Houston
Rockets
115
–
101
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 115 |
| DEN | 29 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 101 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Reed Sheppard
HOU
28
PTS
2
REB
6
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending57.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.35
Impact Composite57.2
Hustle: 25.5Defense: 29.9Impact: 1.8
60.0% FG6-9 from 33 steals6 deflections6 contested shots3 loose balls recovered+10 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 39.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
HOU
31
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+18
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-14 (57.1%)
3PT5-6
FT10-11
TS%82.3%
eFG%75.0%
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG118
DRTG95
NET+23
31 points57.1% FG5-6 from 37 contested shots+18 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 65.5 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 30:21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +24 |
| Amen Thompson | 38:18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +19 |
| Josh Okogie | 28:38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Kevin Durant | 39:32 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 5-6 | 83% | 10-11 | 91% | +18 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 38:29 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 5-11 | 46% | 1-2 | 50% | +21 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 30:00 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9-15 | 60% | 6-9 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | +10 |
| Steven Adams | 25:14 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Aaron Holiday | 7:57 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 47 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 39-77 | 51% | 19-35 | 54% | 18-23 | 78% | — |
Jeff Green —
Clint Capela —
Jae'Sean Tate —
JD Davison —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | 31:53 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -14 |
| Spencer Jones | 27:50 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 29:08 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9-20 | 45% | 1-4 | 25% | 6-7 | 86% | -20 |
| Jamal Murray | 34:35 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 31% | 3-7 | 43% | 5-6 | 83% | -12 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 29:54 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 15:43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jalen Pickett | 22:22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11:19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Hunter Tyson | 4:46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Julian Strawther | 4:46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +7 |
| Bruce Brown | 27:44 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 39 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 37-92 | 40% | 8-29 | 28% | 19-23 | 83% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU39/77 (51%)
Paint
17/29 (59%)
Mid
5/19 (26%)
3PT
19/35 (54%)
ATB3 48%RA 70%Corner 3 64%Paint 31%Mid 22%
DEN37/92 (40%)
Paint
25/47 (53%)
Mid
5/22 (23%)
3PT
10/31 (32%)
RA 60%ATB3 32%Paint 40%Mid 9%Corner 3 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Spencer Jones
defended Kevin Durant
7.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Spencer Jones
held Kevin Durant
7.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Bruce Brown
vs Reed Sheppard
2.0 min • 8 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Jabari Smith Jr. | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Steven Adams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | — | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | 4.6m 7pts 33% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 4.6m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 3pts 33% | 2.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 4.7m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Spencer Jones | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 7.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | 5.4m 11pts 39% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 50% |
| Bruce Brown | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 2.7m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 8pts 100% | — |
| Jalen Pickett | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.7m 6pts 67% | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 6pts 50% |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.0m 4pts 33% | 4.2m 2pts 33% | 3.9m 6pts 33% | 2.8m 2pts 100% | 4.0m 5pts 14% | 3.7m 8pts 44% | 3.1m 14pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = HOU leads
DEN Largest Lead
5
Q2 0:31
HOU Largest Lead
21
Q4 7:14
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 11:03 – Q2 0:31
0 → +5
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 4:23 – Q2 5:30
+2 → -5
HOU 11-0 run
Q2 4:23 – Q2 6:00
+2 → -8
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 10:45 – Q3 11:32
-8 → -13