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Jamal Murray scores 39 points to lift Denver to 116-111 win over Houston

By AP•Mar 24, 2025

Game Recap

Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

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.

Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

Series tied 1-1

Regular Season Series

HOU at DEN

Thu, Jan 16

128 - 108

Final

DEN at HOU

Sun, Mar 23

116 - 111

Final

DEN at HOU

Sun, Apr 13

126 - 111

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

HOU

44-87FG39-89

51Field Goal %44

10-213PT11-34

48Three Point %32

18-26FT22-34

10Offensive Rebounds16

33Defensive Rebounds29

28Assists25

5Steals4

4Blocks7

9Turnovers6

0Technical Fouls0

15Points Conceded Off Turnovers6

14Fast Break Points0

23Fouls20

19Largest Lead9

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	DEN
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	DEN
12:00	Steven Adams enters the game for Dillon Brooks	27	27
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Tari Eason	27	27
12:00	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	27	27
12:00	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Aaron Gordon	27	27
11:43	Peyton Watson misses alley oop layup	27	27
11:39	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	27	27
11:39	Peyton Watson misses tip shot	27	27
11:38	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	27	27
11:27	Steven Adams makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	29	27
11:15	Steven Adams kicked ball violation	29	27
11:15	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Jalen Pickett	29	27
11:02	Peyton Watson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	29	29
10:42	Peyton Watson blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 25-foot three point jumper	29	29
10:39	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	29	29
10:29	Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	29	29
10:26	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	29	29
10:22	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	29
10:20	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	29	29
10:12	DeAndre Jordan shooting foul	29	29
10:12	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 1 of 2	30	29
10:12	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 2 of 2	31	29
9:58	Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)	31	32
9:37	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	34	32
9:25	Steven Adams blocks Russell Westbrook 's 4-foot two point shot	34	32
9:23	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	34	32
9:22	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	34	32
9:22	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	34	32
9:22	Rockets offensive team rebound	34	32
9:22	Tari Eason enters the game for Steven Adams	34	32
9:22	Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2	34	32
9:22	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	34	32
9:07	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	34	32
9:05	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	34	32
9:01	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Tari Eason assists)	36	32
8:59	Nuggets Full timeout	36	32
8:59	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	36	32
8:46	Russell Westbrook makes 4-foot two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)	36	34
8:31	Fred VanVleet bad pass (DeAndre Jordan steals)	36	34
8:29	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	36	34
8:29	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	36	35
8:29	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	36	35
8:29	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	36	35
8:07	Tari Eason makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	38	35
7:56	Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot two point shot	38	37
7:29	Amen Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	41	37
7:04	DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	41	39
6:37	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	43	39
6:28	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	43	39
6:23	Peyton Watson blocks Amen Thompson 's 2-foot two point shot	43	39
6:23	Nuggets defensive team rebound	43	39
6:23	Jalen Green enters the game for Amen Thompson	43	39
6:23	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Fred VanVleet	43	39
6:23	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	43	39
6:23	Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook	43	39
6:23	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Jalen Pickett	43	39
6:10	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	43	39
6:07	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	43	39
6:03	Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point shot	43	39
6:00	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	43	39
5:44	Aaron Gordon makes driving layup	43	41
5:27	Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper	43	41
5:23	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	43	41
5:20	Christian Braun makes dunk (Peyton Watson assists)	43	43
5:02	Dillon Brooks makes 1-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	45	43
4:38	DeAndre Jordan misses 6-foot two point shot	45	43
4:35	Tari Eason defensive rebound	45	43
4:34	Tari Eason bad pass (Peyton Watson steals)	45	43
4:20	Jamal Murray misses 10-foot two point shot	45	43
4:16	Tari Eason defensive rebound	45	43
4:13	Tari Eason bad pass (Aaron Gordon steals)	45	43
4:07	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	45	45
4:06	Rockets Full timeout	45	45
4:06	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	45	45
4:06	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Tari Eason	45	45
4:06	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	45	45
4:06	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	45	45
3:43	Peyton Watson shooting foul	45	45
3:43	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	46	45
3:43	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	47	45
3:31	Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper	47	45
3:30	Nuggets offensive team rebound	47	45
3:30	Fred VanVleet loose ball foul	47	45
3:20	Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot	47	45
3:18	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	47	45
3:03	Dillon Brooks lost ball turnover (Zeke Nnaji steals)	47	45
2:53	Christian Braun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	47	48
2:31	Amen Thompson misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	47	48
2:28	Steven Adams offensive rebound	47	48
2:28	Steven Adams makes tip shot	49	48
2:14	Jamal Murray makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	49	50
1:56	Jalen Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	52	50
1:44	Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper	52	50
1:42	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	52	50
1:37	Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	52	50
1:33	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	52	50
1:25	Dillon Brooks personal foul	52	50
1:25	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Peyton Watson	52	50
1:25	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	52	50
1:13	Steven Adams blocks Jamal Murray 's 8-foot finger roll layup	52	50
1:13	Nuggets offensive team rebound	52	50
1:08	Michael Porter Jr. makes 15-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	52	52
1:00	Jalen Green makes two point shot	54	52
43.1	Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)	54	54
31.0	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	54
27.0	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer	57	57
8.1	Jamal Murray personal take foul	57	57
8.1	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	57	57
8.1	Peyton Watson enters the game for Jamal Murray	57	57
8.1	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	57	57
0.0	Dillon Brooks misses 28-foot three point jumper	57	57
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	57	57
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	57	57

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	DEN
12:00	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	57	57
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook	57	57
11:43	Amen Thompson blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 2-foot two point shot	57	57
11:39	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	57	57
11:38	Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot	57	57
11:35	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	57	57
11:35	DeAndre Jordan misses tip shot	57	57
11:33	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	57	57
11:25	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	60
11:06	Fred VanVleet misses 5-foot two point shot	57	60
11:04	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	57	60
10:52	Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	57	60
10:49	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	57	60
10:42	Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	60
10:39	Christian Braun defensive rebound	57	60
10:26	DeAndre Jordan makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)	57	62
10:13	Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	62
10:11	Nuggets defensive team rebound	57	62
9:47	Aaron Gordon misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	57	62
9:46	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	57	62
9:42	Michael Porter Jr. misses 7-foot jump bank shot	57	62
9:42	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	57	62
9:37	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	59	62
9:24	Amen Thompson personal foul	59	62
9:13	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	59	62
9:11	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	59	62
9:09	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	59	62
9:09	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	59	63
9:09	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	59	64
8:56	Amen Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper	59	64
8:54	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	59	64
8:42	Amen Thompson blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot two point shot	59	64
8:42	Nuggets offensive team rebound	59	64
8:38	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	59	67
8:22	Dillon Brooks makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	62	67
8:05	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	62	67
8:04	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	62	67
8:03	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot	62	69
7:51	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	62	69
7:49	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	62	69
7:36	DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)	62	71
7:35	Rockets Full timeout	62	71
7:35	Tari Eason enters the game for Jalen Green	62	71
7:17	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	64	71
6:55	Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals)	64	71
6:46	Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot two point shot	66	71
6:28	Jamal Murray makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	66	73
5:55	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot dunk (Dillon Brooks assists)	68	73
5:30	Jamal Murray makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	68	75
5:12	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	70	75
5:12	Nuggets Full timeout	70	75
5:12	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Amen Thompson	70	75
5:12	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	70	75
4:53	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	70	78
4:36	Fred VanVleet makes 25-foot three pointer	73	78
4:07	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)	73	81
3:40	Alperen Sengun misses 11-foot two point shot	73	81
3:38	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	73	81
3:16	Jamal Murray makes 18-foot two point shot	73	83
3:01	Fred VanVleet misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	73	83
2:59	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	73	83
2:39	DeAndre Jordan makes alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)	73	85
2:39	Tari Eason shooting foul	73	85
2:39	Jalen Green enters the game for Tari Eason	73	85
2:39	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	73	85
2:39	DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 1	73	86
2:30	Jalen Green makes 10-foot two point shot	75	86
2:30	DeAndre Jordan shooting foul	75	86
2:30	Amen Thompson enters the game for Dillon Brooks	75	86
2:30	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	75	86
2:30	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	75	86
2:30	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 1	76	86
2:09	Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	76	89
1:50	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	76	89
1:50	Rockets Coach's Challenge	76	89
1:50	(01:50) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	76	89
1:50	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Fred VanVleet	76	89
1:41	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	76	89
1:39	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	76	89
1:37	Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	76	91
1:37	Amen Thompson shooting foul	76	91
1:37	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 1	76	92
1:24	Michael Porter Jr. personal foul	76	92
1:13	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper	76	92
1:13	Steven Adams offensive rebound	76	92
1:12	Steven Adams misses tip shot	76	92
1:09	Steven Adams offensive rebound	76	92
1:04	Russell Westbrook blocks Amen Thompson's layup	76	92
59.1	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	76	92
53.1	Peyton Watson misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	76	92
50.1	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	76	92
45.1	Russell Westbrook blocks Jalen Green 's 7-foot two point shot	76	92
42.1	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	76	92
41.0	Russell Westbrook makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	76	94
35.1	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	76	94
35.1	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	76	94
35.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	76	94
35.1	Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2	76	94
33.1	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	76	94
30.1	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	76	94
26.2	Steven Adams offensive rebound	76	94
26.2	Steven Adams misses tip shot	76	94
25.1	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	76	94
24.0	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	76	94
21.1	Steven Adams offensive rebound	76	94
21.1	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	76	94
21.1	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	77	94
21.1	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Jalen Green	77	94
21.1	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	77	94
21.1	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	77	94
21.1	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Peyton Watson	77	94
21.1	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	77	94
21.1	Nuggets defensive team rebound	77	94
21.0	Amen Thompson loose ball foul	77	94
21.0	(00:21.2) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	77	94
21.0	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	77	94
21.0	Peyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	77	94
21.0	Christian Braun enters the game for Jamal Murray	77	94
21.0	Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 1 of 2	77	94
21.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	77	94
21.0	Jalen Green enters the game for Tari Eason	77	94
21.0	Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 2 of 2	77	94
21.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	77	94
21.0	Alperen Sengun loose ball foul	77	94
21.0	DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2	77	94
21.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	77	94
21.0	DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2	77	94
19.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	77	94
19.1	Nuggets Coach's Challenge	77	94
19.1	(00:19.8) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout	77	94
19.1	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	77	94
19.1	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	77	94
19.1	Jamal Murray enters the game for Peyton Watson	77	94
19.1	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	77	94
8.1	Jamal Murray makes 7-foot two point shot	77	96
0.0	Jalen Green makes driving layup	79	96
0.0	DeAndre Jordan shooting foul	79	96
0.0	Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 1	79	96
0.0	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	79	96
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	79	96

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	DEN
12:00	Steven Adams enters the game for Amen Thompson	79	96
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Tari Eason	79	96
12:00	Christian Braun enters the game for Jamal Murray	79	96
12:00	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	79	96
11:40	DeAndre Jordan shooting foul	79	96
11:40	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	80	96
11:40	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Christian Braun	80	96
11:40	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	81	96
11:19	Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper	81	96
11:17	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	81	96
11:01	Alperen Sengun misses two point shot	81	96
10:58	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	81	96
10:49	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	81	96
10:48	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	81	96
10:45	Michael Porter Jr. personal foul	81	96
10:26	Alperen Sengun misses 6-foot two point shot	81	96
10:23	Steven Adams offensive rebound	81	96
10:23	Steven Adams misses tip shot	81	96
10:23	Steven Adams offensive rebound	81	96
10:18	Dillon Brooks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	84	96
10:04	Steven Adams shooting foul	84	96
10:04	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	84	97
10:04	Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2	84	97
10:04	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	84	97
9:52	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	84	97
9:49	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	84	97
9:28	Steven Adams blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 2-foot two point shot	84	97
9:26	Steven Adams defensive rebound	84	97
9:21	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	84	97
9:21	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	85	97
9:21	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	86	97
9:08	Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	86	100
8:52	Dillon Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	89	100
8:17	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals)	89	100
8:11	Steven Adams makes 1-foot dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)	91	100
8:11	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	91	100
8:11	Nuggets Full timeout	91	100
8:11	Jamal Murray enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	91	100
8:11	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 1	92	100
7:49	Jalen Green shooting foul	92	100
7:49	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	92	100
7:49	Nuggets offensive team rebound	92	100
7:49	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	92	101
7:36	Peyton Watson shooting foul	92	101
7:36	Nuggets Full timeout	92	101
7:36	(07:36) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Nuggets] charged with a timeout	92	101
7:36	Christian Braun enters the game for Peyton Watson	92	101
7:36	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	93	101
7:36	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	94	101
7:21	Aaron Gordon makes 17-foot jumper	94	103
7:07	Jalen Green makes two point shot	96	103
7:07	DeAndre Jordan shooting foul	96	103
7:07	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 1	97	103
6:47	Christian Braun misses driving floating jump shot	97	103
6:45	Steven Adams defensive rebound	97	103
6:35	Jalen Green misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	97	103
6:33	Nuggets defensive team rebound	97	103
6:11	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot jumper	97	103
6:09	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	97	103
5:59	Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	103
5:57	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	97	103
5:55	Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point jumper	97	103
5:54	Nuggets defensive team rebound	97	103
5:39	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	97	103
5:34	Jalen Green defensive rebound	97	103
5:28	Jalen Green misses driving floating jump shot	97	103
5:27	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	97	103
5:27	Alperen Sengun misses tip shot	97	103
5:25	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	97	103
5:09	Jamal Murray makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	97	105
5:07	Steven Adams bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	97	105
4:43	Russell Westbrook offensive foul	97	105
4:43	Russell Westbrook turnover	97	105
4:43	Rockets Full timeout	97	105
4:43	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	97	105
4:26	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	97	105
4:26	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	97	105
4:26	Rockets offensive team rebound	97	105
4:26	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	98	105
4:08	Michael Porter Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)	98	107
3:44	Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot	98	107
3:41	Steven Adams offensive rebound	98	107
3:41	Steven Adams misses tip shot	98	107
3:41	Steven Adams offensive rebound	98	107
3:39	Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point jumper	98	107
3:37	Christian Braun defensive rebound	98	107
3:21	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	98	107
3:18	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	98	107
3:16	Rockets Full timeout	98	107
3:16	Nuggets delay of game violation	98	107
3:16	Amen Thompson enters the game for Steven Adams	98	107
3:13	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point jumper	98	107
3:11	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	98	107
3:07	Alperen Sengun misses 8-foot two point shot	98	107
3:04	Christian Braun defensive rebound	98	107
2:43	Jalen Green personal foul	98	107
2:30	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	98	107
2:27	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	98	107
2:26	Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover	98	107
2:11	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper	98	107
2:09	Rockets defensive team rebound	98	107
1:59	Alperen Sengun makes layup (Jalen Green assists)	100	107
1:41	Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	100	107
1:39	Nuggets offensive team rebound	100	107
1:39	Nuggets Full timeout	100	107
1:35	Aaron Gordon makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	100	109
1:23	Amen Thompson makes alley oop layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	102	109
1:18	Jamal Murray bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals)	102	109
1:16	Dillon Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	105	109
1:05	Christian Braun out of bounds bad pass turnover	105	109
1:05	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	105	109
54.2	Jalen Green misses two point shot	105	109
53.0	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	105	109
51.0	Amen Thompson personal foul	105	109
51.0	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	105	109
29.1	Jalen Green shooting foul	105	109
29.1	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	105	110
29.1	Steven Adams enters the game for Jalen Green	105	110
29.1	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	105	110
29.1	Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	105	110
28.1	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	105	110
28.1	Rockets Full timeout	105	110
28.1	Jalen Green enters the game for Amen Thompson	105	110
28.1	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Steven Adams	105	110
28.1	Peyton Watson enters the game for Jamal Murray	105	110
21.2	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Jalen Green assists)	107	110
19.0	Jalen Green personal take foul	107	110
19.0	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	107	111
19.0	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	107	112
14.0	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	107	112
14.0	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	107	112
14.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	107	112
14.0	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	108	112
14.0	Steven Adams enters the game for Jalen Green	108	112
14.0	Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook	108	112
14.0	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	108	112
14.0	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	108	112
12.1	Amen Thompson personal foul	108	112
12.1	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	108	113
12.1	Peyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	108	113
12.1	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	108	114
12.1	Rockets Full timeout	108	114
12.1	Jalen Green enters the game for Amen Thompson	108	114
9.1	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	108	114
9.1	Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 3	108	114
9.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	108	114
9.1	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 3	109	114
9.1	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	109	114
9.1	Jalen Green misses free throw 3 of 3	109	114
9.1	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	109	114
7.1	Steven Adams personal foul	109	114
7.1	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	109	115
7.1	Peyton Watson enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	109	115
7.1	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	109	116
4.1	Jalen Green makes 1-foot driving dunk (Steven Adams assists)	111	116
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	111	116
0.0	End of Game	111	116

Time, Location & Referees

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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	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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