HOU
DENTop Performers
Points
28
Billups
DEN
Rebounds
15
Scola
HOU
Assists
5
Lowry
HOU
Threes
4
Sandiford-Artest
HOU
34-80 (42.5%)
FG%
32-84 (38.1%)
9-20 (45.0%)
3PM
8-17 (47.1%)
20-35 (57.1%)
FTM
23-26 (88.5%)
50
Rebounds
46
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
39
Defensive Rebounds
35
19
Assists
17
7
Steals
5
5
Blocks
5
13
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2008-09 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | |
| 2 |  Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 |
| 3 |  Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 |
| 4 |  Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 |
| 8 |  Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 9 |  Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36.0 |
| 11 |  Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 |
| 12 |  Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 |
| 13 |  Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42.0 |
| 14 |  Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46.0 |
| 15 |  Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Houston Rockets, 97 to 95, on March 9, 2009.
Game Info
March 8, 2009
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Sandiford-Artest #37 | 37 | 22 | 6 (1) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-20 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 48.6 |
S. Battier #31 | 37 | 8 | 7 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 68.0 |
L. Scola #4 | 32 | 4 | 15 (4) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 5 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 28.6 |
Y. Ming #11 | 27 | 15 | 7 (1) | 2 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 3 | 6 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 55.0 |
A. Brooks #0 | 25 | 19 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 62.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Landry #14 | 29 | 12 | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 53.6 |
K. Lowry #7 | 24 | 7 | 2 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 43.3 |
V. Wafer #13 | 14 | 7 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 40.0 |
B. Barry #31 | 8 | 3 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
C. Hayes #44 | 7 | 0 | 5 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Anthony #15 | 39 | 21 | 7 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 8-21 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 47.0 |
K. Martin #4 | 24 | 6 | 7 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
Nene #31 | 38 | 10 | 8 (2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | -11 | 1 | 6 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 29.8 |
D. Jones #1 | 13 | 5 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 52.5 |
C. Billups #1 | 44 | 28 | 7 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 3 | 9-21 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 58.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JR Smith #5 | 33 | 15 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 59.3 |
C. Andersen #11 | 22 | 2 | 7 (2) | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
L. Kleiza #43 | 21 | 6 | 6 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 77.3 |
J. Hart #1 | 4 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
34-80 (42.5%)
FG%
32-84 (38.1%)
9-20 (45.0%)
3PM
8-17 (47.1%)
20-35 (57.1%)
FTM
23-26 (88.5%)
50
Rebounds
46
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
39
Defensive Rebounds
35
19
Assists
17
7
Steals
5
5
Blocks
5
13
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
