Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 13, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	36	29	37	24	126
HOU	23	29	19	40	111

Game Recap

Denver defeats Houston, 126-111.Denver moves to 50-32 as the Rockets fall to 52-30. Denver secures the third seed.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	29	8-12	3-6	0-0	7	0	0	2	1	2	+21	19
32Aaron GordonPF	26	7-13	1-3	3-3	7	3	2	1	3	0	+21	18
15Nikola JokicC	30	7-10	3-5	1-2	7	7	2	1	1	3	+34	18
0Christian BraunSG	31	4-7	0-1	3-3	7	6	0	0	1	2	+32	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	24	6-16	1-4	3-3	7	3	0	0	1	0	+20	16
4Russell Westbrook	22	5-9	0-3	7-8	0	6	0	0	1	1	+8	17
24Jalen Pickett	19	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2	-7	0
8Peyton Watson	17	3-6	2-3	1-2	4	0	1	1	0	0	+7	9
6DeAndre Jordan	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	-9	4
3Julian Strawther	9	2-5	0-1	5-6	0	1	1	0	0	1	-19	9
23Trey Alexander	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	-10	2
22Zeke Nnaji	6	0-1	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-10	1
5Hunter Tyson	4	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	-13	2
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8851.1%	10-2934.5%	26-3183.9%	47	28	7	6	9	13	-	126

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	22	3-9	2-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-17	8
1Amen ThompsonPF	26	6-9	0-1	3-4	6	6	1	1	1	3	-15	15
28Alperen SengunC	23	7-14	0-0	0-0	5	4	0	1	0	1	-8	14
4Jalen GreenSG	20	0-7	0-1	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	1	-17	2
5Fred VanVleetPG	27	5-13	3-8	2-3	0	3	1	0	3	2	-20	15
12Steven Adams	17	2-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	2	-23	4
17Tari Eason	17	4-11	0-2	0-1	7	3	1	1	1	1	-21	8
32Jeff Green	11	2-6	1-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	-14	5
7Cam Whitmore	17	3-6	2-2	2-2	2	1	1	0	2	1	+9	10
15Reed Sheppard	17	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	7	1	1	1	4	+9	0
2Jock Landale	9	5-5	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+3	11
0Aaron Holiday	9	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	+3	6
19Nate Williams	12	3-5	1-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	3	+16	7
3N'Faly Dante	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	+10	2
45David Roddy	4	2-2	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	+10	4
TOTAL	-	45-10045.0%	12-3435.3%	9-1464.3%	45	32	5	4	10	24	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(11:55) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
(11:43) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:43) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(11:39) MISS Ja. Green 5' Running Finger Roll Layup
(11:37) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:32) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:32) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:07) MISS Brooks 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:52) MISS Murray 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:52) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:51) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:42) MISS Gordon 5' Driving Layup
(10:42) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:41) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(10:41) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:39) Gordon Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (10:22) Sengun 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
02
+2 (10:07) Jokic 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
(9:53) MISS Ja. Green 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:52) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:38) MISS Murray 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:38) Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (9:37) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
42
+2 (9:16) Sengun 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
44
(8:59) Ja. Green S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
(8:59) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:59) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (8:59) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
54
+2 (8:45) Sengun 4' Layup (6 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
56
(8:26) MISS Murray 5' Driving Layup
(8:25) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:08) MISS Thompson 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(8:08) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:07) Thompson Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
58
+2 (7:51) Braun 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
78
(7:30) MISS Brooks 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:29) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:13) MISS Gordon 5' Driving Layup
(7:12) Gordon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
+2 (7:11) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
98
+3 (6:57) Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
911
+2 (6:44) Jokic 3' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
1111
+2 (6:25) Thompson 7' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
1113
(6:08) Thompson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Twardoski)
(6:08) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (5:59) Murray 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1313
(5:46) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (5:46) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1314
+1 (5:46) Ja. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1315
+3 (5:31) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1615
+2 (5:13) Brooks 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
1617
+2 (4:58) Murray 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1817
(4:34) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:33) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:26) Gordon 3' Running Dunk (6 PTS)
2017
(4:10) MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:08) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:07) MISS Sengun 3' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:06) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (3:53) Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2217
(3:52) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(3:32) VanVleet Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:32) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:28) Braun 3' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
2417
+2 (3:15) Thompson 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
2419
(2:56) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:55) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:35) MISS Adams 4' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(2:34) Gordon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
(2:29) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:27) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:20) MISS Ja. Green 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:19) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:18) Adams 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2421
(2:16) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (2:04) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Westbrook 3 AST)
2721
(1:45) MISS Eason 3PT Jump Shot
(1:44) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:28) Westbrook 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2921
(1:16) MISS Eason 2' Driving Layup
(1:16) Pickett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:15) ROCKETS Rebound
+2 (1:13) Eason 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2923
+3 (0:53) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
3223
(0:47) Ja. Green Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:47) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:44) Watson 3' Running Layup (2 PTS)
3423
(0:33) MISS Thompson 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:31) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:13) Je. Green S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (0:13) Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3523
+1 (0:13) Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3623
(0:03) MISS Ja. Green 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:03) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:01) Braun Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:01) Eason STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

126Points111

45-88(51.1%)Field Goal(%)45-100(45.0%)

10-29(34.5%)3-Point(%)12-34(35.3%)

26-31(83.9%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(16)

28Assists32

7Steals5

6Blocks4

9Turnovers10

13Fouls24

64Pts In The Paint62

29Fast Break Pts12

12Pts Off Turnovers9

44Bench Pts57

36Largest Lead3

Game Details

Sunday, April 13, 2025 · 3:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)