Dec 20, 2025
5:00 PM (Eastern Time)
NBA Basketball
Ball Arena, Denver CO
Final

Box Score

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
26 27 29 33 115
Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
29 16 21 35 101

Game Leaders

Points

HOU Kevin Durant
31
HOU
DEN Nikola Jokic
25
DEN

Rebounds

HOU Steven Adams
12
HOU
DEN Bruce Brown
12
DEN

Assists

HOU Reed Sheppard
6
HOU
DEN Jamal Murray
7
DEN

Team Statistics

Stat Houston Rockets Denver Nuggets
Points 115 101
Field Goals 39-77 (51%) 37-92 (40%)
3-Point 19-35 (54%) 8-29 (28%)
Free Throws 18-23 (78%) 19-23 (83%)
Rebounds 47 (9 Off, 38 Def) 39 (10 Off, 29 Def)
Assists 24 21
Steals 6 9
Blocks 9 2
Turnovers 19 11
Personal Fouls 20 20

Field Goal %

51%
40%
HOU HOU
DEN DEN

3-Point %

54%
28%
HOU HOU
DEN DEN

Rebounds

47
39
HOU HOU
DEN DEN

Assists

24
21
HOU HOU
DEN DEN

Steals

6
9
HOU HOU
DEN DEN

Blocks

9
2
HOU HOU
DEN DEN

Player Statistics

Houston Rockets Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets
Player MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT STL BLK TO PF +/-
Kevin Durant 40 31 6 5 8-14 5-6 10-11 0 1 3 2 +18
Reed Sheppard 30 28 2 6 9-15 6-9 4-4 3 2 1 4 +10
Jabari Smith Jr. 38 22 10 2 8-14 5-11 1-2 0 2 4 3 +21
Amen Thompson 38 16 4 6 7-14 0-2 2-4 2 2 3 2 +19
Josh Okogie 29 9 3 1 3-5 3-5 0-0 0 1 0 4 +6
Alperen Sengun 30 8 6 4 4-9 0-1 0-0 1 1 5 3 +24
Steven Adams 25 1 12 0 0-4 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 -10
Jae'Sean Tate 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 -6
Aaron Holiday 8 0 4 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 3 1 -12
Player MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT STL BLK TO PF +/-
Nikola Jokic 29 25 7 5 9-20 1-4 6-7 0 0 5 5 -20
Jamal Murray 35 16 4 7 4-13 3-7 5-6 2 0 2 0 -12
Bruce Brown 28 12 12 1 5-8 0-1 2-2 2 1 0 5 -7
Jonas Valanciunas 16 10 1 1 5-10 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 -10
Jalen Pickett 22 10 4 1 4-7 0-1 2-2 0 0 1 2 +1
Spencer Jones 28 9 4 2 4-8 1-5 0-0 2 0 0 2 +1
Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 8 2 0 3-9 2-5 0-0 1 0 2 3 -22
Cameron Johnson 32 6 4 3 2-10 1-3 1-1 1 0 0 1 -14
Hunter Tyson 5 2 1 0 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 +7
Julian Strawther 5 2 0 1 0-2 0-0 2-3 0 0 0 0 +7
Zeke Nnaji 11 1 0 0 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 -1
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 T
Houston Rockets - - - - 115
Denver Nuggets - - - - 101

Away Box Score

Houston Rockets
Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PT+/-
Kevin DurantF 40 31 6 5 0 1 3 8-14 5-6 +18
Jabari Smith Jr.F 38 22 10 2 0 1 4 8-14 5-11 +21
Alperen SengunC 30 8 6 4 1 1 5 4-9 0-1 +24
Josh OkogieG 29 9 3 1 0 1 0 3-5 3-5 +6
Amen ThompsonG 38 16 4 6 2 2 3 7-14 0-2 +19
Jae'Sean TateF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 -6
Steven AdamsC 25 1 12 0 0 0 0 0-4 0-0 -10
Aaron HolidayG 8 0 4 0 0 0 3 0-2 0-1 -12
Reed SheppardG 30 28 2 6 3 2 1 9-15 6-9 +10
Totals 115 47 24 6 8 19 39-77 19-35

Away Box Score

Denver Nuggets
Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PT+/-
Cameron JohnsonF 32 6 4 3 1 0 0 2-10 1-3 -14
Spencer JonesF 28 9 4 2 2 0 0 4-8 1-5 +1
Nikola JokicC 29 25 7 5 0 0 5 9-20 1-4 -20
Tim Hardaway Jr.G 30 8 2 0 1 0 2 3-9 2-5 -22
Jamal MurrayG 35 16 4 7 2 0 2 4-13 3-7 -12
Hunter TysonF 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-2 +7
Zeke NnajiF 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 -1
Jonas ValanciunasC 16 10 1 1 1 1 1 5-10 0-0 -10
Bruce BrownG 28 12 12 1 2 1 0 5-8 0-1 -7
Jalen PickettG 22 10 4 1 0 0 1 4-7 0-1 +1
Julian StrawtherG 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 +7
Totals 101 39 21 9 2 11 37-92 8-29

Recent Scoring

QClkScorePlay
Q4 5:22 102–85 Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:22 103–85 Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
Q4 5:19 103–86 Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:59 105–86 Jabari Smith Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
Q4 4:46 107–86 Amen Thompson makes running dunk
Q4 4:05 107–88 Bruce Brown makes running layup (Julian Strawther assists)
Q4 4:05 107–89 Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:33 107–91 Jalen Pickett makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 3:06 107–92 Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 107–94 Bruce Brown makes two point shot
Q4 2:35 107–95 Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:16 107–97 Jalen Pickett makes 1-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Q4 2:10 108–97 Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 110–97 Reed Sheppard makes 1-foot running dunk
Q4 1:14 111–97 Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 111–98 Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:06 111–99 Julian Strawther makes free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:00 113–99 Jabari Smith Jr. makes dunk (Amen Thompson assists)
Q4 28.8 115–99 Amen Thompson makes dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
Q4 11.9 115–101 Hunter Tyson makes two point shot