The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 128-125 on Dec 15, 2025 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 39 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 42 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14-27 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 5 |
| Kevin Durant | 44 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 43 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Amen Thompson | 44 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Reed Sheppard | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-17 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Steven Adams | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Clint Capela | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 256 | 122 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 46-92 | 11-24 | 19-26 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13-27 | 5-9 | 8-11 | 6 |
| Jamal Murray | 43 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 14-15 | 3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 40 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 43 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Spencer Jones | 41 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Peyton Watson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 238 | 126 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 42-82 | 15-34 | 27-33 | 26 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 11, 2025: LAC 113, HOU 115 · Next Dec 18, 2025: HOU 128, NO 133
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 11, 2025: DEN 136, SAC 105 · Next Dec 18, 2025: ORL 115, DEN 126