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Jokic scores 34, Nuggets beat Rockets 112-109

By AP•Nov 22, 2025

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic gets Alperen Sengun in the air and blows by for a slam over Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr.

HOUSTON -- — Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Jamal Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Houston Rockets 112-109 on Friday night.

Jokic, who scored 24 points in the second half, finished 11 of 20 from the field. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 12 points off the bench for the Nuggets, who shot 53%.

Denver improved to 2-1 in NBA Cup play with one game remaining on Nov. 28 at home against the Spurs, while the Rockets dropped to 1-2 in NBA Cup play, with one game left at the Warriors on Wednesday.

Reed Sheppard scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Rockets, who had their five-game winning streak snapped. He had 20 points in the first half on 8-for-11 shooting, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers.

Amen Thompson added 22 points and seven rebounds, Jabari Smith Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Alperen Sengun had 14 points and Kevin Durant finished with 13 points for Houston, which shot 44%.

Trailing 92-87 with 9 minutes remaining, Denver went on a 20-9 run to take a six-point lead on two free throws by Murray with 23 seconds remaining. Houston scored 8 of the next 11 points to cut the lead to 110-109 on a 3-pointer by Smith with 5 seconds remaining. Jokic made two free throws with just under 3 seconds left, and Sengun’s halfcourt heave at the buzzer missed.

Aaron Gordon exited with a right hamstring strain less than 3 1/2 minutes into the first quarter after falling to the court while driving. Gordon, who missed the Nuggets’ last game Wednesday at the Pelicans due to injury, was slow to get up and limped to the locker room.

Up next

Nuggets: Hosts the Kings on Saturday night.

Rockets: At the Suns Monday to begin a four-game road trip.

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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 1-0

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

DEN

HOU

40-76FG41-93

53Field Goal %44

11-293PT14-36

38Three Point %39

21-27FT13-20

11Offensive Rebounds18

27Defensive Rebounds23

28Assists21

8Steals8

7Blocks2

14Turnovers14

1Technical Fouls0

20Points Conceded Off Turnovers14

17Fast Break Points17

20Fouls22

13Largest Lead5

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	DEN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Steven Adams (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	0	2
11:34	Amen Thompson makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	2	2
11:19	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer	2	5
11:04	Cameron Johnson personal foul	2	5
10:55	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	4	5
10:38	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
10:37	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	4	5
10:16	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	4	5
10:14	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	5
9:58	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	4	5
9:58	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	4	5
9:58	Nuggets offensive team rebound	4	5
9:58	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
9:42	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	4	6
9:42	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	4	6
9:42	Rockets offensive team rebound	4	6
9:42	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	4	6
9:42	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	4	6
9:42	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	4	6
9:23	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	6
9:22	Rockets defensive team rebound	4	6
9:10	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	4	6
9:05	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	4	6
9:02	Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	4	8
8:49	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	8
8:47	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	4	8
8:42	Aaron Gordon traveling	4	8
8:39	Jamal Murray personal take foul	4	8
8:39	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Aaron Gordon	4	8
8:26	Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	8
8:24	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	8
8:02	Jonas Valanciunas misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	8
8:02	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	4	8
7:58	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Kevin Durant steals)	4	8
7:54	Alperen Sengun misses 21-foot jumper	4	8
7:53	Steven Adams offensive rebound	4	8
7:49	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	8
7:49	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	8
7:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot	4	8
7:40	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	4	8
7:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	8
7:34	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	4	8
7:24	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	4	11
7:01	Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper	4	11
7:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	4	11
6:49	Jonas Valanciunas misses 11-foot hook shot	4	11
6:49	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	4	11
6:38	Amen Thompson misses driving floating jump shot	4	11
6:38	Steven Adams offensive rebound	4	11
6:31	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	6	11
6:11	Jonas Valanciunas makes 7-foot hook shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	6	13
5:55	Alperen Sengun misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	6	13
5:53	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	6	13
5:48	Peyton Watson bad pass (Kevin Durant steals)	6	13
5:43	Kevin Durant makes 2-foot dunk	8	13
5:32	Alperen Sengun personal foul	8	13
5:32	Rockets Full timeout	8	13
5:32	Clint Capela enters the game for Steven Adams	8	13
5:24	Jamal Murray misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	8	13
5:21	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	8	13
5:20	Jabari Smith Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	13
5:20	Rockets delay of game violation	8	13
5:07	Jonas Valanciunas misses 8-foot two point shot	8	13
5:06	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	8	13
4:55	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Clint Capela 's 7-foot driving layup	8	13
4:52	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	8	13
4:51	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	13
4:51	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	8	13
4:34	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot two point shot	8	13
4:33	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	8	13
4:23	Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three pointer	8	16
4:00	Alperen Sengun misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	8	16
4:00	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	8	16
3:50	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Clint Capela steals)	8	16
3:38	Clint Capela misses alley oop dunk shot	8	16
3:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	8	16
3:32	Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	8	18
3:11	Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	8	18
3:07	Amen Thompson shooting foul	8	18
3:07	Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2	8	18
3:07	Nuggets offensive team rebound	8	18
3:07	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	8	18
3:07	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	8	18
3:07	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	8	18
3:07	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	8	19
2:55	Reed Sheppard lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	8	19
2:43	Josh Okogie shooting foul	8	19
2:43	Nuggets Full timeout	8	19
2:43	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	8	19
2:43	Nuggets offensive team rebound	8	19
2:43	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	8	20
2:23	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	8	20
2:22	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	8	20
2:22	Jabari Smith Jr. misses tip shot	8	20
2:22	Nuggets defensive team rebound	8	20
2:04	Nikola Jokic misses driving layup	8	20
2:02	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	8	20
1:52	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Peyton Watson 's 8-foot layup	8	20
1:48	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	8	20
1:48	Peyton Watson misses two point shot	8	20
1:47	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	8	20
1:47	Nikola Jokic misses tip shot	8	20
1:47	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	8	20
1:47	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	8	20
1:47	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	8	20
1:47	Nuggets offensive team rebound	8	20
1:47	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	8	20
1:47	Amen Thompson enters the game for Clint Capela	8	20
1:47	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	8	21
1:30	Kevin Durant makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	10	21
1:12	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	10	23
52.5	Reed Sheppard makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	12	23
43.9	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	23
41.2	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	12	23
29.0	Kevin Durant bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	12	23
25.8	Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	12	25
6.1	Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	25
4.3	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	12	25
2.7	Amen Thompson misses layup	12	25
1.9	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	12	25
1.8	Alperen Sengun misses 15-foot tip shot	12	25
1.8	Rockets offensive team rebound	12	25
1.7	shot clock turnover	12	25
1.0	Nikola Jokic misses heave jump shot	12	25
1.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	12	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	12	25

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	DEN
12:00	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Kevin Durant	12	25
12:00	Steven Adams enters the game for Josh Okogie	12	25
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Peyton Watson	12	25
12:00	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	12	25
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic	12	25
11:46	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	25
11:44	Rockets offensive team rebound	12	25
11:44	Spencer Jones loose ball foul	12	25
11:39	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three pointer	15	25
11:19	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	25
11:18	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	15	25
11:14	Cameron Johnson misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	15	25
11:12	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	15	25
11:06	Spencer Jones shooting foul	15	25
11:06	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1	16	25
11:06	Steven Adams turnover (lane violation)	16	25
10:53	Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	25
10:51	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	16	25
10:35	Bruce Brown misses 9-foot hook shot	16	25
10:34	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	16	25
10:33	Cameron Johnson bad pass (Reed Sheppard steals)	16	25
10:13	Amen Thompson bad pass (Bruce Brown steals)	16	25
10:01	Cameron Johnson misses 20-foot jumper	16	25
9:58	Steven Adams defensive rebound	16	25
9:54	Aaron Holiday misses 27-foot three point shot	16	25
9:51	Steven Adams offensive rebound	16	25
9:43	Alperen Sengun bad pass (Bruce Brown steals)	16	25
9:39	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot layup (Bruce Brown assists)	16	27
9:21	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	27
9:21	Nuggets defensive team rebound	16	27
9:01	Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Bruce Brown assists)	16	29
8:46	Alperen Sengun makes 9-foot two point shot	18	29
8:31	Bruce Brown makes driving layup	18	31
8:17	Reed Sheppard makes driving layup	20	31
8:01	Jamal Murray offensive charge	20	31
8:01	Jamal Murray turnover	20	31
7:49	Amen Thompson misses 7-foot two point shot	20	31
7:45	Steven Adams offensive rebound	20	31
7:45	Steven Adams makes tip shot	22	31
7:29	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	22	31
7:28	Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	24	31
7:28	Nuggets Full timeout	24	31
7:28	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun	24	31
7:08	Jonas Valanciunas out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	31
6:55	Reed Sheppard makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	26	31
6:32	Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)	26	33
6:07	Reed Sheppard misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	26	33
6:05	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	26	33
6:00	Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	26	35
5:44	Aaron Holiday misses 22-foot three point jumper	26	35
5:44	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	26	35
5:38	Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	35
5:37	Nuggets offensive team rebound	26	35
5:37	Jabari Smith Jr. loose ball foul	26	35
5:37	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Aaron Holiday	26	35
5:37	Kevin Durant enters the game for Steven Adams	26	35
5:37	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	26	35
5:37	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jamal Murray	26	35
5:27	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	26	35
5:27	Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	26	36
5:27	Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	26	37
5:04	Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three pointer	29	37
4:55	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses layup	29	37
4:54	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	29	37
4:42	Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	32	37
4:42	Nuggets Full timeout	32	37
4:42	Jamal Murray enters the game for Bruce Brown	32	37
4:42	Peyton Watson enters the game for Spencer Jones	32	37
4:32	Jamal Murray traveling	32	37
4:19	Cameron Johnson defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	32	37
4:19	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	33	37
4:11	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	37
4:09	Nuggets defensive team rebound	33	37
3:57	Cameron Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	33	37
3:57	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	33	37
3:50	Reed Sheppard makes 22-foot three point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	36	37
3:27	Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot	36	37
3:27	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	36	37
3:14	Amen Thompson makes dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	38	37
3:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	38	39
2:43	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	38	39
2:43	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	38	39
2:32	Alperen Sengun personal foul	38	39
2:32	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	38	39
2:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	38	41
2:02	Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	41	41
1:48	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	41	41
1:48	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	41	41
1:28	Josh Okogie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	44	41
1:07	Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three pointer	44	44
48.4	Josh Okogie misses 22-foot three point jumper	44	44
46.2	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	44	44
42.3	Cameron Johnson makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	44	46
31.4	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	46	46
31.4	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	46	46
31.4	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	47	46
7.3	shot clock turnover	47	46
7.3	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Josh Okogie	47	46
7.3	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	47	46
7.3	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	47	46
2.0	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	47	46
2.0	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3	48	46
2.0	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	49	46
2.0	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	49	46
2.0	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	49	46
2.0	Jamal Murray enters the game for Spencer Jones	49	46
2.0	Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 3 of 3	49	46
2.0	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	49	46
0.0	Peyton Watson misses heave jump shot	49	46
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	49	46
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	49	46

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	DEN
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Holiday	49	46
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Josh Okogie	49	46
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Bruce Brown	49	46
11:38	Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover	49	46
11:28	Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	49	48
11:06	Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Cameron Johnson steals)	49	48
10:53	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Peyton Watson assists)	49	50
10:37	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	49	50
10:36	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	49	50
10:19	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	49	53
10:12	Spencer Jones personal foul	49	53
9:59	Alperen Sengun makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	51	53
9:38	Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot driving dunk	51	55
9:16	Cameron Johnson blocks Alperen Sengun 's 7-foot jumper	51	55
9:12	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	51	55
9:12	Peyton Watson makes two point shot	51	57
9:12	Rockets Full timeout	51	57
8:54	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper	51	57
8:51	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	51	57
8:50	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	51	57
8:50	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	51	57
8:49	Nikola Jokic blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 3-foot two point shot	51	57
8:49	Rockets offensive team rebound	51	57
8:35	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 9-foot two point shot	51	57
8:33	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	51	57
8:32	Amen Thompson makes tip shot	53	57
8:18	Peyton Watson bad pass (Amen Thompson steals)	53	57
8:13	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot dunk	55	57
7:51	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	55	60
7:33	Alperen Sengun misses 15-foot two point shot	55	60
7:33	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	55	60
7:21	Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	55	62
6:57	Alperen Sengun bad pass (Peyton Watson steals)	55	62
6:54	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	55	62
6:54	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	55	63
6:54	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	55	64
6:47	Nikola Jokic personal foul	55	64
6:46	Nikola Jokic personal foul	55	64
6:38	Kevin Durant misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	55	64
6:36	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	55	64
6:34	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot	57	64
6:19	Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	57	67
6:01	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	57	67
6:00	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	57	67
5:52	Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	57	69
5:42	Nikola Jokic personal foul	57	69
5:42	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	57	69
5:30	Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	60	69
5:30	Spencer Jones shooting foul	60	69
5:30	Josh Okogie enters the game for Amen Thompson	60	69
5:30	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	60	69
5:30	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 1	61	69
5:21	Kevin Durant personal foul	61	69
5:10	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	61	69
5:10	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	61	69
4:48	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	63	69
4:42	Bruce Brown misses alley oop layup	63	69
4:40	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	63	69
4:36	Bruce Brown personal foul	63	69
4:36	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	64	69
4:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	64	69
4:36	Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2	64	69
4:35	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	64	69
4:32	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)	67	69
4:29	Nuggets Full timeout	67	69
4:18	Steven Adams shooting foul	67	69
4:18	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	67	70
4:18	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	67	71
3:58	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	69	71
3:58	Bruce Brown loose ball foul	69	71
3:58	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 1	70	71
3:39	Peyton Watson lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	70	71
3:20	Josh Okogie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)	73	71
2:59	Kevin Durant shooting foul	73	71
2:59	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	73	72
2:59	Jamal Murray enters the game for Cameron Johnson	73	72
2:59	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	73	73
2:46	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	73	73
2:45	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	73	73
2:33	Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	73	73
2:32	Steven Adams defensive rebound	73	73
2:27	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	76	73
2:17	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 22-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	76	75
2:17	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	76	75
2:17	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	76	75
2:17	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	76	75
2:17	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	76	75
2:17	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1	76	75
2:17	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	76	75
1:58	Amen Thompson misses 20-foot jumper	76	75
1:53	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	76	75
1:42	Bruce Brown blocks Josh Okogie 's 23-foot three point jumper	76	75
1:41	Rockets offensive team rebound	76	75
1:41	Jonas Valanciunas away from play foul	76	75
1:41	(01:41) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	76	75
1:41	Aaron Holiday makes free throw 1 of 1	77	75
1:41	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant	77	75
1:36	Peyton Watson personal foul	77	75
1:36	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	77	75
1:36	Rockets offensive team rebound	77	75
1:36	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	78	75
1:20	Jonas Valanciunas makes layup	78	77
53.2	Aaron Holiday misses three point shot	78	77
52.4	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	78	77
41.9	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	78	80
32.4	Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover	78	80
17.6	Jonas Valanciunas misses 17-foot jumper	78	80
17.2	Steven Adams defensive rebound	78	80
0.0	Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper	78	80
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	78	80
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	78	80

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	DEN
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	78	80
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun	78	80
12:00	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Peyton Watson	78	80
11:46	Aaron Holiday personal foul	78	80
11:41	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	78	80
11:41	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	78	80
11:34	Amen Thompson makes two point shot	80	80
11:22	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	80	82
10:57	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	83	82
10:41	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	83	82
10:36	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Amen Thompson assists)	86	82
10:13	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	86	85
9:58	Bruce Brown shooting foul	86	85
9:58	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2	87	85
9:58	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	87	85
9:58	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2	88	85
9:42	Bruce Brown makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)	88	87
9:25	Amen Thompson makes driving layup	90	87
9:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	90	87
9:11	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	90	87
8:54	Amen Thompson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)	92	87
8:54	Nuggets Full timeout	92	87
8:54	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	92	87
8:54	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Bruce Brown	92	87
8:42	Nikola Jokic makes 18-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	92	89
8:24	Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot two point shot	94	89
8:17	Reed Sheppard kicked ball violation	94	89
8:05	Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	94	92
7:39	shot clock turnover	94	92
7:24	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	94	92
7:23	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	94	92
7:21	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	94	92
7:21	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	94	92
7:19	Nikola Jokic personal foul	94	92
7:19	Kevin Durant enters the game for Aaron Holiday	94	92
7:04	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	94	92
7:03	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	94	92
7:01	Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point shot	94	92
7:01	Nuggets defensive team rebound	94	92
7:01	Amen Thompson loose ball foul	94	92
6:40	Jamal Murray makes 16-foot two point shot	94	94
6:22	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot	96	94
5:56	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	96	94
5:54	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	96	94
5:33	Amen Thompson misses 8-foot two point shot	96	94
5:32	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	96	94
5:32	Alperen Sengun personal foul	96	94
5:32	Peyton Watson enters the game for Spencer Jones	96	94
5:19	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	96	94
5:19	Nuggets offensive team rebound	96	94
5:19	Alperen Sengun loose ball foul	96	94
5:09	Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	96	97
4:54	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	96	97
4:54	Nuggets defensive team rebound	96	97
4:54	Alperen Sengun loose ball foul	96	97
4:54	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	96	98
4:54	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	96	99
4:40	Alperen Sengun offensive goaltending turnover	96	99
4:25	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	96	99
4:25	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	96	99
4:14	Jamal Murray blocks Kevin Durant 's 14-foot pullup jump shot	96	99
4:11	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	96	99
4:02	Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic 's 6-foot driving layup	96	99
3:58	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	96	99
3:47	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	96	99
3:45	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	96	99
3:42	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	96	99
3:40	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	96	99
3:40	Peyton Watson shooting foul	96	99
3:40	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 3	97	99
3:40	Reed Sheppard misses free throw 2 of 3	97	99
3:40	Rockets offensive team rebound	97	99
3:40	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	97	99
3:40	Reed Sheppard misses free throw 3 of 3	97	99
3:40	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	97	99
3:16	Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot two point shot	97	101
2:59	Jabari Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	97	101
2:53	Steven Adams offensive rebound	97	101
2:53	Steven Adams makes tip shot	99	101
2:30	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	99	103
2:12	Jabari Smith Jr. steps out of bounds turnover	99	103
2:12	Rockets Full timeout	99	103
2:12	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	99	103
2:01	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	99	103
1:50	Amen Thompson makes dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	101	103
1:34	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	101	103
1:34	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	101	103
1:17	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	101	103
1:16	Rockets offensive team rebound	101	103
1:04	Alperen Sengun bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	101	103
46.2	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	101	105
37.1	Peyton Watson blocks Alperen Sengun's driving layup	101	105
34.1	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	101	105
23.4	Jabari Smith Jr. personal take foul	101	105
23.4	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	101	106
23.4	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	101	106
23.4	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	101	107
23.4	Rockets Full timeout	101	107
20.5	Amen Thompson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	104	107
16.8	Kevin Durant personal take foul	104	107
16.8	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	104	108
16.8	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	104	109
11.2	Alperen Sengun makes dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	106	109
10.3	Amen Thompson personal take foul	106	109
10.3	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	106	109
10.3	Nuggets offensive team rebound	106	109
10.3	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	106	110
10.3	Rockets Full timeout	106	110
5.5	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	109	110
5.5	Nuggets Full timeout	109	110
5.5	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	109	110
5.5	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones	109	110
5.5	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	109	110
2.7	Jabari Smith Jr. personal take foul	109	110
2.7	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	109	110
2.7	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	109	111
2.7	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	109	112
2.7	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	109	112
0.0	Alperen Sengun misses heave jump shot	109	112
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	109	112
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	109	112
0.0	End of Game	109	112

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

2:30 AM, November 22, 2025

Coverage

Prime Video

Attendance

18,108

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Dedric Taylor, J.T. Orr

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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