Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	26	27	29	33	115
DEN	29	16	21	35	101

Game Recap

The Rockets snap a 6-game win streak for the Nuggets, defeating them 115-101. Rockets move to 17-8 as the Nuggets fall to 20-7.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	39	8-14	5-6	10-11	6	5	0	1	3	2	+18	31
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	38	8-14	5-11	1-2	10	2	0	1	4	3	+21	22
28Alperen SengunC	30	4-9	0-1	0-0	6	4	1	1	5	3	+24	8
20Josh OkogieSG	28	3-5	3-5	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	4	+6	9
1Amen ThompsonPG	38	7-14	0-2	2-4	4	6	2	2	3	2	+19	16
12Steven Adams	25	0-4	0-0	1-2	12	0	0	0	0	1	-10	1
15Reed Sheppard	30	9-15	6-9	4-4	2	6	3	2	1	4	+10	28
0Aaron Holiday	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	3	1	-12	0
8Jae'Sean Tate	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
30Clint Capela	— did not play —												— did not play —
4JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-7750.6%	19-3554.3%	18-2378.3%	47	24	6	8	19	20	-	115

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	31	2-10	1-3	1-1	4	3	1	0	0	1	-14	6
21Spencer JonesPF	27	4-8	1-5	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	2	+1	9
15Nikola JokicC	29	9-20	1-4	6-7	7	5	0	0	5	5	-20	25
10Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	29	3-9	2-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	3	-22	8
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	4-13	3-7	5-6	4	7	2	0	2	0	-12	16
11Bruce Brown	27	5-8	0-1	2-2	12	1	2	1	0	5	-7	12
24Jalen Pickett	22	4-7	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	2	+1	10
17Jonas Valanciūnas	15	5-10	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	0	-10	10
22Zeke Nnaji	11	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	1
3Julian Strawther	4	0-2	0-0	2-3	0	1	0	0	0	0	+7	2
5Hunter Tyson	4	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+7	2

TOTAL	-	37-9240.2%	8-2927.6%	19-2382.6%	39	21	9	2	11	20	-	101

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Sengun: Tip to Johnson
(12:00) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(11:42) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:25) Sengun 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
20
(11:11) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:11) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(11:05) Smith Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:55) Hardaway Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:42) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:42) Hardaway Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(10:36) MISS Jones 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:32) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) MISS Durant 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:23) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:23) Thompson Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
40
+2 (10:07) Jones 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
42
+3 (9:55) Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
72
(9:43) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:39) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:34) MISS Thompson 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:32) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:19) MISS Hardaway Jr. 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:18) Rockets Rebound
(9:18) Jokic L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
+3 (8:59) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
102
(8:43) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:41) Rockets Rebound
(8:31) Sengun Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (8:19) Jones 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
104
(8:04) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:58) MISS Johnson 2' Running Layup
(7:58) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:47) Sengun Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(7:47) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:42) Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
107
+2 (7:22) Smith Jr. 20' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
127
+3 (7:13) Johnson 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1210
(7:11) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:49) Thompson 1' Dunk (4 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
1410
+2 (6:29) Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
1412
(6:07) Smith Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(6:07) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:47) Jokic 5' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1414
(5:31) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+1 (5:31) Durant Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
1514
+1 (5:31) Durant Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
1614
+1 (5:31) Durant Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
1714
(5:17) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:15) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:59) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
(4:59) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:55) Jones 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1716
(4:39) MISS Sheppard 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:29) Jokic 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1718
(4:14) MISS Durant 3' Fadeaway Bank Shot
(4:12) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:10) Hardaway Jr. 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
1720
+3 (4:00) Sheppard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2020
(3:41) MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:40) NUGGETS Rebound
+3 (3:35) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2023
+3 (3:21) Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2323
(2:55) MISS Murray 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:53) Rockets Rebound
(2:53) Jokic L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (T.Ricks)
(2:53) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:53) David Adelman Foul:T.FOUL (E.Dalen)
(2:53) MISS Durant Free Throw Technical
(2:53) Rockets Rebound
(2:28) MISS Thompson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:25) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (2:16) Sheppard 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2623
(2:01) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:39) MISS Sheppard 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:35) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:26) MISS Valanciunas 8' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:23) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:09) MISS Thompson 2' Dunk
(1:09) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:06) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:06) MISS Adams 5' Putback Layup
(1:04) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:56) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
2626
(0:36) MISS Holiday 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:31) Adams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(0:31) MISS Adams Tip Layup Shot
(0:30) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:10) Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
2629
(0:01) MISS Sengun 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:01) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:00) MISS Thompson Tip Layup Shot
(0:00) Adams REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

DEN

115Points101

39-77(50.6%)Field Goal(%)37-92(40.2%)

19-35(54.3%)3-Point(%)8-29(27.6%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)

47(9)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

24Assists21

6Steals9

8Blocks2

19Turnovers11

20Fouls20

34Pts In The Paint50

14Fast Break Pts13

17Pts Off Turnovers24

29Bench Pts37

21Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 5:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,955 (104.5%)

tv: NBA TV