Houston
Rockets
125
–
128
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Monday, December 15, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 30 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 8 | 125 |
| DEN | 24 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
35
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
-4
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending47.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.39
Impact Composite43.7
Hustle: 13.5Defense: 30.6Impact: -0.4
35 points3 deflectionsonly 29 pts allowed on 73.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
39
PTS
15
REB
10
AST
+1
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-27 (48.1%)
3PT5-9
FT8-11
TS%61.2%
eFG%57.4%
STL2
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG125
DRTG121
NET+4
39 pointsTriple-Double5-9 from 34 deflections11 contested shotsonly 43 pts allowed on 81.7 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 42:29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14-27 | 52% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -6 |
| Josh Okogie | 27:40 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-9 | 78% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | +9 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 43:25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 31:35 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-17 | 29% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Amen Thompson | 43:31 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Clint Capela | 6:32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Kevin Durant | 44:04 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 2-3 | 67% | 7-8 | 88% | +2 |
| Steven Adams | 15:30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| Aaron Holiday | 10:14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 46 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 47-93 | 51% | 12-25 | 48% | 19-26 | 73% | — |
Jae'Sean Tate —
Jeff Green —
JD Davison —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 8:56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Jamal Murray | 43:09 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9-17 | 53% | 3-5 | 60% | 14-15 | 93% | -4 |
| Cameron Johnson | 43:03 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Peyton Watson | 5:51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 39:58 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-8 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 13:43 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Bruce Brown | 27:02 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Spencer Jones | 40:54 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 42:24 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13-27 | 48% | 5-9 | 56% | 8-11 | 73% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 38 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 43-85 | 51% | 15-34 | 44% | 27-33 | 82% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Julian Strawther —
Jalen Pickett —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU47/93 (51%)
Paint
28/50 (56%)
Mid
13/31 (42%)
3PT
12/25 (48%)
RA 62%Paint 43%ATB3 42%Mid 39%Corner 3 67%
DEN43/85 (51%)
Paint
21/39 (54%)
Mid
9/18 (50%)
3PT
15/34 (44%)
RA 57%ATB3 40%Paint 59%Corner 3 56%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Alperen Sengun
6.8 min • 16 pts • 58%
Best Defender
Cameron Johnson
held Jabari Smith Jr.
4.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Alperen Sengun
2.1 min • 12 pts • 71%
| DEN Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Jabari Smith Jr. | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Steven Adams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | 6.8m 16pts 58% | 1.9m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 1.3m 7pts 33% | — | 4.0m 13pts 50% |
| Jamal Murray | — | 2.1m 12pts 71% | 4.6m 2pts 0% | — | — | 5.0m 4pts 33% | 1.5m 6pts 33% | 1.6m 5pts 67% | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 2.2m 5pts 100% | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 3pts 100% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | 4.9m 0pts 0% | — | 3.5m 4pts 67% | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — |
| Spencer Jones | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.7m 2pts 50% | — | 5.7m 8pts 100% | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 4.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | 2.1m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 5pts 25% | — | — | 2.0m 4pts 67% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 0.3m 3pts 100% | 1.3m 4pts 33% | 1.6m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = HOU leads
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q2 11:36
HOU Largest Lead
9
Q1 10:09
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 10:32 – Q2 11:28
+1 → +7
DEN 10-0 run
Q2 10:32 – Q2 11:36
+1 → +9
HOU 11-0 run
Q2 11:55 – Q2 7:31
+7 → -2
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q2 12:00
+7 → +7