Jokic's triple-double leads Nuggets past Rockets 124-111

— Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 18 assists and 12 rebounds for the 42nd triple-double of his career, and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Houston Rockets 124-111 on Monday night for their first win of the season.
Dec 29, 2020, 06:28 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--HOU
100%
--DEN

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot hook shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Christian Wood misses driving floating jump shot
  • Christian Wood makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
  • Gary Harris makes alley oop layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Christian Wood misses two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Christian Wood makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Gary Harris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • David Nwaba makes 3-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
  • David Nwaba misses two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
  • P.J. Tucker makes 25-foot three pointer (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot
  • James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot
  • James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Sterling Brown assists)
  • Monte Morris makes driving layup
  • Christian Wood misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Wood makes layup (P.J. Tucker assists)
  • Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Monte Morris makes technical free throw
  • Will Barton makes dunk (Gary Harris assists)
  • Christian Wood misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
  • Sterling Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Bruno Caboclo misses layup
  • Will Barton misses two point shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Brodric Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brodric Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
  • Bruno Caboclo misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Will Barton makes 3-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden misses driving layup
  • Christian Wood misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jae'Sean Tate makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot
  • PJ Dozier misses layup
  • Christian Wood misses two point shot
  • Will Barton misses layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Christian Wood makes driving floating jump shot
  • Will Barton misses three point jumper
  • Christian Wood makes dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Will Barton makes two point shot (PJ Dozier assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Christian Wood misses pullup jump shot
  • Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
  • James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot jumper
  • James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • David Nwaba makes 4-foot two point shot (P.J. Tucker assists)
  • Paul Millsap makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Christian Wood misses two point shot
  • Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three pointer (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Christian Wood makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
  • Paul Millsap makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Sterling Brown makes driving layup (P.J. Tucker assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 20-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Christian Wood misses driving layup
  • James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
  • James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jamal Murray makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
  • James Harden makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
  • P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
  • Gary Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • David Nwaba makes free throw 1 of 2
  • David Nwaba misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • David Nwaba makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Paul Millsap makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • P.J. Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Paul Millsap makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes 18-foot two point shot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes alley oop layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot
  • Danuel House Jr. makes dunk (David Nwaba assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
  • James Harden makes driving layup (P.J. Tucker assists)
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jae'Sean Tate makes 4-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Paul Millsap makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Gary Harris makes driving layup
  • Sterling Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Sterling Brown makes 5-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
  • Gary Harris makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Paul Millsap makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 1
  • James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Monte Morris makes driving layup
  • Bruno Caboclo misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Will Barton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • PJ Dozier misses driving dunk
  • PJ Dozier misses free throw 1 of 2
  • PJ Dozier makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bruno Caboclo makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Will Barton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Monte Morris makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 34-foot three point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Sterling Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Will Barton misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Bruno Caboclo misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Monte Morris makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Christian Wood misses 18-foot two point shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Will Barton misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Bruno Caboclo makes dunk (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
  • Christian Wood makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Danuel House Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Sterling Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Will Barton makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Bruno Caboclo misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • PJ Dozier makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Christian Wood misses 20-foot jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • David Nwaba makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Monte Morris makes pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • David Nwaba misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • PJ Dozier misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Monte Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Monte Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brodric Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • David Nwaba misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bol Bol misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • David Nwaba makes free throw 1 of 2
  • David Nwaba makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bol Bol misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brodric Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brodric Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brodric Thomas makes driving layup
  • Brodric Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Sterling Brown makes two point shot
  • Facundo Campazzo misses driving floating jump shot
  • David Nwaba makes two point shot (Brodric Thomas assists)
  • David Nwaba misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brodric Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bruno Caboclo makes two point shot (Sterling Brown assists)
  • Vlatko Cancar misses driving layup
  • Sterling Brown makes 25-foot three pointer (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
  • R.J. Hampton makes driving layup
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