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Nuggets secure No. 4 seed in Western Conference with 126-111 rout of Rockets

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45-88FG45-100
51Field Goal %45
10-293PT12-34
34Three Point %35
26-31FT9-14
11Offensive Rebounds16
36Defensive Rebounds29
28Assists32
7Steals5
6Blocks4
9Turnovers10
0Technical Fouls0
9Points Conceded Off Turnovers12
29Fast Break Points12
13Fouls24
36Largest Lead3

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Jamal Murray gets the basket plus the foul
Jamal Murray gets the basket plus the foul

HOUSTON -- — Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic added 18 each and the Denver Nuggets clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

The victory gives the Nuggets homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs and puts them in the postseason for a seventh straight season.

The Nuggets were up by 13 at halftime and used a 10-2 run, with five points from Gordon, to make it 86-63 with about five minutes left in the third quarter.

The Rockets, who had nothing to play for having long since clinched the No. 2 seed, pulled their starters after that big run.

The Nuggets had extended the lead to 111-78 with about nine minutes left when they cleared their bench.

Jokic, who had already guaranteed averaging a triple-double for the season in Friday’s win over Memphis, had seven rebounds and seven assists Sunday. He joins teammate Russell Westbrook and Hall of Famer Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as the only players to accomplish the feat.

Westbrook added 17 off the bench for the Nuggets, who won their third straight game under interim coach David Adelman. He took over after coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth were fired Tuesday after they Nuggets lost their fourth straight game two days earlier.

Amen Thompson and Fred VanVleet led the Rockets with 15 points apiece as they finished the regular season with a 52-30 record, marking their first winning season since 2019-20 when they made their last playoff appearance.

Key moment

The run in the third quarter that pushed the lead to 20.

Key stat

Houston’s Jalen Green started his 82nd game of the season, marking the second straight season starting every game.

Up next

Houston hosts the No. 7 seed in the first round of the playoffs, which begin April 19-20, and the Nuggets host the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers.

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Nikola Jokic vs. Alperen Sengun (Jamal Murray gains possession)
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Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)
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Jalen Green misses two point shot
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
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Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Amen Thompson blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot layup
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Jamal Murray offensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
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Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover
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Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
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Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
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Jalen Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
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Christian Braun defensive rebound
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Jamal Murray misses 7-foot two point shot
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Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
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Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot dunk (Amen Thompson assists)
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Jalen Green shooting foul
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Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
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Nuggets offensive team rebound
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Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
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Alperen Sengun makes layup (Dillon Brooks assists)
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Jamal Murray misses driving layup
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Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
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Amen Thompson misses layup
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Amen Thompson offensive rebound
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Amen Thompson makes tip shot
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Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Dillon Brooks misses 12-foot two point shot
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
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Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
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Dillon Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
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Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Christian Braun assists)
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Amen Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
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Amen Thompson personal foul
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Rockets Full timeout
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Steven Adams enters the game for Amen Thompson
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Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Nikola Jokic shooting foul
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Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2
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Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2
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Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
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Dillon Brooks makes 9-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
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Jamal Murray makes 3-foot two point shot
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Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Christian Braun defensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot dunk
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Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
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Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot two point shot
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Nuggets defensive team rebound
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Amen Thompson enters the game for Dillon Brooks
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Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun
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Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray
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Michael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Rockets Full timeout
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Fred VanVleet bad pass (Aaron Gordon steals)
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Christian Braun makes 3-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Steven Adams assists)
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Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Amen Thompson defensive rebound
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Steven Adams misses two point shot
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Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point shot
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Jalen Green defensive rebound
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Jalen Green misses two point shot
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Steven Adams offensive rebound
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Nuggets Full timeout
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Jeff Green enters the game for Fred VanVleet
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Jalen Pickett enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
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Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon
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Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Tari Eason misses 22-foot three point jumper
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Peyton Watson defensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
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Jalen Pickett blocks Tari Eason 's 2-foot driving layup
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Tari Eason makes driving layup (Amen Thompson assists)
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Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
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Jalen Green lost ball turnover (Peyton Watson steals)
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Peyton Watson makes two point shot
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Amen Thompson misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
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Jeff Green shooting foul
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Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
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DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic
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Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
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Christian Braun defensive rebound
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Christian Braun lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals)
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