Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 15, 2025

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
HOU	30	21	35	31	8	125
DEN	24	34	31	28	11	128

Game Recap

Denver runs its win streak to 5 games, holding off the Rockets 128-125 in overtime behind Nikola Jokic's 39-point triple-double.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	44	8-14	2-3	7-8	5	7	1	5	5	3	+2	25
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	43	6-11	4-6	0-0	10	4	0	1	2	4	-1	16
28Alperen SengunC	42	14-27	0-2	5-6	10	10	2	1	4	5	-6	33
20Josh OkogieSG	27	7-9	2-3	0-1	4	0	2	0	3	3	+9	16
1Amen ThompsonPG	43	5-13	0-1	4-5	12	6	0	0	1	3	-3	14
12Steven Adams	15	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	3	-8	3
15Reed Sheppard	31	5-17	3-9	1-2	3	1	2	1	0	2	+5	14
30Clint Capela	6	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-6	1
0Aaron Holiday	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-7	3
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	-	47-9350.5%	12-2548.0%	19-2673.1%	46	29	7	8	16	25	-	125

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	40	4-8	2-4	1-2	3	0	2	3	0	5	+1	11
8Peyton WatsonPF	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-3	5
15Nikola JokicC	42	13-27	5-9	8-11	15	10	2	1	4	6	+1	39
23Cameron JohnsonSG	43	5-9	2-5	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	3	+8	13
27Jamal MurrayPG	43	9-17	3-5	14-15	3	5	0	0	3	3	-4	35
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	39	4-10	2-8	3-3	1	2	2	0	0	2	+4	13
11Bruce Brown	27	1-3	0-0	0-0	9	4	3	0	1	2	-3	2
17Jonas Valanciūnas	13	4-5	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	6	+6	8
22Zeke Nnaji	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+5	2
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8550.6%	15-3444.1%	27-3381.8%	38	24	10	4	10	28	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Sengun: Tip to Thompson
+3 (11:36) Okogie 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
30
+3 (11:07) Watson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
33
(10:50) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:50) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(10:45) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:45) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(10:39) Smith Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:25) MISS Watson 3PT Jump Shot
(10:23) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:17) MISS Durant 16' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:05) Murray 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
35
(9:46) NUGGETS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Jones ) (J.Ralls)
+1 (9:46) Durant Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
45
(9:42) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Ralls)
+2 (9:29) Sengun 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
65
+2 (9:17) Johnson 15' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
67
+2 (9:04) Sengun 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
87
(8:52) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(8:49) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:38) Sengun 17' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
107
+2 (8:18) Watson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
109
(7:52) MISS Durant 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:51) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:36) MISS Watson 1' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:34) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:30) Okogie 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
129
(7:19) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:16) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:11) MISS Sengun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:08) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:06) Sengun 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
149
(7:05) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:46) Murray 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
1411
+3 (6:27) Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
1711
+3 (6:14) Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1714
(6:09) Watson Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
+2 (5:53) Sengun 3' Driving Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
1914
(5:41) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(5:38) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:29) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:29) Hardaway Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(5:24) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:24) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
(5:10) MISS Smith Jr. 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:06) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:57) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:54) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:48) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (4:48) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2014
+1 (4:48) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2114
(4:39) MISS Murray 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:39) Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:38) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:24) MISS Sheppard 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:21) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:10) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2117
(3:46) Adams OFF.Foul (P1) (Z.Zarba)
(3:46) Adams Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:37) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:34) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:27) MISS Thompson 2' Driving Layup
(3:26) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:23) Hardaway Jr. 15' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2119
+2 (2:58) Thompson 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST)
2319
(2:41) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:32) MISS Jokic 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:31) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (2:24) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2619
(2:12) Adams P.FOUL (P2.T1) (Z.Zarba)
(1:59) MISS Jokic 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:55) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:51) Hardaway Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Sago)
+1 (1:51) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2719
+1 (1:51) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2819
+2 (1:30) Valanciunas 4' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2821
+2 (1:10) Durant 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (10 PTS)
3021
(0:54) Smith Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
(0:47) MISS Jokic 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:45) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:39) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:37) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(0:37) MISS Thompson Tip Layup Shot
(0:35) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:30) Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
3024
(0:07) MISS Thompson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:04) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

HOU

DEN

125Points128

47-93(50.5%)Field Goal(%)43-85(50.6%)

12-25(48.0%)3-Point(%)15-34(44.1%)

19-26(73.1%)Free Throw(%)27-33(81.8%)

46(12)Rebounds(Offensive)38(7)

29Assists24

7Steals10

8Blocks4

16Turnovers10

25Fouls28

56Pts In The Paint42

10Fast Break Pts15

12Pts Off Turnovers17

21Bench Pts25

9Largest Lead9

Game Details

Monday, December 15, 2025 · 9:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,596 (102.6%)

tv: Peacock