Denver Nuggets 112, Houston Rockets 109 — Recap

November 21, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 112, Houston Rockets 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 25-12 HOU; Q2 DEN 21-37 HOU; Q3 DEN 34-29 HOU; Q4 DEN 32-31 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 34 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Reed Sheppard (HOU) 27 points, 0 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 26 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

34 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · HOU

Reed Sheppard

27 PTS, 0 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 9-13 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

26 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 10-16 FG

Season highs

Reed Sheppard · Season-high 27 pointsJabari Smith Jr. · Season-high 11 reboundsJabari Smith Jr. · Season-high 5 threes

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	25	21	34	32		112
HOU	12	37	29	31		109

🧮 How They Scored

DENHOU

40Points in the paint50

17Fast-break points17

9Second-chance points21

14Points off turnovers20

33Bench points34

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

59.9%Effective FG%51.6%

13.7%Turnover %12.1%

32.4%Offensive rebound %40.0%

0.355Free-throw rate0.215

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	41	26	2	10	1	1	4	10-16	3-7	3-4	+6
Nikola Jokic C	39	34	10	9	2	2	4	11-20	4-8	8-10	+4
Peyton Watson G	34	9	10	3	1	1	3	3-5	0-0	3-4	+15
Cameron Johnson F	32	9	5	1	1	1	1	2-6	1-2	4-4	-3
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	31	12	3	2	0	0	0	5-11	2-7	0-1	+4
Spencer Jones F	22	3	4	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	-1
Bruce Brown G	21	10	1	3	3	1	0	4-8	0-2	2-2	-15
Jonas Valanciunas C	16	8	1	0	0	1	1	4-8	0-1	0-0	+1
Aaron Gordon F	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	+4

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	43	22	7	2	2	0	3	10-18	1-2	1-1	-10
Reed Sheppard G	37	27	0	4	2	0	1	9-13	5-8	4-6	+13
Jabari Smith Jr. F	37	21	11	4	0	1	3	7-20	5-11	2-3	-8
Alperen Sengun F-C	36	14	5	6	1	0	4	6-14	0-1	2-3	-16
Kevin Durant F	35	13	8	2	2	1	2	5-15	1-5	2-3	-7
Steven Adams C	23	5	8	2	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	1-3	+14
Aaron Holiday G	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	1-1	+3
Josh Okogie G	11	6	2	1	0	0	0	2-6	2-6	0-0	+4
Clint Capela C	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-8

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Starter	39	34	—	—	—	—
Jamal Murray	Starter	41	26	—	—	—	—
Cameron Johnson	Starter	32	9	—	—	—	—
Peyton Watson	Starter	34	9	—	—	—	—
Aaron Gordon	Starter	3	1	—	—	—	—
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	31	12	—	—	—	—
Bruce Brown	Bench	21	10	—	—	—	—
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	16	8	—	—	—	—
Spencer Jones	Bench	22	3	—	—	—	—
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Amen Thompson	Starter	43	22	—	—	—	—
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	37	21	—	—	—	—
Alperen Sengun	Starter	36	14	—	—	—	—
Kevin Durant	Starter	35	13	—	—	—	—
Steven Adams	Starter	23	5	—	—	—	—
Reed Sheppard	Bench	37	27	—	—	—	—
Josh Okogie	Bench	11	6	—	—	—	—
Aaron Holiday	Bench	13	1	—	—	—	—
Clint Capela	Bench	4	0	—	—	—	—
Jeff Green	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—
JD Davison	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—