Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Nov 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	25	21	34	32	112
HOU	12	37	29	31	109

Game Recap

The Nuggets hang on and defeated the Rockets, 112-109. The Nuggets have won 9 of their last 10 and improve to 12-3, while the Rockets snap a 5-game win streak and fall to 10-4. The Nuggets improve to 2-1 in West Group C play, while the Rockets fall to 1-2 in West Group C play.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Peyton WatsonSF	34	3-5	0-0	3-4	10	3	1	1	3	2	+15	9
32Aaron GordonPF	3	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	+4	1
15Nikola JokicC	39	11-20	4-8	8-10	10	9	2	2	4	5	+4	34
23Cameron JohnsonSG	32	2-6	1-2	4-4	5	1	1	1	1	3	-3	9
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	10-16	3-7	3-4	2	10	1	1	4	2	+6	26
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	31	5-11	2-7	0-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	+4	12
17Jonas Valanciūnas	16	4-8	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	1	+1	8
11Bruce Brown	20	4-8	0-2	2-2	1	3	3	1	0	3	-15	10
21Spencer Jones	21	1-1	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	4	-1	3
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-7652.6%	11-2937.9%	21-2777.8%	38	28	8	7	14	20	-	112

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Jabari Smith Jr.SF	36	7-20	5-11	2-3	11	4	0	1	3	6	-8	21
28Alperen SengunPF	36	6-14	0-1	2-3	5	6	1	0	4	5	-16	14
12Steven AdamsC	23	2-2	0-0	1-3	8	2	0	0	1	1	+14	5
7Kevin DurantSG	35	5-15	1-5	2-3	8	2	2	1	2	3	-7	13
1Amen ThompsonPG	43	10-18	1-2	1-1	7	2	2	0	3	3	-10	22
30Clint Capela	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-8	0
15Reed Sheppard	36	9-13	5-8	4-6	0	4	2	0	1	2	+13	27
20Josh Okogie	11	2-6	2-6	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	+4	6
0Aaron Holiday	13	0-3	0-3	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	+3	1
4JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9344.1%	14-3638.9%	13-2065.0%	41	21	8	2	14	22	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball Adams vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:43) Murray 11' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:34) Thompson 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+3 (11:19) Murray 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
52
(11:04) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
+2 (10:55) Sengun 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
54
(10:38) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:37) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:16) MISS Smith Jr. 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:58) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Kirkland)
(9:58) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:58) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (9:58) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
64
(9:42) Johnson S.FOUL (P2.T2) (C.Kirkland)
(9:42) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:42) ROCKETS Rebound
(9:42) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:42) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:23) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:22) ROCKETS Rebound
(9:10) MISS Thompson 3' Driving Layup
(9:05) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:02) Watson 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
84
(8:49) MISS Smith Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(8:47) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:42) Gordon Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:39) Murray Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
(8:26) MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
(8:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:02) MISS Valanciunas 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:58) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:58) Durant STEAL (1 STL)
(7:54) MISS Sengun 21' Jump Shot
(7:53) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:49) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:49) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(7:43) MISS Hardaway Jr. 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:40) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(7:38) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:34) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (7:24) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
114
(7:01) MISS Durant 14' Jump Shot
(7:00) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:49) MISS Valanciunas 12' Hook Shot
(6:49) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:38) MISS Thompson 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:38) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:31) Durant 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
116
+2 (6:11) Valanciunas 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
136
(5:55) MISS Sengun 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:53) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:48) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:48) Durant STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:43) Durant 2' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
138
(5:32) Sengun P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Orr)
(5:32) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:24) MISS Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:21) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:20) Smith Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:20) ROCKETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(5:07) MISS Valanciunas 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:06) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:55) MISS Capela 7' Driving Layup
(4:55) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:52) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:51) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:34) MISS Smith Jr. 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:33) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:23) Jokic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
168
(4:00) MISS Sengun 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:00) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:50) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(3:50) Capela STEAL (1 STL)
(3:38) MISS Capela 2' Alley Oop Dunk
(3:36) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:32) Watson 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
188
(3:11) Smith Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:11) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(3:07) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Taylor)
(3:07) MISS Watson Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:07) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (3:07) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
198
(2:55) Sheppard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:55) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(2:43) Okogie S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Kirkland)
(2:43) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:43) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:43) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (2:43) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
208
(2:23) MISS Durant 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:22) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:22) MISS Smith Jr. 1' Tip Layup Shot
(2:22) Nuggets Rebound
(2:04) MISS Jokic 10' Driving Layup
(2:02) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:52) MISS Watson 8' Layup
(1:52) Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:48) Watson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(1:48) MISS Watson 1' Putback Layup
(1:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(1:47) MISS Jokic Tip Layup Shot
(1:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
(1:47) Smith Jr. P.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Orr)
(1:47) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:47) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (1:47) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
218
+2 (1:30) Durant 13' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2110
+2 (1:12) Jokic 8' Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2310
+2 (0:52) Sheppard 8' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
2312
(0:43) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:29) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:29) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (0:25) Brown 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2512
(0:06) MISS Okogie 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:04) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:02) MISS Thompson 4' Layup
(0:01) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS Sengun 16' Tip Layup Shot
(0:01) ROCKETS Rebound
(0:01) ROCKETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
(0:01) NUGGETS Heave
(0:01) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

112Points109

40-76(52.6%)Field Goal(%)41-93(44.1%)

11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)14-36(38.9%)

21-27(77.8%)Free Throw(%)13-20(65.0%)

38(11)Rebounds(Offensive)41(18)

28Assists21

8Steals8

7Blocks2

14Turnovers14

20Fouls22

40Pts In The Paint50

17Fast Break Pts17

14Pts Off Turnovers20

33Bench Pts34

13Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, November 21, 2025 · 9:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,108 (99.0%)

tv: Prime Video