Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 15, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	28	41	33	26	128
DEN	23	25	33	27	108

Game Recap

The Rockets win their fifth straight game and 7th straight on the road as they defeated the undermanned Nuggets, 128-108 tonight. The Rockets move to 27-12 while the Nuggets fall to 24-16.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	26	2-5	2-4	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	1	+17	6
1Amen ThompsonPF	34	4-8	0-0	3-7	9	0	4	2	2	2	+20	11
28Alperen SengunC	25	9-21	0-1	2-2	9	8	2	0	1	1	+17	20
4Jalen GreenSG	29	10-16	6-10	8-8	1	5	0	1	1	2	+13	34
5Fred VanVleetPG	35	6-13	4-9	0-0	1	8	3	0	0	3	+18	16
8Jae'Sean Tate	17	3-5	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	-6	6
12Steven Adams	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	0	+6	2
7Cam Whitmore	23	7-11	2-4	0-0	9	1	1	1	1	1	+5	16
32Jeff Green	20	3-6	2-5	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	4	+13	8
0Aaron Holiday	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	1	-2	0
15Reed Sheppard	6	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
19Nate Williams	5	4-4	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	-1	9
17Tari Eason	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jabari Smith Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-9452.1%	17-3844.7%	13-1776.5%	40	28	14	6	8	19	-	128

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	34	10-11	2-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	-17	22
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	23	2-4	0-2	4-7	3	0	0	1	2	2	-20	8
6DeAndre JordanC	23	0-0	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	3	1	2	-19	0
4Russell WestbrookSG	24	6-14	3-5	2-2	4	2	1	0	5	3	-15	17
27Jamal MurrayPG	29	8-14	4-5	2-2	4	5	0	0	5	2	-17	22
8Peyton Watson	22	4-8	1-3	1-2	3	0	0	3	1	0	-7	10
3Julian Strawther	24	3-9	2-6	2-2	1	3	0	0	3	2	-4	10
9Dario Šaric	18	3-4	0-0	2-4	4	5	0	0	0	1	-2	8
24Jalen Pickett	18	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	0	-3	2
5Hunter Tyson	7	1-3	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	+2	4
22Zeke Nnaji	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	2
23Trey Alexander	5	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	+1	3



TOTAL	-	40-7553.3%	14-2948.3%	14-2166.7%	36	22	4	7	18	16	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jordan vs. Sengun: Tip to Porter Jr.
(11:48) Westbrook Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (11:30) VanVleet 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
30
(11:10) MISS Murray 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:09) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:09) Brooks P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
(11:01) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(11:01) Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
(10:58) MISS VanVleet 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:55) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:41) Murray 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
33
+2 (10:23) Ja. Green 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
53
(10:01) MISS Westbrook 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:57) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:52) MISS Sengun 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:50) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:46) Braun Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (9:37) Thompson 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
73
+3 (9:16) Westbrook 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
76
+2 (8:57) Sengun 3' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
96
+2 (8:40) Braun 7' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
98
+3 (8:28) Ja. Green 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST)
128
(8:28) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(8:28) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (8:28) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
138
(8:08) MISS Murray 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:02) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:00) MISS Thompson 4' Running Layup
(7:59) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:56) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(7:34) MISS Sengun 7' Floating Jump Shot
(7:33) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:25) Murray 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
1310
+2 (7:12) Thompson 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1510
(6:46) NUGGETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
(6:35) Sengun Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:21) MISS Westbrook 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:20) VanVleet S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
+1 (6:20) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1511
(6:20) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:18) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:02) MISS Sengun 6' Driving Hook Shot
(6:02) Jordan BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:58) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:57) MISS Sengun 5' Putback Layup
(5:57) Jordan BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:57) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:50) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T6)
(5:50) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(5:50) Jordan S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
+1 (5:50) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1611
(5:50) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:50) Rockets Rebound
(5:50) Porter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (D.Collins)
(5:39) MISS VanVleet 4' Layup
(5:39) Jordan BLOCK (3 BLK)
(5:36) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:34) MISS Ja. Green 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:31) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:24) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T7)
(5:24) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(5:18) MISS Sengun 4' Running Layup
(5:18) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:18) Rockets Rebound
(5:11) MISS Ja. Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:08) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:53) Braun 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1613
+3 (4:35) VanVleet 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1913
(4:12) MISS Murray 4' Layup
(4:12) Ja. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:06) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:57) Jordan S.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Taylor)
+1 (3:57) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2013
+1 (3:57) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2113
+2 (3:41) Strawther 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2115
(3:19) MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:16) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:12) Ja. Green S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Collins)
(3:12) MISS Watson Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:12) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (3:12) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2116
(3:00) MISS Ja. Green 3' Driving Layup
(3:00) Rockets Rebound
+2 (2:50) Adams 2' Layup (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
2316
+2 (2:34) Braun 3' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
2318
(2:23) Brooks Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:23) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:08) MISS Strawther 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:04) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:49) Whitmore 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
2618
(1:34) Tate P.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Taylor)
(1:27) MISS Strawther 3' Driving Layup
(1:27) Whitmore BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:27) NUGGETS Rebound
(1:23) Strawther Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
(1:23) Thompson STEAL (2 STL)
(1:16) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:16) Pickett STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:12) Pickett 4' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2620
+2 (0:50) Tate 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2820
(0:33) MISS Pickett 6' Floating Jump Shot
(0:27) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:22) Braun 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2823
(0:21) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(0:03) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:03) Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

DEN

128Points108

49-94(52.1%)Field Goal(%)40-75(53.3%)

17-38(44.7%)3-Point(%)14-29(48.3%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)14-21(66.7%)

40(14)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

28Assists22

14Steals4

6Blocks7

8Turnovers18

19Fouls16

56Pts In The Paint46

25Fast Break Pts7

34Pts Off Turnovers8

41Bench Pts39

24Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,837 (103.9%)