Nuggets (116) vs Rockets (111) · Mar 23, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 23, 2025

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Rockets, 116-111. The Nuggets improve to 45-27, while the Rockets snap a nine game win streak and fall to 46-26.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	30	39	20	116
HOU	27	30	22	32	111

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	7-16	1-3	2-2	9	2	0	0	1	3	17	-4
32Aaron GordonPF	37	5-9	1-3	2-2	4	8	1	0	0	3	13	+9
6DeAndre JordanC	38	5-7	0-0	1-3	15	4	1	0	1	5	11	+5
0Christian BraunSG	34	3-6	1-2	4-4	4	2	0	0	1	0	11	+17
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	15-28	4-6	5-6	4	7	0	0	1	2	39	+19
4Russell Westbrook	23	5-11	2-4	2-4	2	1	1	2	5	6	14	-5
22Zeke Nnaji	11	1-2	0-1	0-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
8Peyton Watson	20	3-8	1-2	2-3	5	3	1	2	0	3	9	-14
24Jalen Pickett	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Čančar	— did not play —												— did not play —
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šarić	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8750.6%	10-2147.6%	18-2669.2%	43	28	5	4	9	23	116	-

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Amen ThompsonSF	31	5-11	1-2	0-4	6	1	1	3	1	5	11	-5
9Dillon BrooksPF	36	8-12	5-8	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	21	-3
28Alperen SengunC	39	6-15	0-1	5-8	14	10	2	1	0	1	17	-6
4Jalen GreenSG	35	8-22	3-12	11-14	2	5	0	0	0	4	30	-6
5Fred VanVleetPG	41	2-12	1-8	2-2	3	5	0	0	1	2	7	-2
17Tari Eason	15	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	1	4	-2
12Steven Adams	22	6-10	0-0	2-4	12	2	0	3	1	3	14	+9
10Jabari Smith Jr.	16	2-4	1-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	7	-10
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Reed Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Cam Whitmore	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-8943.8%	11-3432.4%	22-3464.7%	45	25	4	7	6	20	111	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenhou

(11:56) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Jordan: Tip to Ja. Green
(11:44) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:43) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) MISS Braun 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(11:26) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:13) Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
03
(10:50) MISS Murray 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:49) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:49) Jordan Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:38) VanVleet 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
05
(10:15) MISS Murray 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:14) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:02) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:44) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:41) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:33) Brooks 10' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
07
+2 (9:08) Murray 2' Layup (2 PTS)
27
+2 (8:44) Sengun 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
29
(8:26) MISS Porter Jr. 7' Floating Jump Shot
(8:26) Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:24) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:15) Brooks 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (7 PTS)
211
(8:15) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:00) Jordan 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
411
(7:44) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (7:44) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
412
+1 (7:44) Ja. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
413
+2 (7:29) Murray 11' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
613
(7:07) MISS VanVleet 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:05) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:00) MISS Murray 1' Running Reverse Layup
(7:00) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:57) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:55) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
813
(6:34) MISS Sengun 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:32) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:27) Murray 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1013
(6:09) MISS Sengun 14' Jump Shot
(6:06) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:58) MISS Gordon 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(5:55) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:50) MISS Brooks 2' Running Layup
(5:48) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (5:43) Porter Jr. 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
1213
(5:31) MISS Ja. Green 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:28) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+3 (5:16) Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
1513
(5:07) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:06) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+2 (4:53) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1713
(4:53) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (4:41) Ja. Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
1716
(4:26) Westbrook Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:09) MISS VanVleet 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:06) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:56) MISS Westbrook 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:56) Nuggets Rebound
(3:56) Adams L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Maddox)
(3:56) ROCKETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(3:50) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (3:50) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1816
+1 (3:50) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1916
+2 (3:31) Adams 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
1918
+2 (3:07) Murray 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (10 PTS)
2118
(2:54) MISS Ja. Green 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:52) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:51) VanVleet S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (2:51) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2218
+1 (2:51) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2318
+2 (2:32) Eason Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2320
+2 (2:20) Murray 20' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2520
(1:57) MISS Thompson 7' Floating Jump Shot
(1:57) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:57) MISS Thompson 2' Tip Layup Shot
(1:56) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:46) Westbrook Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (1:34) Adams 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
2522
(1:34) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(1:34) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:34) ROCKETS Rebound
(1:34) Porter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Maddox)
+1 (1:34) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2523
+1 (1:34) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2524
+2 (1:17) Nnaji 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2724
(0:59) MISS Smith Jr. 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:57) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:57) Adams Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
2726
(0:39) MISS Murray 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:36) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:20) Watson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Schroeder)
(0:20) MISS Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:20) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (0:20) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2727
(0:00) MISS Murray 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

116Points111

44-87(50.6%)Field Goal(%)39-89(43.8%)

10-21(47.6%)3-Point(%)11-34(32.4%)

18-26(69.2%)Free Throw(%)22-34(64.7%)

43(10)Rebounds(Offensive)45(16)

28Assists25

5Steals4

4Blocks7

9Turnovers6

23Fouls20

52Pts In The Paint50

14Fast Break Pts0

6Pts Off Turnovers15

25Bench Pts25

19Largest Lead9

Game Details

Sunday, March 23, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)