Top Performers
Points
39
Jokić
DEN
Rebounds
15
Jokić
DEN
Assists
10
Sengun
HOU
Threes
5
Jokić
DEN
47-93 (50.5%)
FG%
43-85 (50.6%)
12-25 (48.0%)
3PM
15-34 (44.1%)
19-26 (73.1%)
FTM
27-33 (81.8%)
46
Rebounds
38
12
Offensive Rebounds
7
34
Defensive Rebounds
31
29
Assists
24
7
Steals
10
8
Blocks
5
16
Turnovers
11
12
Points Off Turnovers
17
10
Fastbreak Points
13
56
Points In Paint
42
19
Second Chance Points
12
25
Fouls
28
3
Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
1
9
Biggest Lead
9
8
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
17
Ties
16
2025-26 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder | 24 | 2 | .923 | |
| 2 |  Nuggets | 19 | 6 | .760 | 4.5 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 18 | 7 | .720 | 5.5 |
| 4 |  Spurs | 18 | 7 | .720 | 5.5 |
| 5 |  Rockets | 16 | 7 | .696 | 6.5 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 17 | 9 | .654 | 7.0 |
| 7 |  Suns | 14 | 12 | .538 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Warriors | 13 | 14 | .481 | 11.5 |
| 9 |  Grizzlies | 12 | 14 | .462 | 12.0 |
| 10 |  Jazz | 10 | 15 | .400 | 13.5 |
| 11 |  Trail Blazers | 10 | 16 | .385 | 14.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks | 10 | 17 | .370 | 14.5 |
| 13 |  Kings | 6 | 20 | .231 | 18.0 |
| 14 |  Clippers | 6 | 20 | .231 | 18.0 |
| 15 |  Pelicans | 5 | 22 | .185 | 19.5 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets squeaked out a win over the Houston Rockets, 128 to 125, yesterday.
Game Info
December 15, 2025
Peacock
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#15 Zach Zarba (Head Official)
#9 Natalie Sago
#80 JD Ralls
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thompson #1 | 44 | 14 | 12 (4) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 46.1 |
K. Durant #7 | 44 | 25 | 5 (0) | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 5 | 3 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 71.3 |
J. Smith Jr. #10 | 43 | 16 | 10 (2) | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 72.7 |
A. Sengun #28 | 42 | 33 | 10 (4) | 10 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 4 | 5 | 14-27 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 55.7 |
J. Okogie #20 | 28 | 16 | 4 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | +9 | 3 | 3 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 84.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sheppard #15 | 32 | 14 | 3 (0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 5-17 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 39.1 |
S. Adams #12 | 15 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 79.8 |
A. Holiday #0 | 10 | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
C. Capela #30 | 7 | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 56.8 |
J. Green #32 | |||||||||||||
F. VanVleet #5 | |||||||||||||
D. Finney-Smith #2 | |||||||||||||
J. Tate #8 | |||||||||||||
T. Eason #17 | |||||||||||||
JD Davison #4 | |||||||||||||
T. Smith #21 | |||||||||||||
I. Crawford #27 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 125 | 46 (12) | 29 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 47-93 | 12-25 | 19-26 | 59.8 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Watson #8 | 6 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
S. Jones #21 | 41 | 11 | 3 (0) | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 61.9 |
C. Johnson #23 | 43 | 13 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 65.8 |
N. Jokić #15 | 42 | 39 | 15 (4) | 10 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 6 | 13-27 | 5-9 | 8-11 | 61.2 |
J. Murray #27 | 43 | 35 | 3 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 3 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 14-15 | 74.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hardaway Jr. #10 | 40 | 13 | 1 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 57.4 |
B. Brown #11 | 27 | 2 | 9 (2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
J. Valančiūnas #17 | 14 | 8 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 2 | 6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 80.0 |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 9 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
A. Gordon #32 | |||||||||||||
C. Braun #0 | |||||||||||||
J. Strawther #3 | |||||||||||||
H. Tyson #5 | |||||||||||||
J. Pickett #24 | |||||||||||||
D. Holmes II #14 | |||||||||||||
T. Bates #7 | |||||||||||||
C. Jones #1 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 128 | 38 (7) | 24 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 43-85 | 15-34 | 27-33 | 64.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
J. Okogie makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
1Q 11:36
P. Watson makes 22' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 11:07
3-3
J. Murray makes driving finger roll
1Q 10:05
3-5
K. Durant makes free throw 1/1
1Q 09:46
4-5
A. Sengun makes 11' turnaround fadeaway
1Q 09:29
6-5
C. Johnson makes 15' fadeaway
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 09:17
6-7
A. Sengun makes 16' pullup
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
1Q 09:04
8-7
A. Sengun makes 17' pullup
1Q 08:38
10-7
P. Watson makes cutting dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 08:18
10-9
J. Okogie makes running dunk
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 07:30
12-9
A. Sengun makes driving finger roll
1Q 07:06
14-9
J. Murray makes driving reverse layup
1Q 06:46
14-11
K. Durant makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
1Q 06:27
17-11
J. Murray makes 26' pullup three
1Q 06:14
17-14
A. Sengun makes 3' driving hook shot
Assisted by K. Durant
1Q 05:53
19-14
K. Durant makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:48
20-14
K. Durant makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:48
21-14
N. Jokić makes 25' three
Assisted by B. Brown
1Q 04:10
21-17
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 15' running pullup
Assisted by B. Brown
1Q 03:23
21-19
A. Thompson makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by A. Sengun
1Q 02:58
23-19
J. Smith Jr. makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 02:24
26-19
K. Durant makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:51
27-19
K. Durant makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:51
28-19
J. Valančiūnas makes 4' turnaround jump shot
1Q 01:30
28-21
K. Durant makes 14' turnaround fadeaway
1Q 01:10
30-21
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 24' running three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 00:30
30-24
A. Holiday makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
2Q 10:47
33-24
J. Valančiūnas makes 9' turnaround fadeaway
Assisted by B. Brown
2Q 10:22
33-26
T. Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1/3
2Q 09:54
33-27
T. Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2/3
2Q 09:54
33-28
T. Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3/3
2Q 09:54
33-29
J. Valančiūnas makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by T. Hardaway Jr.
2Q 08:57
33-31
J. Smith Jr. makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Sengun
2Q 08:33
35-31
Z. Nnaji makes dunk
Assisted by B. Brown
2Q 08:09
35-33
C. Capela makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:48
36-33
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 10' driving bank floater
Assisted by J. Valančiūnas
2Q 06:34
36-35
J. Valančiūnas makes 12' turnaround fadeaway
Assisted by T. Hardaway Jr.
2Q 06:03
36-37
R. Sheppard makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by A. Thompson
2Q 05:50
39-37
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:28
39-38
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:28
39-39
K. Durant makes 11' turnaround fadeaway
2Q 04:48
41-39
N. Jokić makes tip layup
2Q 04:18
41-41
A. Thompson makes driving layup
2Q 03:55
43-41
A. Thompson makes free throw 1/2
2Q 03:41
44-41
A. Thompson makes free throw 2/2
2Q 03:41
45-41
S. Jones makes 6' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 03:24
45-43
J. Murray makes layup
2Q 02:59
45-45
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:42
46-45
A. Sengun makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:42
47-45
N. Jokić makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 02:29
47-48
A. Sengun makes running layup
Assisted by A. Thompson
2Q 01:44
49-48
N. Jokić makes 7' turnaround hook shot
2Q 01:28
49-50
N. Jokić makes driving layup
2Q 01:06
49-52
S. Jones makes driving finger roll
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 00:32
49-54
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
2Q 00:32
49-55
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
2Q 00:32
49-56
C. Johnson makes running dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 00:24
49-58
K. Durant makes 12' pullup
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
2Q 00:05
51-58
A. Thompson makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 11:10
53-58
J. Murray makes driving layup
3Q 10:48
53-60
J. Okogie makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
3Q 10:28
56-60
J. Okogie makes running dunk
Assisted by K. Durant
3Q 10:12
58-60
C. Johnson makes tip layup
3Q 10:03
58-62
A. Sengun makes driving layup
3Q 09:28
60-62
J. Murray makes free throw 1/3
3Q 09:15
60-63
J. Murray makes free throw 2/3
3Q 09:15
60-64
J. Murray makes free throw 3/3
3Q 09:15
60-65
J. Smith Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by K. Durant
3Q 08:54
63-65
K. Durant makes 17' pullup
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 08:26
65-65
N. Jokić makes 7' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 08:08
65-67
J. Okogie makes driving finger roll
3Q 07:41
67-67
A. Thompson makes dunk
Assisted by K. Durant
3Q 07:17
69-67
J. Murray makes 25' stepback three
3Q 06:58
69-70
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 06:20
69-73
J. Okogie makes tip layup
3Q 05:54
71-73
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:12
71-74
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:12
71-75
K. Durant makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:53
72-75
K. Durant makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:53
73-75
J. Okogie makes driving dunk
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
3Q 04:32
75-75
K. Durant makes 8' turnaround fadeaway
3Q 03:56
77-75
R. Sheppard makes running dunk
3Q 03:08
79-75
N. Jokić makes 24' pullup three
Assisted by C. Johnson
3Q 02:59
79-78
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 02:17
79-79
S. Adams makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by K. Durant
3Q 02:01
81-79
K. Durant makes 15' fadeaway
3Q 01:34
83-79
C. Johnson makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 01:27
83-82
A. Thompson makes 5' driving floater
3Q 01:09
85-82
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:56
85-83
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:56
85-84
S. Adams makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:43
86-84
N. Jokić makes putback layup
3Q 00:33
86-86
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:09
86-87
B. Brown makes running layup
3Q 00:01
86-89
J. Smith Jr. makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Holiday
4Q 11:24
89-89
C. Johnson makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 11:09
89-92
A. Sengun makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by A. Thompson
4Q 10:58
91-92
R. Sheppard makes 20' stepback
Assisted by A. Sengun
4Q 10:31
93-92
J. Murray makes 26' running pullup three
Assisted by C. Johnson
4Q 09:49
93-95
A. Sengun makes putback layup
4Q 09:19
95-95
N. Jokić makes putback layup
4Q 08:54
95-97
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
4Q 08:47
95-98
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:15
95-99
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:15
95-100
A. Thompson makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:26
96-100
A. Thompson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:26
97-100
N. Jokić makes 15' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 07:05
97-102
R. Sheppard makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Thompson
4Q 06:43
100-102
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/2
4Q 05:23
101-102
A. Sengun makes free throw 2/2
4Q 05:23
102-102
S. Jones makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:17
102-103
N. Jokić makes 9' turnaround jump shot
4Q 03:47
102-105
A. Sengun makes 10' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 03:28
104-105
N. Jokić makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 03:11
104-108
C. Johnson makes free throw 1/2
4Q 02:45
104-109
J. Smith Jr. makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
4Q 02:21
107-109
A. Sengun makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by K. Durant
4Q 01:39
109-109
N. Jokić makes 29' three
4Q 01:20
109-112
R. Sheppard makes 26' pullup three
4Q 01:09
112-112
S. Jones makes 24' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 00:55
112-115
K. Durant makes 27' pullup three
Assisted by A. Sengun
4Q 00:36
115-115
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:18
115-116
A. Sengun makes 2' driving hook shot
4Q 00:02
117-116
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
4Q 00:02
117-117
J. Murray makes 10' turnaround fadeaway
OT 04:12
117-119
J. Murray makes driving layup
OT 03:44
117-121
S. Jones makes 23' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
OT 02:59
117-124
A. Sengun makes driving layup
OT 02:41
119-124
J. Smith Jr. makes 8' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by K. Durant
OT 02:02
121-124
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
OT 01:40
121-125
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
OT 01:40
121-126
R. Sheppard makes free throw 1/2
OT 01:23
122-126
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
OT 00:47
122-127
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
OT 00:47
122-128
A. Sengun makes cutting layup
Assisted by R. Sheppard
OT 00:37
124-128
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/1
OT 00:37
125-128
47-93 (50.5%)
FG%
43-85 (50.6%)
12-25 (48.0%)
3PM
15-34 (44.1%)
19-26 (73.1%)
FTM
27-33 (81.8%)
46
Rebounds
38
12
Offensive Rebounds
7
34
Defensive Rebounds
31
29
Assists
24
7
Steals
10
8
Blocks
5
16
Turnovers
11
12
Points Off Turnovers
17
10
Fastbreak Points
13
56
Points In Paint
42
19
Second Chance Points
12
25
Fouls
28
3
Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
1
9
Biggest Lead
9
8
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
17
Ties
16
