Final score
Final: Houston Rockets 115, Denver Nuggets 101, Saturday, December 20.
Leaders
points · rebounds · assists
Houston Rockets
PointsKevin Durant40 min · 31 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast · +1831
ReboundsSteven Adams25 min · 1 pts · 12 reb · 0 ast · -1012
AssistsAmen Thompson38 min · 16 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast · +196
Denver Nuggets
PointsNikola Jokic29 min · 25 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast · -2025
ReboundsBruce Brown28 min · 12 pts · 12 reb · 1 ast · -712
AssistsJamal Murray35 min · 16 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast · -127Head to head · games that counted
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Houston Rockets
9 played · box score| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantTop scorer | 40 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 5-6 | 10-11 | +18 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 39 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 5-11 | 1-2 | +21 |
| Amen Thompson | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-4 | +19 |
| Alperen Sengun | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +24 |
| Reed Sheppard | 30 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9-15 | 6-9 | 4-4 | +10 |
| Josh Okogie | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Steven Adams | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -10 |
| Aaron Holiday | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
Denver Nuggets
11 played · box score| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 35 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 5-6 | -12 |
| Cameron Johnson | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | -14 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -22 |
| Nikola JokicTop scorer | 29 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 6-7 | -20 |
| Spencer Jones | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Bruce Brown | 28 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Jalen Pickett | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Julian Strawther | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +7 |
| Hunter Tyson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
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