Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets
Lead tracker
HOU leadsBiggest lead HOU 21, DEN 5DEN leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 115 |
 DEN | 29 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 101 |
Who won: Rockets 115-101
The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Ball Arena. The Nuggets lead the series 2-1. The Rockets outscored the Nuggets 27-16 in the 2nd quarter. Kevin Durant led the Rockets in points (31). Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (25).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron JohnsonF | 32 | 6 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -14 |
| Spencer JonesF | 28 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 |
| Nikola JokicC | 29 | 25 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -20 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G | 30 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -22 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 35 | 16 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -12 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Hunter TysonF | 5 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7 |
| Zeke NnajiF | 11 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Jonas ValanciunasC | 16 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Bruce BrownG | 28 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | -7 |
| Jalen PickettG | 22 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Julian StrawtherG | 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
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