MargusHouston Rockets at Denver Nuggets
- 5:00 PM EST
- NBA
Match odds
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Box score
| HOU | Team stats | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | PF | 20 |
| 8 | BLK | 2 |
| 115 | P | 101 |
| 6 | STL | 9 |
| 24 | A | 21 |
| 47 | REB | 39 |
| 19 | TO | 11 |
| 51 | FG% | 40 |
| 78 | freeThrowPct | 83 |
| 54 | threePointPct | 28 |
| 39 | FGM | 37 |
| 18 | FTM | 19 |
| 9 | sourcePlayerRows | 11 |
| 38 | DREB | 29 |
| 9 | OREB | 10 |
| 19 | 3PM | 8 |
| 77 | FGA | 92 |
| 23 | FTA | 23 |
| 35 | 3PA | 29 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 40 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 57.1% | 5-6 | 83.3% | 10-11 | 90.9% | 18 |
| Reed Sheppard | 30 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9-15 | 60.0% | 6-9 | 66.7% | 4-4 | 100.0% | 10 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 38 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-14 | 57.1% | 5-11 | 45.5% | 1-2 | 50.0% | 21 |
| Amen Thompson | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 50.0% | 0-2 | 0.0% | 2-4 | 50.0% | 19 |
| Josh Okogie | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 3-5 | 60.0% | 0-0 | — | 6 |
| Alperen Sengun | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0-0 | — | 24 |
| Steven Adams | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0% | 0-0 | — | 1-2 | 50.0% | -10 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | -6 |
| Aaron Holiday | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0-0 | — | -12 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 29 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9-20 | 45.0% | 1-4 | 25.0% | 6-7 | 85.7% | -20 |
| Jamal Murray | 35 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 3-7 | 42.9% | 5-6 | 83.3% | -12 |
| Bruce Brown | 28 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 0-1 | 0.0% | 2-2 | 100.0% | -7 |
| Jalen Pickett | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 0-1 | 0.0% | 2-2 | 100.0% | 1 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | -10 |
| Spencer Jones | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 1-5 | 20.0% | 0-0 | — | 1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 2-5 | 40.0% | 0-0 | — | -22 |
| Cameron Johnson | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 20.0% | 1-3 | 33.3% | 1-1 | 100.0% | -14 |
| Hunter Tyson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 0-2 | 0.0% | 0-0 | — | 7 |
| Julian Strawther | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 0-0 | — | 2-3 | 66.7% | 7 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0.0% | 1-2 | 50.0% | -1 |
Recent form
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3HOU wins
5DEN winsLast 8 meetings with a stored final score.
League table
Full table →| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Los Angeles Lakers | 8-2 |
| 2 |  Oklahoma City Thunder | 8-2 |
| 3 |  San Antonio Spurs | 7-2 |
| 4 |  Portland Trail Blazers | 6-2 |
| 5 |  Golden State Warriors | 7-3 |
| 6 |  Minnesota Timberwolves | 7-3 |
| 7 | Houston Rockets | 7-3 |
| 8 |  Memphis Grizzlies | 6-3 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | 5-3 |
| 10 |  Dallas Mavericks | 5-4 |
| 11 |  New Orleans Pelicans | 4-5 |
| 12 |  Phoenix Suns | 3-5 |
| 13 |  Los Angeles Clippers | 1-7 |
| 14 |  Utah Jazz | 1-8 |
| 15 |  Sacramento Kings | 1-8 |
About this match
Houston Rockets beat Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 in the NBA.
Recent form: Houston Rockets have won 2 of their last 5, Denver Nuggets 5 of their last 5.
In the 8 recent meetings on record, Houston Rockets won 3 and Denver Nuggets won 5. The last one finished HOU 125, DEN 128 on Dec 15, 2025.
Alperen Sengun leads Houston Rockets in points (21.5 PPG).
Jamal Murray leads Denver Nuggets in points (24.3 PPG).