Final score
Final: Houston Rockets 125, Denver Nuggets 128, Monday, December 15.
Last Two Minute report · league review of the final 2:00 · errors favored DEN 3
26 plays reviewed · 23 correct · 3 incorrect
Q5 01:40.8 · Incorrect call · Foul: Shooting
Durant (HOU) cleanly blocks Jokic's (DEN) shot attempt.
Q5 01:08.3 · Incorrect non-call · Foul: Loose Ball
Hardaway Jr. (DEN) extends his arms into Sengun's (HOU) body and delivers contact that affects his pursuit of the rebound.
Q5 00:47.2 · Incorrect call · Foul: Personal
Full report on official.nba.com →Thompson (HOU) dislodges the ball from Murray (DEN), and the ensuing body contact that occurs as Murray secures the loose ball is marginal.
Leaders
points · rebounds · assists
Houston Rockets
PointsAlperen Sengun43 min · 33 pts · 10 reb · 10 ast · -633
ReboundsAmen Thompson44 min · 14 pts · 12 reb · 6 ast · -312AssistsAlperen Sengun43 min · 33 pts · 10 reb · 10 ast · -610
Denver Nuggets
PointsNikola Jokic42 min · 39 pts · 15 reb · 10 ast · +139ReboundsNikola Jokic42 min · 39 pts · 15 reb · 10 ast · +115AssistsNikola Jokic42 min · 39 pts · 15 reb · 10 ast · +110Head to head · games that counted
Rockets vs Nuggets: the matchup page →Nuggets lead 2-1
Houston Rockets
9 played · box score| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 44 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 7-8 | +2 |
| Amen Thompson | 44 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | -3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 43 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Alperen SengunTop scorer | 43 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14-27 | 0-2 | 5-6 | -6 |
| Reed Sheppard | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-17 | 3-9 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Josh Okogie | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | +9 |
| Steven Adams | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -8 |
| Aaron Holiday | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Clint Capela | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -6 |
Denver Nuggets
9 played · box score| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 43 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 14-15 | -4 |
| Cameron Johnson | 43 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Nikola JokicTop scorer | 42 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13-27 | 5-9 | 8-11 | +1 |
| Spencer Jones | 41 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 40 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Bruce Brown | 27 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Peyton Watson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
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