Rockets 119-114 Nuggets (26 Feb, 2018) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

46-13, 22-7 away

119

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	38	28	26	27	119
DEN	25	27	27	35	114

TIME	HOU	DEN
12:00	Clint Capela vs. Nikola Jokic (PJ Tucker gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	2	0
11:27	Clint Capela personal foul	2	0
11:16	Wilson Chandler misses step back jumpshot	2	0
11:13	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	2	0
11:06	Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)	4	0
10:50	Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:47	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	4	0
10:36	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	4	0
10:32	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	4	0
10:27	Will Barton misses 3-foot two point shot	4	0
10:24	Chris Paul defensive rebound	4	0
10:18	Clint Capela bad pass (Will Barton steals)	4	0
10:12	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:09	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	4	0
10:08	Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:01	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	4	0
10:01	Jamal Murray makes tip shot	4	2
9:37	Wilson Chandler blocks James Harden 's 3-foot two point shot	4	2
9:35	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	2
9:34	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	4	2
9:23	PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	7	2
9:14	Will Barton makes 26-foot three pointer	7	5
8:59	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper	10	5
8:45	Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	5
8:41	Clint Capela defensive rebound	10	5
8:19	Gary Harris blocks Chris Paul 's 7-foot pullup jump shot	10	5
8:19	Rockets offensive team rebound	10	5
8:19	shot clock turnover	10	5
8:10	Nikola Jokic misses jumper	10	5
8:07	James Harden defensive rebound	10	5
8:05	Trevor Ariza makes dunk (James Harden assists)	12	5
7:51	Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	5
7:49	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	12	5
7:46	James Harden offensive charge	12	5
7:46	James Harden turnover	12	5
7:27	Wilson Chandler bad pass (PJ Tucker steals)	12	5
7:27	Nikola Jokic personal foul	12	5
7:11	James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	15	5
7:09	Nuggets Full timeout	15	5
7:09	Luc Mbah a Moute enters the game for Chris Paul	15	5
6:54	Jamal Murray out of bounds lost ball turnover	15	5
6:40	Wilson Chandler blocks PJ Tucker 's 3-foot layup	15	5
6:37	Will Barton defensive rebound	15	5
6:32	Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot	15	5
6:30	Clint Capela defensive rebound	15	5
6:25	Clint Capela misses alley oop dunk shot	15	5
6:23	Will Barton defensive rebound	15	5
6:21	Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	5
6:18	Will Barton offensive rebound	15	5
6:09	Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	15	7
5:47	Clint Capela misses hook shot	15	7
5:45	Will Barton defensive rebound	15	7
5:42	Will Barton offensive charge	15	7
5:42	Will Barton turnover	15	7
5:42	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Trevor Ariza	15	7
5:42	Joe Johnson enters the game for PJ Tucker	15	7
5:42	Brandan Wright enters the game for Clint Capela	15	7
5:31	Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	7
5:28	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	15	7
5:26	Luc Mbah a Moute makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)	17	7
5:10	Gary Harris misses three point jumper	17	7
5:07	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	17	7
5:05	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	17	7
5:03	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	17	7
5:00	James Harden lost ball turnover (Gary Harris steals)	17	7
4:55	Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Will Barton assists)	17	9
4:41	Luc Mbah a Moute bad pass (Gary Harris steals)	17	9
4:37	Will Barton makes two point shot	17	11
4:25	Brandan Wright misses layup	17	11
4:23	Brandan Wright offensive rebound	17	11
4:22	Brandan Wright makes two point shot	19	11
4:09	Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	11
4:09	Devin Harris enters the game for Jamal Murray	19	11
3:57	Luc Mbah a Moute misses layup	19	11
3:55	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	19	11
3:43	Luc Mbah a Moute shooting block foul	19	11
3:43	Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 2	19	11
3:43	Nuggets offensive team rebound	19	11
3:43	Trey Lyles enters the game for Wilson Chandler	19	11
3:43	Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	19	12
3:31	Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	12
3:30	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	19	12
3:26	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Gary Harris assists)	19	14
3:26	Joe Johnson shooting foul	19	14
3:26	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1	19	14
3:24	James Harden defensive rebound	19	14
3:12	Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	22	14
2:59	Gary Harris misses 14-foot two point shot	22	14
2:56	James Harden defensive rebound	22	14
2:47	Will Barton shooting foul	22	14
2:47	Rockets Full timeout	22	14
2:47	Jamal Murray enters the game for Will Barton	22	14
2:47	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2	22	14
2:47	Rockets offensive team rebound	22	14
2:47	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	23	14
2:33	Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	23	17
2:12	James Harden makes 24-foot step back jumpshot	26	17
2:12	Devin Harris shooting foul	26	17
2:12	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Gary Harris	26	17
2:12	Malik Beasley enters the game for Nikola Jokic	26	17
2:12	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	27	17
2:00	Trey Lyles misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	27	17
1:56	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	27	17
1:53	James Harden makes 10-foot two point shot	29	17
1:53	Devin Harris shooting block foul	29	17
1:53	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	30	17
1:43	Trey Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	17
1:41	Brandan Wright defensive rebound	30	17
1:36	James Harden misses 24-foot step back jumpshot	30	17
1:33	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	30	17
1:27	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)	30	20
1:01	James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper	33	20
46.2	Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Trey Lyles assists)	33	22
29.3	Devin Harris shooting foul	33	22
29.3	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	34	22
29.3	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	35	22
29.3	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	36	22
29.3	Will Barton enters the game for Devin Harris	36	22
8.1	Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)	36	25
1.1	Brandan Wright makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	38	25
0.2	Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point shot	38	25
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	38	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	25

Rockets applaud Harden after 41-point effort

0:26

Nuggets praise fan that grabs loose ball

0:31

Mbah a Moute throws it down

0:20

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-0

Nuggets
95
Rockets
125

Game 1

23/11

Nuggets
104
Rockets
130

Game 2

10/2

Rockets
119
Nuggets
114

Game 3

26/2

Ball Arena

1:00 AM, 26 February 2018

Denver, CO

Attendance: 20,044

Referees:
Eric Lewis
Dedric Taylor
Marc Davis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	11	5	.688	-	W1
Memphis	9	7	.563	2	W1
Dallas	8	7	.533	2.5	W3
San Antonio	8	8	.500	3	W2
New Orleans	4	12	.250	7	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	5	.615	2.5	W1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	9	.400	5.5	L1
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

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