The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Dec 20, 2025 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 40 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 5-6 | 10-11 | 2 |
| Reed Sheppard | 30 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9-15 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 38 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-14 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Amen Thompson | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Alperen Sengun | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Steven Adams | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 232 | 115 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 39-75 | 19-34 | 18-23 | 19 |
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 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 5 |
| Jamal Murray | 35 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Spencer Jones | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Cameron Johnson | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Julian Strawther | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Team | 208 | 87 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 31-80 | 8-26 | 17-21 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 18, 2025: HOU 128, NO 133 · Next Dec 21, 2025: HOU 124, SAC 125
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 18, 2025: ORL 115, DEN 126 · Next Dec 22, 2025: UTAH 112, DEN 135