Denver Nuggets 116, Houston Rockets 111 — Recap

March 23, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 116, Houston Rockets 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 27-27 HOU; Q2 DEN 30-30 HOU; Q3 DEN 39-22 HOU; Q4 DEN 20-32 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 39 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 15-of-28 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 30 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-22 shooting; Dillon Brooks (HOU) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 17 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists on 6-of-15 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Jamal Murray

39 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 15-28 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

30 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 8-22 FG

Scoring · HOU

Dillon Brooks

21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 8-12 FG

Season highs

DeAndre Jordan · Season-high 15 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	27	30	39	20		116
HOU	27	30	22	32		111

🧮 How They Scored

DENHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.3%Effective FG%50.0%

8.4%Turnover %5.5%

25.6%Offensive rebound %32.7%

0.299Free-throw rate0.382

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	38	39	4	7	—	—	1	15-28	4-6	5-6	+19
DeAndre Jordan C	38	11	15	4	1	—	1	5-7	—	1-3	+5
Aaron Gordon F	37	13	4	8	1	—	—	5-9	1-3	2-2	+9
Christian Braun G	34	11	4	2	—	—	1	3-6	1-2	4-4	+17
Michael Porter Jr. F	32	17	9	2	—	—	1	7-16	1-3	2-2	-4
Russell Westbrook G	24	14	2	1	1	2	5	5-11	2-4	2-4	-5
Peyton Watson G	21	9	5	3	1	2	—	3-8	1-2	2-3	-14
Zeke Nnaji F-C	12	2	—	1	1	—	—	1-2	0-1	0-2	—
Jalen Pickett G	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	42	7	3	5	—	—	1	2-12	1-8	2-2	-2
Alperen Sengun F-C	40	17	14	10	2	1	—	6-15	0-1	5-8	-6
Dillon Brooks G-F	37	21	3	1	—	—	1	8-12	5-8	—	-3
Jalen Green G	36	30	2	5	—	—	—	8-22	3-12	11-14	-6
Amen Thompson G-F	32	11	6	1	1	3	1	5-11	1-2	0-4	-5
Steven Adams C	22	14	12	2	—	3	1	6-10	—	2-4	+9
Jabari Smith Jr. F	17	7	3	—	—	—	—	2-4	1-2	2-2	-10
Tari Eason F	15	4	2	1	1	—	2	2-3	0-1	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	38	39	63.6	36.0	+23.9	21.6
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	32	17	50.4	22.8	-10.1	8.9
Russell Westbrook	Bench	24	14	54.9	35.3	-10.9	0.0
Aaron Gordon	Bench	37	13	65.8	11.5	+7.4	11.7
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	38	11	66.1	9.9	+6.6	11.9
Christian Braun	Bench	34	11	70.9	10.8	+23.4	8.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	21	9	48.3	19.6	-27.8	11.7
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	12	2	34.7	10.0	-15.3	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-62.5	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	36	30	53.3	30.7	-11.5	12.3
Dillon Brooks	Bench	37	21	87.5	16.5	-2.5	12.3
Alperen Sengun	Bench	40	17	45.9	20.4	-7.7	18.2
Steven Adams	Bench	22	14	59.5	19.4	+14.6	19.0
Amen Thompson	Bench	32	11	43.1	19.4	-6.1	2.2
Fred VanVleet	Bench	42	7	27.2	15.9	-0.9	1.1
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	17	7	71.7	11.6	-29.4	7.2
Tari Eason	Bench	15	4	66.7	14.7	-10.8	5.0
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0