Top Performers
Points
31
Durant
HOU
Rebounds
12
Adams
HOU
Assists
7
Murray
DEN
Threes
6
Sheppard
HOU
39-77 (50.6%)
FG%
37-92 (40.2%)
19-35 (54.3%)
3PM
8-29 (27.6%)
18-23 (78.3%)
FTM
19-23 (82.6%)
47
Rebounds
39
9
Offensive Rebounds
10
38
Defensive Rebounds
29
24
Assists
21
6
Steals
9
8
Blocks
2
19
Turnovers
11
17
Points Off Turnovers
24
14
Fastbreak Points
13
34
Points In Paint
50
10
Second Chance Points
19
20
Fouls
20
2
Technical Fouls
3
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
21
Biggest Lead
5
11
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
4
Ties
4
2025-26 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 7 | .816 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 11 | .703 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 25 | 12 | .676 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 22 | 12 | .647 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 22 | 15 | .595 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 20 | 18 | .526 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 13.0 | |
| 10 | 16 | 21 | .432 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 14 | 23 | .378 | 16.5 | |
| 12 | 13 | 23 | .361 | 17.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 24 | .333 | 18.0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 29 | .216 | 22.5 | |
| 15 | 8 | 31 | .205 | 23.5 |
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The Denver Nuggets were decisively beaten by the Houston Rockets, 115 to 101, on December 20.
Game Info
December 20, 2025
NBA TV
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#8 Marc Davis (Head Official)
#37 Eric Dalen
#95 Tyler Ricks
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thompson #1 | 38 | 16 | 4 (2) | 6 | 2 | 2 | +19 | 3 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 50.8 |
K. Durant #7 | 40 | 31 | 6 (0) | 5 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 3 | 2 | 8-14 | 5-6 | 10-11 | 82.3 |
J. Smith Jr. #10 | 38 | 22 | 10 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 4 | 3 | 8-14 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 73.9 |
A. Sengun #28 | 30 | 8 | 6 (0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +24 | 5 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 44.4 |
J. Okogie #20 | 29 | 9 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 90.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sheppard #15 | 30 | 28 | 2 (0) | 6 | 3 | 2 | +10 | 1 | 4 | 9-15 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 83.5 |
S. Adams #12 | 25 | 1 | 12 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10.2 |
A. Holiday #0 | 8 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 3 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Tate #8 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. Green #32 | |||||||||||||
C. Capela #30 | |||||||||||||
F. VanVleet #5 | |||||||||||||
D. Finney-Smith #2 | |||||||||||||
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 | 115 | 47 (9) | 24 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 39-77 | 19-35 | 18-23 | 66.0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jones #21 | 28 | 9 | 4 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 56.3 |
C. Johnson #23 | 32 | 6 | 4 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 28.7 |
N. Jokić #15 | 29 | 25 | 7 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -20 | 5 | 5 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 54.2 |
T. Hardaway Jr. #10 | 30 | 8 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -22 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 44.4 |
J. Murray #27 | 35 | 16 | 4 (0) | 7 | 2 | 0 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 51.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #11 | 28 | 12 | 12 (3) | 1 | 2 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 5 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 67.6 |
J. Pickett #24 | 22 | 10 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 63.5 |
J. Valančiūnas #17 | 16 | 10 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 11 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 26.6 |
J. Strawther #3 | 5 | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 30.1 |
H. Tyson #5 | 5 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
A. Gordon #32 | |||||||||||||
P. Watson #8 | |||||||||||||
C. Braun #0 | |||||||||||||
D. Holmes II #14 | |||||||||||||
T. Bates #7 | |||||||||||||
C. Jones #1 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 101 | 39 (10) | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 37-92 | 8-29 | 19-23 | 49.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
A. Sengun makes driving finger roll
Assisted by K. Durant
1Q 11:25
A. Thompson makes tip layup
1Q 10:23
S. Jones makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 10:07
4-2
K. Durant makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
1Q 09:55
7-2
J. Smith Jr. makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Okogie
1Q 08:59
10-2
S. Jones makes cutting layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 08:19
10-4
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 24' running three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 07:42
10-7
J. Smith Jr. makes 20' pullup
1Q 07:22
12-7
C. Johnson makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 07:13
12-10
A. Thompson makes dunk
Assisted by A. Sengun
1Q 06:49
14-10
N. Jokić makes 4' turnaround hook shot
1Q 06:29
14-12
N. Jokić makes 5' driving hook shot
1Q 05:47
14-14
K. Durant makes free throw 1/3
1Q 05:31
15-14
K. Durant makes free throw 2/3
1Q 05:31
16-14
K. Durant makes free throw 3/3
1Q 05:31
17-14
S. Jones makes running finger roll
1Q 04:55
17-16
N. Jokić makes driving layup
1Q 04:29
17-18
T. Hardaway Jr. makes running dunk
Assisted by S. Jones
1Q 04:10
17-20
R. Sheppard makes 25' pullup three
1Q 04:00
20-20
J. Murray makes 25' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 03:35
20-23
R. Sheppard makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 03:21
23-23
R. Sheppard makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 02:16
26-23
S. Jones makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Valančiūnas
1Q 00:56
26-26
J. Murray makes 27' three
Assisted by S. Jones
1Q 00:10
26-29
B. Brown makes running reverse layup
2Q 11:29
26-31
K. Durant makes 24' three
Assisted by R. Sheppard
2Q 09:50
29-31
J. Valančiūnas makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by C. Johnson
2Q 09:32
29-33
K. Durant makes 27' pullup three
2Q 09:15
32-33
J. Valančiūnas makes 3' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by C. Johnson
2Q 08:56
32-35
R. Sheppard makes 18' pullup
Assisted by A. Thompson
2Q 08:30
34-35
J. Valančiūnas makes putback layup
2Q 08:08
34-37
K. Durant makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:37
35-37
K. Durant makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:37
36-37
J. Okogie makes 23' three
Assisted by R. Sheppard
2Q 07:00
39-37
J. Okogie makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
2Q 06:30
42-37
J. Okogie makes 27' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
2Q 06:00
45-37
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:40
45-38
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:40
45-39
A. Thompson makes layup
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
2Q 05:20
47-39
A. Thompson makes dunk
Assisted by R. Sheppard
2Q 05:04
49-39
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:26
49-40
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:26
49-41
A. Sengun makes cutting dunk
Assisted by K. Durant
2Q 04:13
51-41
K. Durant makes 11' pullup
2Q 02:59
53-41
N. Jokić makes driving layup
2Q 02:10
53-43
N. Jokić makes 5' bank hook shot
2Q 00:39
53-45
J. Smith Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by K. Durant
3Q 11:46
56-45
N. Jokić makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 10:13
56-48
J. Smith Jr. makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 09:44
59-48
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 09:03
59-51
A. Sengun makes driving dunk
3Q 08:47
61-51
N. Jokić makes putback layup
3Q 08:23
61-53
K. Durant makes 12' turnaround jump shot
3Q 08:08
63-53
A. Thompson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 07:18
64-53
J. Valančiūnas makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 05:39
64-55
J. Smith Jr. makes 27' running pullup three
Assisted by K. Durant
3Q 05:06
67-55
C. Johnson makes driving dunk
3Q 04:55
67-57
C. Johnson makes free throw 1/1
3Q 04:55
67-58
K. Durant makes 15' pullup
3Q 04:12
69-58
J. Pickett makes 23' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 03:22
69-60
B. Brown makes 6' floater
3Q 02:38
69-62
J. Valančiūnas makes 14' jump shot
Assisted by J. Pickett
3Q 02:06
69-64
A. Sengun makes driving layup
3Q 01:46
71-64
J. Pickett makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:29
71-65
J. Pickett makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:29
71-66
R. Sheppard makes 26' pullup three
3Q 01:15
74-66
R. Sheppard makes 24' running three
Assisted by A. Thompson
3Q 00:56
77-66
R. Sheppard makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:28
78-66
R. Sheppard makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:28
79-66
R. Sheppard makes 25' pullup three
3Q 00:02
82-66
N. Jokić makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by C. Johnson
4Q 11:48
82-68
K. Durant makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Thompson
4Q 11:12
85-68
J. Pickett makes 23' jump shot
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 10:57
85-70
R. Sheppard makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:08
86-70
R. Sheppard makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:08
87-70
B. Brown makes cutting layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 10:01
87-72
K. Durant makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:53
88-72
K. Durant makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:53
89-72
K. Durant makes free throw 1/1
4Q 08:40
90-72
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:35
90-73
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:35
90-74
R. Sheppard makes driving finger roll
4Q 07:46
92-74
J. Murray makes 7' driving floater
4Q 07:41
92-76
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
4Q 07:41
92-77
J. Smith Jr. makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:24
93-77
J. Murray makes 23' stepback three
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 07:10
93-80
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
4Q 07:10
93-81
A. Thompson makes 6' turnaround hook shot
4Q 06:47
95-81
K. Durant makes 27' three
Assisted by R. Sheppard
4Q 06:34
98-81
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:24
98-82
J. Smith Jr. makes 24' three
Assisted by K. Durant
4Q 06:03
101-82
N. Jokić makes 10' driving floater
4Q 05:41
101-84
K. Durant makes free throw 1/2
4Q 05:22
102-84
K. Durant makes free throw 2/2
4Q 05:22
103-84
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/1
4Q 05:22
103-85
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
4Q 05:19
103-86
J. Smith Jr. makes cutting dunk
Assisted by R. Sheppard
4Q 04:59
105-86
A. Thompson makes running dunk
4Q 04:46
107-86
B. Brown makes running layup
Assisted by J. Strawther
4Q 04:05
107-88
B. Brown makes free throw 1/1
4Q 04:05
107-89
J. Pickett makes 17' pullup
4Q 03:33
107-91
Z. Nnaji makes free throw 1/2
4Q 03:06
107-92
B. Brown makes putback layup
4Q 02:35
107-94
B. Brown makes free throw 1/1
4Q 02:35
107-95
J. Pickett makes driving finger roll
Assisted by B. Brown
4Q 02:16
107-97
S. Adams makes free throw 2/2
4Q 02:10
108-97
R. Sheppard makes running dunk
4Q 02:02
110-97
A. Thompson makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:14
111-97
J. Strawther makes free throw 1/3
4Q 01:07
111-98
J. Strawther makes free throw 3/3
4Q 01:07
111-99
J. Smith Jr. makes cutting dunk
Assisted by A. Thompson
4Q 01:00
113-99
A. Thompson makes cutting dunk
Assisted by R. Sheppard
4Q 00:28
115-99
H. Tyson makes putback layup
4Q 00:11
115-101
39-77 (50.6%)
FG%
37-92 (40.2%)
19-35 (54.3%)
3PM
8-29 (27.6%)
18-23 (78.3%)
FTM
19-23 (82.6%)
47
Rebounds
39
9
Offensive Rebounds
10
38
Defensive Rebounds
29
24
Assists
21
6
Steals
9
8
Blocks
2
19
Turnovers
11
17
Points Off Turnovers
24
14
Fastbreak Points
13
34
Points In Paint
50
10
Second Chance Points
19
20
Fouls
20
2
Technical Fouls
3
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
21
Biggest Lead
5
11
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
4
Ties
4
