Houston Rockets 130 Denver Nuggets 125(OT)-Recap

Apr 6, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard Isaiah Canaan (1) drives to the basket past Denver Nuggets forward Anthony Randolph (15) during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

After 3 and a half quarters, The Houston Rockets had fallen victim to the Denver Nuggets in a classic trap game, but an incredible 16-3 run to end regulation tied the game at 117 at the end of regulation.  A stretch of 3 consecutive 3-pointers made by Francisco Garcia and Chandler Parsons helped the Rockets close the game out on a 29-11 run.

James Harden continued his streak of scoring at least 25 points, finishing with 32 points and 10 assists, while Jeremy Lin scored 19 points and dished out 5 assists. Omer Asik, starting for Dwight Howard once again, scored 18 points and grabbed a season high 23 rebounds, and Parsons added 15 points. 

Isaiah Canaan scored a career high 15 points, while Terrence Jones added 14 points and 5 rebounds in 24 minutes.

The Rockets caught on fire in the 2nd quarter, outscoring the Nuggets 47-25 to take a 17 point lead at halftime. The 3rd quarter would turn out to be the complete opposite, however, as the Nuggets outscored the Rockets 36-19 to tie the game heading into the 4th quarter.

Trailing 114-101 with 3:55 left in the game, Harden scored 9 of the last Rockets’ 16 points, including a 3-pointer that tied the game at 117 with 10 seconds left. Randy Foye would then airball a fadeaway at the buzzer.

Denver Nuggets

STARTERS

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

38

7-17

0-0

2-2

3

10

13

1

1

2

2

4

-15

16

34

8-14

3-5

0-0

1

5

6

3

1

4

2

1

+14

19

27

6-9

1-1

2-4

4

3

7

0

2

1

4

1

0

15

47

11-24

2-7

0-0

2

6

8

15

3

0

7

5

-1

24

35

4-11

2-4

1-2

0

1

1

2

0

0

3

3

-12

11

BENCH

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

19

3-9

0-4

1-2

2

7

9

1

1

0

1

4

-3

7

19

2-4

0-0

1-1

1

4

5

1

0

1

0

1

+5

5

6

1-3

0-0

0-0

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

2

-8

2

39

9-16

6-10

2-2

1

3

4

4

0

0

2

3

-5

26

DNP LEFT GROIN STRAIN

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

TOTALS

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Fast break points:   22Points in the paint:   60Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   21 (27)

Houston Rockets

STARTERS

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

24

6-16

0-1

2-2

1

4

5

0

2

3

1

1

-17

14

42

5-11

2-6

3-5

2

1

3

3

2

1

3

3

+22

15

43

6-11

0-0

6-11

7

16

23

1

3

3

2

1

+11

18

34

7-12

1-4

4-4

2

0

2

5

3

0

3

2

+9

19

43

9-23

3-10

11-12

0

4

4

10

4

0

5

3

+1

32

BENCH

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

16

0-3

0-0

0-2

1

2

3

1

1

1

0

2

-9

0

11

2-3

2-3

0-0

0

3

3

1

0

0

1

1

+9

6

19

5-8

4-7

1-2

1

0

1

2

0

1

0

2

-4

15

32

5-11

1-5

0-2

1

5

6

1

0

1

0

4

+3

11

DNP RIGHT KNEE SURGERY

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP

TOTALS

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Fast break points:   36Points in the paint:   54Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   15 (25)