sean Tate***, ***TyTy Washington Jr.***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**DEN**|54|12|22|10|43|20|14|[](/DEN)|
**HOU**|62|22|13|21|24|13|25|[](/HOU)|
**Lead Changes: 9** | **Times Tied: 11** | **Gametime: 2:06** | **Attendance: 16924**
*Officials: Eric Dalen, James Williams, Dannica Mosher*
by BigHoneyBot
32 Comments
Everything will be okay
Congrats to Embiid I guess
No reason to worry we didn’t have Zeke. No way we could’ve won
My base case is that they got a flip switch, but I don’t know if their championship aspiration is strong enough. If they do care, they can’t be relaxed this much because now they are tied with 3rd seed of the East. It is 99% sure that either Bucks, Celtics, Sixers will advance to the finals and we might lose home court to all of them. Considering our road performance this is bad. If their goal is WINNING the chips, not advancing to the finals, they should have been better than this
If the Nuggets don’t win the chip. I’ll change my flair. But if they win the chip, I’m still gonna change my flair!
“How the Clinch was Stolen on Jokmas” by Dr. Seuss
I wish Jokic would go out there and decide “we’re not losing this game,” and just take over.
He did it plenty the last two years. Now he looks like he barely wants to be out there most nights.
I’m not going to be worried unless they look like this game 1 in the playoffs.
Sometimes you just gotta be realistic and acknowledge the truth. And the truth is, apples are overrated
Wtf was that?? Did he really just hit a transition bank 3!!!!
That ogre for the Jazz hit a transition 3 of the window to make this a game and now they can tie it at the line with 11 seconds lmao. Wth
I need to go to bed. Why am I watching this game?
They tied it! Lmao
Hope Jok is ok and healthy! Just need need one to claim #1 seed for the playoffs still.
Go Nuggs!
https://twitter.com/nba/status/1643454630452494340?s=46&t=5AjO8Pr_nc-E6bQ0v5Gs9Q
LMFAO
Lebron misses the layup. OT! Go Jazz!
Lakers blowing a 10 point lead to the Jazz with LeBron and AD has redeemed the night.
TMI. Those buffalo wings have fucked me up. I’ve used the bathroom 5 times since eating them. They have turned my stomach into a warzone. 😫
Davis missed both free throws! HAHAHA
Kelly is torching the Fakers!!
Honestly the Nuggets are a fraud team. If you disagree you’re just a positivity merchant coping. If they weren’t they wouldn’t have lost to the Rockets. The good thing is there’s gonna be multiple teams in the playoffs who are fraudulent as well. Phoenix (twice), Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Boston, Lakers and New Orleans have all lost to the Rockets. So they’re fraudulent as well. But I guess if we face any other team we are fucked. Unless… the Warriors, Heat and Nets have lost to the Pistons. So they’re fraudulent teams as well. Which leaves us with the Cavs, Knicks and Kings… wait, they all lost to the Spurs. Bunch of frauds. So I propose we don’t even hold a playoffs tournament and just skip straight to the finals which will be Memphis vs Clippers the only two non fraudulent teams in the league objectively speaking and if you disagree you’re just coping.
Jazz on Saturday is a trap game. Early game and Jazz are actually a good lil team.
If Lakers win this game I’m going to bed. If they lose I’m going to bed after a “fuck the Lakers” comment
Who we rooting for? Would rather have lakers win out to face the suns first round.
I bet the parties our dudes hit up after the national championship game in Houston last night were wild
Fuck the Lakers
I wanted to win this game
Absolutely pathetic effort tonight.
I like that the nuggets are currently the #1 seed.
It really is crazy how much weight we put on Jokic’s shoulders. If he doesn’t play well we are completely fucked. You can’t blame him for having games where he’s disinterested, but the unfortunate reality is if his performance or attitude slips we’re in trouble. We need Jamal so badly to get right, it’s the only way we have an actual chance at a championship.
I think the Nuggets did not win?
Didn’t get to watch — could someone give me a few sentences on what happened?