Denver
Nuggets
112
–
109
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Friday, November 21, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 25 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 112 |
| HOU | 12 | 37 | 29 | 31 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
26
PTS
2
REB
10
AST
+6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending56.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite40.9
Hustle: 9.5Defense: 30.4Impact: 1.0
Double-Double62.5% FGonly 23 pts allowed on 67.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
34
PTS
10
REB
9
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-20 (55.0%)
3PT4-8
FT8-10
TS%69.7%
eFG%65.0%
STL2
BLK2
TOV4
ORTG123
DRTG121
NET+2
34 pointsDouble-Double55.0% FG4-8 from 35 deflections10 contested shotsonly 20 pts allowed on 60.4 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 40:32 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10-16 | 63% | 3-7 | 43% | 3-4 | 75% | +6 |
| Aaron Gordon | 3:21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Peyton Watson | 34:14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +15 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 31:30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-1 | 0% | +4 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 16:14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brown | 20:52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Spencer Jones | 21:44 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 39:20 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11-20 | 55% | 4-8 | 50% | 8-10 | 80% | +4 |
| Cameron Johnson | 32:13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 38 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 40-76 | 53% | 11-29 | 38% | 21-27 | 78% | — |
Jalen Pickett —
Hunter Tyson —
Zeke Nnaji —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard | 36:45 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-13 | 69% | 5-8 | 63% | 4-6 | 67% | +13 |
| Josh Okogie | 11:07 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 36:57 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7-20 | 35% | 5-11 | 46% | 2-3 | 67% | -8 |
| Amen Thompson | 43:27 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-18 | 56% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -10 |
| Clint Capela | 3:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Durant | 35:15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-15 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-3 | 67% | -7 |
| Steven Adams | 23:07 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +14 |
| Aaron Holiday | 13:29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 36:09 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6-14 | 43% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -16 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 41 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 41-93 | 44% | 14-36 | 39% | 13-20 | 65% | — |
Jeff Green —
Jae'Sean Tate —
JD Davison —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN40/76 (53%)
Paint
20/31 (65%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
12/30 (40%)
ATB3 43%RA 80%Paint 41%Mid 56%Corner 3 0%
HOU41/93 (44%)
Paint
25/44 (57%)
Mid
9/28 (32%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
RA 68%Paint 39%Corner 3 33%ATB3 44%Mid 11%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Peyton Watson
10.4 min • 6 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Steven Adams
held Nikola Jokić
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jabari Smith Jr.
vs Jamal Murray
3.5 min • 6 pts • 33%
| HOU Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 4pts 67% | 6.3m 6pts 75% | — | 2.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 3.4m 4pts 25% |
| Kevin Durant | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 10.4m 6pts 33% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — |
| Alperen Sengun | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 7.6m 2pts 14% | 1.3m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 3pts 100% | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 5.3m 5pts 14% | 3.5m 6pts 33% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% |
| Reed Sheppard | — | 3.3m 5pts 100% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 4.5m 6pts 100% | 3.9m 3pts 50% |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | — | 4.3m 2pts 100% | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% |
| Other | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 2pts 0% | — | 0.6m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 9pts 57% | 1.8m 5pts 33% | 2.1m 9pts 75% | — | 2.7m 6pts 75% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = DEN leads
HOU Largest Lead
5
Q4 3:06
DEN Largest Lead
13
Q1 10:13
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 7:37 – Q1 10:13
-8 → -13
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 3:43 – Q2 5:05
-11 → -5
HOU 10-0 run
Q2 6:56 – Q2 8:10
-8 → -1
HOU 12-0 run
Q2 6:56 – Q2 8:46
-8 → +1