Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets
Lead tracker
HOU leadsBiggest lead HOU 9, DEN 9DEN leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 30 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 8 | 125 |
 DEN | 24 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 128 |
Who won: Nuggets 128-125
The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 128-125 in overtime on Monday, December 15, 2025 at Ball Arena. The Nuggets lead the series 2-0. The Nuggets outscored the Rockets 34-21 in the 2nd quarter. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (39). Alperen Sengun led the Rockets in points (33).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron JohnsonF | 43 | 13 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +8 |
| Spencer JonesF | 41 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +1 |
| Nikola JokicC | 42 | 39 | 13-27 | 5-9 | 8-11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | +1 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 43 | 35 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 14-15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 |
| Peyton WatsonG | 6 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Zeke NnajiF | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Jonas ValanciunasC | 14 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | +6 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G | 40 | 13 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| Bruce BrownG | 27 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
