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Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets

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40-25, 18-17 Away
Final
93 - 129

40-26, 18-13 Home

Jokic has his 25th triple-double of the season, the Nuggets rout the Rockets 129-93

Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

Jamal Murray scored 30 points for Denver, which holds the tiebreaker over the Rockets after winning the season series 3-1. The Nuggets moved within a half-game of Houston in the bunched-up Western Conference standings.

It was the first time since mid-November Denver has won with its opening-night lineup together. The Nuggets had lost six of 10 out of the All-Star break as head coach David Adelman practices caution with workloads as players return to the lineup.

Jokic completed his 187th career triple-double with his 10th rebound with 4:14 left in the third. It is the 15th time this season he has secured a triple-double before the fourth quarter.

The Rockets, who finished 4 of 33 from behind the arc, were outscored 40-22 in the third. Kevin Durant finished with just 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, his fewest field goal attempts this season.

The Nuggets led by six at halftime and opened a 82-63 lead late in the third.

Up next Rockets: Host New Orleans on Friday night.

Nuggets: At San Antonio on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

DEN wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 93 - 129
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 93 - 129
4th 0.1 Rockets offensive team rebound 93 - 129
4th 0.1 Jeff Green misses heave jump shot 93 - 129
4th 3.4 shot clock turnover 93 - 129

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/hou.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originHOU https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/den.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDEN
42-97 FG 48-87
43 Field Goal % 55
4-33 3PT 17-32
12 Three Point % 53
5-14 FT 16-22
36 Free Throw % 73
44 Rebounds 42
16 Offensive Rebounds 8
28 Defensive Rebounds 34
25 Assists 36
7 Steals 12
6 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
12 Fast Break Points 24
70 Points in Paint 52
18 Fouls 15
5 Largest Lead 39
3 Lead Changes 3
8 Percent Led 86
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Aaron Gordon, F Out May 1
Peyton Watson, G Out Apr 29
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kevin Durant, F Out May 1
Steven Adams, C Out Jan 28
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,602 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 62 20 .756 - L1
Houston 52 30 .634 10 W1
New Orleans 26 56 .317 36 L2
Dallas 26 56 .317 36 W1
Memphis 25 57 .305 37 L8

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City - 18 L2 0.7804878 64
Denver 10 28 W12 0.6585366 54
Minnesota 15 33 W2 0.597561 49
Portland 22 40 W2 0.5121951 42
Utah 42 60 L1 0.2682927 22
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