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Nikola Jokic's 12th triple-double of the season leads Nuggets to 128-125 OT win over Rockets

By AP•Dec 16, 2025

Game Recap

Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 39 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his NBA-leading 12th triple-double of the season as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Houston Rockets 128-125 in overtime on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top three teams in the Western Conference standings.

Jamal Murray added 35 points for Denver, including six of his team’s 11 points in overtime. Murray made 14 of his 15 free-throw attempts.

The win was the Nuggets’ fifth in a row and was their first home victory since Nov. 8.

The final 1:40 of regulation had four ties and four lead changes, a stretch capped off by a free throw by Murray that tied the game with 2.3 seconds remaining after an away-from-play foul on Houston’s Amen Thompson. Denver retained possession after the free throw, but a 3-point attempt by Jokic from the top of the key was long.

The Nuggets took a 124-117 lead after a Spencer Jones 3 with 2:59 remaining in overtime, but the Rockets clawed back, getting within three with the ball and 13 seconds remaining. Alperen Sengun missed a contested 24-foot 3 with 4.9 seconds remaining, allowing Denver to hold on for the victory.

Sengun paced the Rockets with 33 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season. Kevin Durant added 25 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five blocks for Houston, which lost its third consecutive road game.

A Nuggets team that was already down two starters in Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Christian Braun (ankle) played much of the game without starting guard Peyton Watson, who left six minutes into the first quarter after suffering a right trunk contusion.

Up next

Rockets: At the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.

Nuggets: Host the Orlando Magic on Thursday.

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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.

DEN leads series 2-0

Regular Season Series

DEN at HOU

Sat, Nov 22

112 - 109

Final

HOU at DEN

Tue, Dec 16

125 - 128

Final

HOU at DEN

Sat, Dec 20

115 - 101

Final

HOU at DEN

Thu, Mar 12

93 - 129

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

HOU

DEN

47-93FG43-85

51Field Goal %51

12-253PT15-34

48Three Point %44

19-26FT27-33

12Offensive Rebounds7

34Defensive Rebounds31

29Assists24

7Steals10

8Blocks4

16Turnovers10

3Technical Fouls2

17Points Conceded Off Turnovers12

10Fast Break Points13

25Fouls28

9Largest Lead9

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	HOU
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Nikola Jokic (Amen Thompson gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Josh Okogie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	0	3
11:07	Peyton Watson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	3	3
10:50	Alperen Sengun bad pass (Peyton Watson steals)	3	3
10:45	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals)	3	3
10:39	Jabari Smith Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover	3	3
10:25	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	3
10:23	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	3	3
10:17	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot two point shot	3	3
10:13	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	3	3
10:05	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot	5	3
9:46	Spencer Jones defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	5	3
9:46	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	5	4
9:42	Nikola Jokic personal foul	5	4
9:29	Alperen Sengun makes 11-foot two point shot	5	6
9:17	Cameron Johnson makes 14-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	7	6
9:04	Alperen Sengun makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	7	8
8:52	Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	8
8:49	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	7	8
8:38	Alperen Sengun makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	7	10
8:18	Peyton Watson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	9	10
7:52	Kevin Durant misses 14-foot two point shot	9	10
7:51	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	9	10
7:36	Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot	9	10
7:34	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	9	10
7:30	Josh Okogie makes 2-foot dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	9	12
7:19	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:16	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	9	12
7:11	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:08	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	9	12
7:06	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot	9	14
7:05	Nuggets Full timeout	9	14
6:46	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	11	14
6:27	Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	11	17
6:14	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer	14	17
6:09	Peyton Watson personal take foul	14	17
6:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	14	17
5:53	Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	14	19
5:41	Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	19
5:38	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	14	19
5:29	Kevin Durant bad pass (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	14	19
5:24	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	14	19
5:10	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	14	19
5:06	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	14	19
4:57	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	19
4:54	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	14	19
4:48	Spencer Jones shooting foul	14	19
4:48	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	14	20
4:48	Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson	14	20
4:48	Steven Adams enters the game for Amen Thompson	14	20
4:48	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	14	20
4:48	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	14	21
4:39	Kevin Durant blocks Jamal Murray 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	14	21
4:38	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	14	21
4:24	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	21
4:21	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	14	21
4:10	Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	17	21
3:46	Steven Adams offensive foul	17	21
3:46	Steven Adams turnover	17	21
3:46	Amen Thompson enters the game for Josh Okogie	17	21
3:37	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	21
3:34	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	17	21
3:27	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	17	21
3:26	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	17	21
3:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 15-foot running pullup jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	19	21
2:58	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	19	23
2:41	Rockets Full timeout	19	23
2:41	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Spencer Jones	19	23
2:41	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	19	23
2:41	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun	19	23
2:32	Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	19	23
2:31	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	19	23
2:24	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	19	26
2:12	Steven Adams personal foul	19	26
1:59	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	26
1:55	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	19	26
1:51	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	19	26
1:51	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	19	27
1:51	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	19	28
1:30	Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot two point shot	21	28
1:10	Kevin Durant makes 14-foot two point shot	21	30
54.0	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	21	30
47.0	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	21	30
45.0	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	21	30
39.5	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	21	30
37.6	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	21	30
37.6	Amen Thompson misses tip shot	21	30
35.9	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	21	30
30.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	24	30
7.7	Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	30
4.7	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	24	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	30

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	HOU
12:00	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Nikola Jokic	24	30
12:00	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	24	30
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant	24	30
12:00	Clint Capela enters the game for Steven Adams	24	30
11:39	Reed Sheppard blocks Bruce Brown 's 14-foot pullup jump shot	24	30
11:37	Clint Capela defensive rebound	24	30
11:22	Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	24	30
11:04	Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	30
11:00	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	24	30
10:47	Aaron Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	24	33
10:22	Jonas Valanciunas makes 9-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	26	33
10:05	Alperen Sengun misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	26	33
10:02	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	26	33
9:54	Aaron Holiday shooting foul	26	33
9:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3	27	33
9:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	28	33
9:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3	29	33
9:38	Reed Sheppard misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	29	33
9:35	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	29	33
9:27	Aaron Holiday personal foul	29	33
9:22	Cameron Johnson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	29	33
9:19	Clint Capela defensive rebound	29	33
9:07	Reed Sheppard misses 4-foot two point shot	29	33
9:03	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	29	33
8:57	Jonas Valanciunas makes 11-foot jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	31	33
8:39	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	33
8:36	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	31	33
8:33	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	31	35
8:13	Alperen Sengun blocks Bruce Brown's driving layup	31	35
8:10	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	31	35
8:09	Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	33	35
7:48	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	33	35
7:48	Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2	33	35
7:48	Rockets offensive team rebound	33	35
7:48	Jamal Murray enters the game for Cameron Johnson	33	35
7:48	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	33	35
7:48	Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2	33	36
7:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	36
7:32	Rockets defensive team rebound	33	36
7:14	Alperen Sengun offensive charge	33	36
7:14	Alperen Sengun turnover	33	36
7:02	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	33	36
7:02	Jonas Valanciunas turnover	33	36
6:50	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	36
6:46	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	33	36
6:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 10-foot two point shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	35	36
6:22	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	36
6:22	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	35	36
6:03	Jonas Valanciunas makes 11-foot two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	37	36
5:50	Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three pointer (Amen Thompson assists)	37	39
5:28	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	37	39
5:28	Nuggets Full timeout	37	39
5:28	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	37	39
5:28	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	37	39
5:28	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	37	39
5:28	Josh Okogie enters the game for Aaron Holiday	37	39
5:28	Kevin Durant enters the game for Alperen Sengun	37	39
5:28	Steven Adams enters the game for Clint Capela	37	39
5:28	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	38	39
5:28	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	39	39
5:21	Josh Okogie out of bounds bad pass turnover	39	39
5:15	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	39	39
5:13	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	39	39
5:03	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	39	39
5:00	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	39	39
4:48	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot two point shot	39	41
4:29	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Josh Okogie steals)	39	41
4:27	Kevin Durant lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	39	41
4:20	Nikola Jokic misses 3-foot two point shot	39	41
4:18	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	39	41
4:18	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	41	41
3:55	Amen Thompson makes driving layup	41	43
3:50	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Reed Sheppard steals)	41	43
3:41	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	41	43
3:41	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	41	44
3:41	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	41	44
3:41	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Reed Sheppard	41	44
3:41	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	41	45
3:24	Spencer Jones makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	43	45
3:12	Nikola Jokic blocks Amen Thompson 's 13-foot pullup jump shot	43	45
3:10	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	43	45
3:08	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	43	45
3:06	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	43	45
3:04	Josh Okogie lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	43	45
2:59	Jamal Murray makes layup	45	45
2:50	Spencer Jones personal foul	45	45
2:50	Rockets Full timeout	45	45
2:50	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Josh Okogie	45	45
2:42	Jamal Murray shooting foul	45	45
2:42	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	45	46
2:42	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	45	47
2:29	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	48	47
2:04	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot	48	47
2:03	Nuggets defensive team rebound	48	47
1:52	Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	48	47
1:49	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	48	47
1:44	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)	48	49
1:28	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot	50	49
1:15	Kevin Durant bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	50	49
1:06	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	52	49
47.2	Nikola Jokic blocks Alperen Sengun 's 3-foot two point shot	52	49
43.4	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	52	49
40.4	Alperen Sengun misses two point shot	52	49
38.2	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	52	49
32.1	Spencer Jones makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	54	49
32.1	Alperen Sengun technical foul	54	49
32.1	Ime Udoka technical foul	54	49
32.1	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	55	49
32.1	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	56	49
27.8	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	56	49
24.3	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	56	49
24.3	Cameron Johnson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	58	49
5.1	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	58	51
0.0	Nikola Jokic misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	51
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	58	51
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	58	51

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	HOU
12:00	Josh Okogie enters the game for Steven Adams	58	51
11:47	Jamal Murray bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals)	58	51
11:35	Spencer Jones personal foul	58	51
11:20	Alperen Sengun misses 13-foot two point shot	58	51
11:16	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	58	51
11:10	Amen Thompson makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	58	53
10:48	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	60	53
10:28	Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	60	56
10:16	Jamal Murray bad pass (Kevin Durant steals)	60	56
10:12	Josh Okogie makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	60	58
10:05	Spencer Jones misses driving layup	60	58
10:03	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	60	58
10:03	Cameron Johnson makes tip shot	62	58
9:47	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	62	58
9:44	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	62	58
9:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	62	58
9:35	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	62	58
9:28	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	62	60
9:15	Kevin Durant shooting foul	62	60
9:15	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3	63	60
9:15	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3	64	60
9:15	Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3	65	60
9:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	65	60
8:54	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	65	63
8:35	Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot jumper	65	63
8:32	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	65	63
8:26	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	65	65
8:08	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	67	65
7:54	Nikola Jokic defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	67	65
7:54	Kevin Durant misses technical free throw	67	65
7:54	Rockets offensive team rebound	67	65
7:41	Josh Okogie makes 1-foot two point shot	67	67
7:30	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Nikola Jokic 's 1-foot driving dunk	67	67
7:28	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	67	67
7:17	Amen Thompson makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	67	69
7:17	Nuggets Full timeout	67	69
7:06	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	67	69
6:58	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	70	69
6:43	Jamal Murray personal foul	70	69
6:31	Alperen Sengun bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	70	69
6:27	Rockets delay of game violation	70	69
6:20	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	73	69
5:59	Alperen Sengun misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	73	69
5:57	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	73	69
5:56	Josh Okogie misses layup	73	69
5:54	Josh Okogie makes tip shot	73	71
5:54	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	73	71
5:37	Spencer Jones misses 4-foot two point shot	73	71
5:35	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	73	71
5:25	Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot	73	71
5:24	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	73	71
5:12	Nikola Jokic misses 2-foot two point shot	73	71
5:12	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	73	71
5:12	Amen Thompson shooting foul	73	71
5:12	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	74	71
5:12	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	74	71
5:12	Steven Adams enters the game for Amen Thompson	74	71
5:12	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Alperen Sengun	74	71
5:12	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	75	71
5:03	Bruce Brown personal foul	75	71
4:53	Bruce Brown flagrant foul type 1	75	71
4:53	(04:53) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	75	71
4:53	Kevin Durant makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	75	72
4:53	Kevin Durant makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	75	73
4:53	Spencer Jones enters the game for Cameron Johnson	75	73
4:32	Josh Okogie makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	75	75
4:32	Jamal Murray shooting foul	75	75
4:32	Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 1	75	75
4:32	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	75	75
4:14	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	75	75
4:09	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	75	75
3:56	Kevin Durant makes 7-foot two point shot	75	77
3:41	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	75	77
3:41	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	75	77
3:26	Josh Okogie out of bounds lost ball turnover	75	77
3:11	Bruce Brown bad pass (Reed Sheppard steals)	75	77
3:08	Reed Sheppard makes dunk	75	79
3:08	Nuggets Full timeout	75	79
3:08	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	75	79
3:08	Amen Thompson enters the game for Josh Okogie	75	79
2:59	Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three pointer (Cameron Johnson assists)	78	79
2:37	Kevin Durant vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. (Tim Hardaway Jr. gains possession)	78	79
2:34	Kevin Durant lost ball turnover (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	78	79
2:17	Steven Adams shooting foul	78	79
2:17	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	78	79
2:17	Nuggets offensive team rebound	78	79
2:17	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	79	79
2:01	Steven Adams makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)	79	81
1:49	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	79	81
1:49	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	79	81
1:34	Kevin Durant makes 15-foot two point shot	79	83
1:27	Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)	82	83
1:09	Amen Thompson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	82	85
1:09	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	82	85
1:09	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1	82	85
1:07	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	82	85
56.5	Reed Sheppard personal foul	82	85
56.5	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	83	85
56.5	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	83	85
56.5	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	84	85
45.6	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 18-foot jumper	84	85
43.7	Rockets offensive team rebound	84	85
43.7	Jonas Valanciunas loose ball foul	84	85
43.7	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	84	85
43.7	Rockets offensive team rebound	84	85
43.7	Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard	84	85
43.7	Josh Okogie enters the game for Aaron Holiday	84	85
43.7	Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2	84	86
33.3	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	84	86
33.1	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	84	86
33.1	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	86	86
19.3	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	86	86
19.3	Nuggets defensive team rebound	86	86
19.3	Jamal Murray enters the game for Bruce Brown	86	86
19.3	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones	86	86
9.5	Josh Okogie personal foul	86	86
9.5	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	86	86
9.5	Nuggets offensive team rebound	86	86
9.5	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	86	86
9.5	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	86	86
9.5	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	86	86
9.5	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	86	86
9.5	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	87	86
4.8	Kevin Durant bad pass (Bruce Brown steals)	87	86
1.5	Bruce Brown makes two point shot	89	86
0.4	Steven Adams misses heave jump shot	89	86
0.2	Rockets offensive team rebound	89	86
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	89	86

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	HOU
12:00	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Nikola Jokic	89	86
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Spencer Jones	89	86
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant	89	86
12:00	Amen Thompson enters the game for Steven Adams	89	86
11:48	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	89	86
11:47	Rockets offensive team rebound	89	86
11:47	Jonas Valanciunas loose ball foul	89	86
11:36	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper	89	86
11:33	Rockets offensive team rebound	89	86
11:33	Cameron Johnson loose ball foul	89	86
11:24	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	89	89
11:09	Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three pointer (Jamal Murray assists)	92	89
10:58	Alperen Sengun makes 12-foot jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	92	91
10:47	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	92	91
10:47	Jonas Valanciunas turnover	92	91
10:31	Reed Sheppard makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Alperen Sengun assists)	92	93
10:12	Jonas Valanciunas misses 9-foot two point shot	92	93
10:09	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	92	93
9:53	Amen Thompson bad pass (Bruce Brown steals)	92	93
9:49	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	95	93
9:36	Rockets Full timeout	95	93
9:36	Spencer Jones enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	95	93
9:36	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	95	93
9:36	Kevin Durant enters the game for Amen Thompson	95	93
9:19	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	95	93
9:19	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	95	93
9:19	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	95	95
9:19	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	95	95
9:19	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	95	95
9:19	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 1	95	95
9:16	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	95	95
8:58	Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot	95	95
8:54	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	95	95
8:54	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	97	95
8:47	Spencer Jones personal foul	97	95
8:47	Kevin Durant technical foul	97	95
8:47	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	98	95
8:47	Amen Thompson enters the game for Aaron Holiday	98	95
8:33	Reed Sheppard misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	98	95
8:30	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	98	95
8:15	Josh Okogie shooting foul	98	95
8:15	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	99	95
8:15	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	99	95
8:15	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	100	95
7:59	Alperen Sengun misses 16-foot two point shot	100	95
7:56	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	100	95
7:34	Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic 's 25-foot three point shot	100	95
7:31	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	100	95
7:27	Kevin Durant misses two point shot	100	95
7:27	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	100	95
7:26	Nikola Jokic personal foul	100	95
7:26	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	100	96
7:26	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	100	97
7:05	Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot two point shot	102	97
6:46	Spencer Jones blocks Amen Thompson 's 3-foot layup	102	97
6:44	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	102	97
6:43	Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	102	100
6:28	Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic's driving layup	102	100
6:27	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	102	100
6:21	Reed Sheppard misses two point shot	102	100
6:19	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	102	100
6:15	Spencer Jones blocks Reed Sheppard 's 5-foot driving layup	102	100
6:15	Rockets offensive team rebound	102	100
6:15	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Reed Sheppard	102	100
6:06	Josh Okogie misses 22-foot three point jumper	102	100
6:01	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	102	100
5:57	Kevin Durant blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot two point shot	102	100
5:55	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	102	100
5:52	Spencer Jones blocks Amen Thompson 's 4-foot two point shot	102	100
5:47	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	102	100
5:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	102	100
5:31	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	102	100
5:23	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	102	100
5:23	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	102	101
5:23	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	102	102
5:23	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	102	102
5:08	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	102	102
5:08	Nuggets offensive team rebound	102	102
5:08	Jabari Smith Jr. loose ball foul	102	102
4:53	shot clock turnover	102	102
4:33	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	102	102
4:30	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	102	102
4:30	Josh Okogie personal foul	102	102
4:30	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Bruce Brown	102	102
4:30	Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard	102	102
4:17	Kevin Durant shooting foul	102	102
4:17	Spencer Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	103	102
4:17	Spencer Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	103	102
4:15	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	103	102
4:06	Alperen Sengun offensive charge	103	102
4:06	Alperen Sengun turnover	103	102
3:47	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot	105	102
3:47	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	105	102
3:47	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1	105	102
3:44	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	105	102
3:28	Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot two point shot	105	104
3:11	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	108	104
2:52	Kevin Durant misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	108	104
2:48	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	108	104
2:45	Alperen Sengun personal foul	108	104
2:45	Nuggets Full timeout	108	104
2:45	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	108	104
2:45	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	109	104
2:45	Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2	109	104
2:42	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	109	104
2:21	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	109	107
1:54	Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic 's 9-foot two point shot	109	107
1:52	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	109	107
1:39	Alperen Sengun makes 11-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	109	109
1:20	Nikola Jokic makes 28-foot three point jumper	112	109
1:09	Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three pointer	112	112
55.2	Spencer Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	115	112
36.7	Kevin Durant makes 27-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)	115	115
18.1	Alperen Sengun personal foul	115	115
18.1	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	115	115
18.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	115	115
18.1	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	116	115
2.3	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot two point shot	116	117
2.3	Nuggets Full timeout	116	117
2.3	Steven Adams enters the game for Reed Sheppard	116	117
2.3	Amen Thompson away from play foul	116	117
2.3	Rockets Full timeout	116	117
2.3	(00:02.3) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Rockets] charged with a timeout	116	117
2.3	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	117	117
0.7	Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper	117	117
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	117	117
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	117	117

OT

TIME	PLAY	DEN	HOU
5:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Steven Adams	117	117
5:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Nikola Jokic (Reed Sheppard gains possession)	117	117
4:39	Nikola Jokic personal foul	117	117
4:24	Reed Sheppard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	117	117
4:21	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	117	117
4:12	Jamal Murray makes 10-foot two point shot	119	117
3:57	Kevin Durant misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	119	117
3:55	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	119	117
3:44	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	121	117
3:18	Alperen Sengun misses 13-foot two point shot	121	117
3:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	121	117
3:16	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	121	117
2:59	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	124	117
2:41	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	124	119
2:18	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper	124	119
2:14	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	124	119
2:02	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	124	121
1:40	Kevin Durant shooting foul	124	121
1:40	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	125	121
1:40	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	126	121
1:29	Cameron Johnson personal foul	126	121
1:23	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	126	121
1:23	Nuggets Coach's Challenge	126	121
1:23	(01:23) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Nuggets] charged with a timeout	126	121
1:23	Bruce Brown enters the game for Nikola Jokic	126	121
1:23	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2	126	122
1:23	Reed Sheppard misses free throw 2 of 2	126	122
1:21	Rockets offensive team rebound	126	122
1:07	Amen Thompson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	126	122
1:03	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	126	122
1:03	Alperen Sengun misses tip shot	126	122
1:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	126	122
47.2	Amen Thompson personal foul	126	122
47.2	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	127	122
47.2	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	128	122
37.7	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot layup (Reed Sheppard assists)	128	124
37.7	Spencer Jones shooting foul	128	124
37.7	Josh Okogie enters the game for Reed Sheppard	128	124
37.7	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1	128	125
16.9	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot two point shot	128	125
13.0	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	128	125
6.8	Rockets Full timeout	128	125
6.8	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	128	125
6.8	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Josh Okogie	128	125
4.9	Alperen Sengun misses 24-foot three point shot	128	125
1.7	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	128	125
0.0	End of the 1st Overtime	128	125
0.0	End of Game	128	125

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:30 AM, December 16, 2025

Coverage

Peacock, Space City Home Network, Altitude Sports

Attendance

19,596

Referees

Zach Zarba, Natalie Sago, JD Ralls

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

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

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