HOUSTON -- — Jamal Murray had 39 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points and nine rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat Houston 116-111 on Sunday night to snap the Rockets' nine-game win streak.

Murray, who scored 17 in the first half, had 17 in the third quarter as Denver outscored the Rockets 39-22 in the quarter to take a 96-79 lead.

Russell Westbrook had 14 points off the bench, Aaron Gordon scored 13 points with eight assists and DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 15 rebounds for the Nuggets, which shot 51% and were 10 of 21 on 3-pointers.

Jalen Green scored 30 points, and Dillon Brooks added 21 points for Houston. Alperen Sengun had 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and Steven Adams finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets, which shot 44% and were 11 of 34 from behind the arc.

Trailing 109-100 with 1 ½ minutes left, Houston used a 7-1 run to cut the lead to three on a Sengun layup with 21 seconds left, but Christian Braun made two free throws with 19 seconds remaining to push the lead back to five.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Nikola Jokic missed his fourth straight game with left ankle impingement, and Denver improved to 2-2 with him out of the lineup.

Rockets: Houston remains in second place in the Western Conference with 10 games left, but the Nuggets closed to within a game of Houston.

Key moment

Sengun made one of two free throws with 14 seconds remaining, and Murray made two free throws two seconds later to push the lead to 114-108.

Key stat

Houston finished 22 of 34 from the free throw line, while Denver made 18 of 26.

Up next

Denver hosts the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, while Houston hosts the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	DeAndre Jordan vs. Alperen Sengun (Jalen Green gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:43	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Christian Braun misses two point shot	0	0
11:26	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	0	0
11:13	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	3	0
10:50	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	3	0
10:49	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	3	0
10:49	DeAndre Jordan out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	0
10:38	Fred VanVleet makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	5	0
10:15	Jamal Murray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	5	0
10:14	Jalen Green defensive rebound	5	0
10:04	Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:02	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	5	0
9:44	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	0
9:41	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	5	0
9:33	Dillon Brooks makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	7	0
9:08	Jamal Murray makes layup	7	2
8:44	Alperen Sengun makes 9-foot two point shot	9	2
8:26	Alperen Sengun blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 6-foot two point shot	9	2
8:24	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	9	2
8:15	Dillon Brooks makes 10-foot two point shot	11	2
8:15	Nuggets Full timeout	11	2
8:00	DeAndre Jordan makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	11	4
7:44	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	11	4
7:44	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	12	4
7:44	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	13	4
7:29	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot	13	6
7:07	Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	6
7:05	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	13	6
7:00	Amen Thompson blocks Jamal Murray's two point shot	13	6
6:57	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	13	6
6:55	Michael Porter Jr. makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	13	8
6:34	Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot two point shot	13	8
6:32	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	13	8
6:27	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot	13	10
6:09	Alperen Sengun misses 13-foot jumper	13	10
6:06	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	13	10
5:58	Aaron Gordon misses layup	13	10
5:55	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	13	10
5:50	Dillon Brooks misses two point shot	13	10
5:48	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	13	10
5:43	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)	13	12
5:31	Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	12
5:28	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	13	12
5:16	Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	13	15
5:07	Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	15
5:06	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	13	15
4:53	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	13	17
4:53	Rockets Full timeout	13	17
4:53	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	13	17
4:53	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	13	17
4:53	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	13	17
4:41	Jalen Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)	16	17
4:26	Russell Westbrook traveling	16	17
4:09	Fred VanVleet misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	16	17
4:06	Christian Braun defensive rebound	16	17
3:56	Russell Westbrook misses 10-foot two point shot	16	17
3:56	Nuggets offensive team rebound	16	17
3:56	Steven Adams loose ball foul	16	17
3:56	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Dillon Brooks	16	17
3:56	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	16	17
3:56	Rockets delay of game violation	16	17
3:50	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	16	17
3:50	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	16	18
3:50	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	16	19
3:31	Steven Adams makes 2-foot dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)	18	19
3:07	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot	18	21
2:54	Jalen Green misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	18	21
2:52	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	18	21
2:51	Fred VanVleet shooting foul	18	21
2:51	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	18	22
2:51	Amen Thompson enters the game for Fred VanVleet	18	22
2:51	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	18	22
2:51	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
2:32	Tari Eason makes driving layup	20	23
2:20	Jamal Murray makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	20	25
1:57	Amen Thompson misses 6-foot two point shot	20	25
1:57	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	20	25
1:57	Amen Thompson misses 1-foot tip shot	20	25
1:56	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	20	25
1:46	Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	25
1:46	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	20	25
1:34	Steven Adams makes 1-foot layup (Jalen Green assists)	22	25
1:34	Jamal Murray shooting foul	22	25
1:34	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jalen Green	22	25
1:34	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 1	22	25
1:34	Rockets offensive team rebound	22	25
1:34	Michael Porter Jr. loose ball foul	22	25
1:34	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	23	25
1:34	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	24	25
1:17	Zeke Nnaji makes 12-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	24	27
59.0	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	24	27
57.1	Steven Adams offensive rebound	24	27
57.1	Steven Adams makes tip shot	26	27
39.0	Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	26	27
36.1	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	26	27
20.1	Peyton Watson shooting foul	26	27
20.1	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	26	27
20.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	26	27
20.1	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	26	27
20.1	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Steven Adams	26	27
20.1	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	27	27
4.1	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun	27	27
4.1	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	27	27
0.0	Jamal Murray misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	27
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	27	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	27

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Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

11:00 PM, March 23, 2025

Coverage

Space City Home Network, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,055

Referees

Bill Kennedy, Tre Maddox, Jenna Schroeder

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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