The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 112-109 on Nov 21, 2025 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Reed Sheppard led the Rockets with 27 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 39 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11-20 | 4-8 | 8-10 | 5 |
| Jamal Murray | 41 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-16 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Cameron Johnson | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 34 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 219 | 102 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 36-68 | 11-27 | 19-25 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard | 37 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 43 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10-18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 37 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-20 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 6 |
| Alperen Sengun | 36 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Kevin Durant | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 23 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Clint Capela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 226 | 108 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 41-90 | 14-33 | 12-19 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Nov 19, 2025: DEN 125, NO 118 · Next Nov 22, 2025: SAC 128, DEN 123
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Nov 19, 2025: HOU 114, CLE 104 · Next Nov 24, 2025: HOU 114, PHX 92