| Rockets | 26 | 34 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 111 | Final |
| Nuggets | 36 | 34 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 124 | Box |
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| Tot. | Shtng | Pct. | Other |
| Rockets | MI | FGPCT | TPPCT | FTPCT | FBPPG |
| Brodric Thomas | 8.1 | 0.330 | 0.600 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Christian Wood | 36.49 | 0.450 | 0.500 | 0.800 | 19 |
| P.J. Tucker | 26.59 | 0.750 | 0.000 | 0.750 | 17 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 28.56 | 0.110 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 4 |
| Sterling Brown | 30.4 | 0.630 | 0.000 | 0.400 | 16 |
| David Nwaba | 31.58 | 0.450 | 0.600 | 0.330 | 13 |
| James Harden | 31.3 | 0.630 | 1.000 | 0.560 | 38 |
| Bruno Caboclo | 19.31 | 0.330 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 25.27 | 0.330 | 0.000 | 0.330 | 8 |
| Nuggets | MI | FGPCT | TPPCT | FTPCT | FBPPG |
| Vlatko Cancar | 3.37 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3.37 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -1 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 5.27 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 3 |
| Bol Bol | 5.09 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 |
| R.J. Hampton | 4.07 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 |
| Paul Millsap | 24.44 | 0.880 | 0.670 | 0.750 | 18 |
| Gary Harris | 28.57 | 0.600 | 0.000 | 0.330 | 16 |
| Will Barton | 22.44 | 0.420 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 8 |
| Monte Morris | 23.3 | 0.710 | 0.330 | 0.330 | 18 |
| Jamal Murray | 31.04 | 0.500 | 0.430 | 0.670 | 16 |
| PJ Dozier | 19.39 | 0.200 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 5 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23.38 | 0.450 | 0.670 | 0.330 | 19 |
| Nikola Jokic | 34.07 | 0.730 | 0.670 | 1.000 | 46 |
| Team Totals | MI | FGPCT | TPPCT | FTPCT | FBPPG |
| Rockets | 237.6 | 0.453 | 0.739 | 0.410 | 13 |
| Nuggets | 227.8 | 0.536 | 0.577 | 0.452 | 11.46 |
