NBA 2025-2026
December 20, 2025
Match Summary
DENVER NUGGETS lost to HOUSTON ROCKETS 101-115 on December 20, 2025 in the NBA 2025-2026. HOUSTON ROCKETS won by a 14-point margin. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 31 points. DENVER NUGGETS shot 40.2% from the field while HOUSTON ROCKETS managed 50.6%. DENVER NUGGETS collected 39 rebounds and HOUSTON ROCKETS grabbed 47. This game was played as part of the NBA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Kevin Durant SF PF
37 yrs (1988) 6'10" - 2.08m
Efficiency Leader
Reed Sheppard PG
21 yrs (2004) 6'3" - 1.91m
DENVER NUGGETS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | * Jamal Murray | 34:35 | 16 | 4/13 | 1/6 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 23 | * Cameron Johnson | 31:53 | 6 | 2/10 | 1/7 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | * Tim Hardaway Jr. | 29:54 | 8 | 3/9 | 1/4 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | * Nikola Jokic | 29:08 | 25 | 9/20 | 8/16 | 1/4 | 6/7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | * Spencer Jones | 27:50 | 9 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Bruce Brown Jr. | 27:44 | 12 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 24 | Jalen Pickett | 22:22 | 10 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Jonas Valanciunas | 15:43 | 10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Zeke Nnaji | 11:19 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 3 | Julian Strawther | 04:46 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hunter Tyson | 04:46 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 101 | 37/92 | 29/63 | 8/29 | 19/23 | 29 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 102 |
HOUSTON ROCKETS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | * Kevin Durant | 39:32 | 31 | 8/14 | 3/8 | 5/6 | 10/11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | * Jabari Smith Ii | 38:29 | 22 | 8/14 | 3/3 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| 1 | * Amen Thompson | 38:18 | 16 | 7/14 | 7/12 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 28 | * Alperen Sengun | 30:21 | 8 | 4/9 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | * Josh Okogie | 28:38 | 9 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Reed Sheppard | 30:00 | 28 | 9/15 | 3/6 | 6/9 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Steven Adams | 25:14 | 1 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 0 | Aaron Holiday | 07:57 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 8 | Jae'sean Tate | 01:30 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 239:59 | 115 | 39/77 | 20/42 | 19/35 | 18/23 | 38 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 138 |
* Players marked with * are starters.