NBA 2025-2026
December 15, 2025
Match Summary
DENVER NUGGETS defeated HOUSTON ROCKETS 128-125 on December 15, 2025 in the NBA 2025-2026. DENVER NUGGETS won by a 3-point margin. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 39 points. DENVER NUGGETS shot 50.6% from the field while HOUSTON ROCKETS managed 50.5%. DENVER NUGGETS collected 38 rebounds and HOUSTON ROCKETS grabbed 46. This game was played as part of the NBA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Nikola Jokic C
31 yrs (1995) 7'0" - 2.13m
Efficiency Leader
Nikola Jokic C
31 yrs (1995) 7'0" - 2.13m
DENVER NUGGETS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | * Jamal Murray | 43:09 | 35 | 9/17 | 6/12 | 3/5 | 14/15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 23 | * Cameron Johnson | 43:03 | 13 | 5/9 | 3/4 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | * Nikola Jokic | 42:24 | 39 | 13/27 | 8/18 | 5/9 | 8/11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 |
| 21 | * Spencer Jones | 40:54 | 11 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | * Peyton Watson | 05:51 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | 39:58 | 13 | 4/10 | 2/2 | 2/8 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Bruce Brown Jr. | 27:02 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 | Jonas Valanciunas | 13:43 | 8 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | Zeke Nnaji | 08:56 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 265:00 | 128 | 43/85 | 28/51 | 15/34 | 27/33 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 146 |
HOUSTON ROCKETS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | * Kevin Durant | 44:04 | 25 | 8/14 | 6/11 | 2/3 | 7/8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 1 | * Amen Thompson | 43:31 | 14 | 5/13 | 5/12 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | * Jabari Smith Ii | 43:25 | 16 | 6/11 | 2/5 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 28 | * Alperen Sengun | 42:29 | 33 | 14/27 | 14/25 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 |
| 20 | * Josh Okogie | 27:40 | 16 | 7/9 | 5/6 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Reed Sheppard | 31:35 | 14 | 5/17 | 2/8 | 3/9 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Steven Adams | 15:30 | 3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | Aaron Holiday | 10:14 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Clint Ndumba-Capela | 06:32 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 265:00 | 125 | 47/93 | 35/68 | 12/25 | 19/26 | 34 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 146 |
* Players marked with * are starters.