Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Houston RocketsHOU

115–101

Final

Denver NuggetsDEN

Team Season Averages

Houston RocketsLeads 4 of 10

Denver NuggetsLeads 6 of 10

Offense

121.1Points per game125.6
25.7Assists per game29.5
48.6%Field goal percentage51.8%

Defense

112.1Points allowed per game116.2
9.1Steals per game7.2
5.4Blocks per game3.8

Pace

49.1Rebounds per game44.4
15.1Turnovers per game12.6

3-Point

39.6%Three-point percentage40.1%
78.5%Free throw percentage82.0%

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (DEN)	Total	HOU ML	DEN ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	235.5	-112	-108
FFanDuel	+1	235.5	-116	-102
BBetMGM	-1.5	235.5	-110	-110
CCaesars	+1	235.5	-115	-105
BBetRivers	+1	—	-120	-105
BBovada	+1.5	235.5	-120	+100
EESPN BET	+1.5	235.5	-120	+100
FFanatics	+1	235.5	-115	-105
HHardrock	+1	236	-115	-105

Game Information

Venue to be announced

Stadium

Dec 20, 2025

5:00 PM EST

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

HOU

Starters

DEN

Starters

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Rebound	3-Point
HOU	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd
DEN	2nd	1st	15th	15th	2nd

Matchup

HOUDEN

16-8Record20-6
24Games played26
+9.0Point diff+9.4
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
HOU	26	27	29	33	115
DEN	29	16	21	35	101

Team Stats

HOUStatDEN

115Points101
39-77 (50.6%)FG37-92 (40.2%)
19-35 (54.3%)3PT8-29 (27.6%)
18-23 (78.3%)FT19-23 (82.6%)
47Rebounds39
24Assists21
6Steals9
8Blocks2
19Turnovers11

Player Stats

HOU

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin DurantF	40	31	6	5	0	1	3	8/14	5/6	10/11	—
Reed SheppardG	30	28	2	6	3	2	1	9/15	6/9	4/4	—
Jabari Smith Jr.F	38	22	10	2	0	1	4	8/14	5/11	1/2	—
Amen ThompsonG-F	38	16	4	6	2	2	3	7/14	0/2	2/4	—
Josh OkogieG	29	9	3	1	0	1	0	3/5	3/5	0/0	—
Alperen SengunF-C	30	8	6	4	1	1	5	4/9	0/1	0/0	—
Steven AdamsC	25	1	12	0	0	0	0	0/4	0/0	1/2	—
JD DavisonG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jeff GreenF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Tari EasonF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Tyler SmithF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Clint CapelaC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jae'Sean TateF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Aaron HolidayG	8	0	4	0	0	0	3	0/2	0/1	0/0	—
Fred VanVleetG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Isaiah CrawfordF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Dorian Finney-SmithF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

DEN

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola JokicC	29	25	7	5	0	0	5	9/20	1/4	6/7	—
Jamal MurrayG	35	16	4	7	2	0	2	4/13	3/7	5/6	—
Bruce BrownG	28	12	12	1	2	1	0	5/8	0/1	2/2	—
Jalen PickettG	22	10	4	1	0	0	1	4/7	0/1	2/2	—
Jonas ValanciunasC	16	10	1	1	1	1	1	5/10	0/0	0/0	—
Spencer JonesF	28	9	4	2	2	0	0	4/8	1/5	0/0	—
Tim Hardaway Jr.G	30	8	2	0	1	0	2	3/9	2/5	0/0	—
Cameron JohnsonF	32	6	4	3	1	0	0	2/10	1/3	1/1	—
Hunter TysonF	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1/4	0/2	0/0	—
Julian StrawtherG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0/2	0/0	2/3	—
Zeke NnajiF-C	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0/1	0/1	1/2	—
Tamar BatesG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Aaron GordonF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Curtis JonesG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Peyton WatsonG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
DaRon Holmes IIF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Christian BraunG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

Scoring Summary

123 events · 113 scoring

1st Quarter

11:25HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
2-0
10:23HOU
Amen Thompson makes tip shot
4-0
10:07DEN
Spencer Jones makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
4-2
9:55HOU
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
7-2
8:59HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
10-2
8:19DEN
Spencer Jones makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
10-4
7:42DEN
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
10-7
7:22HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
12-7
7:13DEN
Cameron Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
12-10
6:49HOU
Amen Thompson makes dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
14-10
6:29DEN
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot
14-12
5:47DEN
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot
14-14
5:31HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 3
15-14
5:31HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 3
16-14
5:31HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 3 of 3
17-14
4:55DEN
Spencer Jones makes two point shot
17-16
4:29DEN
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
17-18
4:10DEN
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot running dunk (Spencer Jones assists)
17-20
4:00HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three pointer
20-20
3:35DEN
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
20-23
3:21HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
23-23
2:16HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
26-23
56.7DEN
Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
26-26
10.6DEN
Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)
26-29

2nd Quarter

11:29DEN
Bruce Brown makes two point shot
26-31
9:50HOU
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
29-31
9:32DEN
Jonas Valanciunas makes 11-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
29-33
9:15HOU
Kevin Durant makes 27-foot three pointer
32-33
8:56DEN
Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
32-35
8:30HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
34-35
8:08DEN
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
34-37
7:37HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
35-37
7:37HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
36-37
7:00HOU
Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
39-37
6:30HOU
Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
42-37
6:00HOU
Josh Okogie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
45-37
5:40DEN
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
45-38
5:40DEN
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
45-39
5:20HOU
Amen Thompson makes layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
47-39
5:04HOU
Amen Thompson makes dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
49-39
4:26DEN
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
49-40
4:26DEN
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
49-41
4:13HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
51-41
2:59HOU
Kevin Durant makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
53-41
2:10DEN
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
53-43
39.2DEN
Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
53-45

3rd Quarter

11:46HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
56-45
10:13DEN
Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
56-48
9:44HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
59-48
9:03DEN
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer (Jamal Murray assists)
59-51
8:47HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk
61-51
8:23DEN
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
61-53
8:08HOU
Kevin Durant makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
63-53
7:18HOU
Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
64-53
5:39DEN
Jonas Valanciunas makes 10-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
64-55
5:06HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)
67-55
4:55DEN
Cameron Johnson makes driving dunk
67-57
4:55DEN
Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1
67-58
4:12HOU
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
69-58
3:22DEN
Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
69-60
2:38DEN
Bruce Brown makes 6-foot floating jump shot
69-62
2:06DEN
Jonas Valanciunas makes 13-foot jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
69-64
1:46HOU
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
71-64
1:29DEN
Jalen Pickett makes free throw 1 of 2
71-65
1:29DEN
Jalen Pickett makes free throw 2 of 2
71-66
1:15HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three pointer
74-66
56.3HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
77-66
28.3HOU
Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2
78-66
28.3HOU
Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2
79-66
2.6HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three pointer
82-66

4th Quarter

11:48DEN
Nikola Jokic makes layup (Cameron Johnson assists)
82-68
11:12HOU
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
85-68
10:57DEN
Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
85-70
10:08HOU
Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2
87-70
10:08HOU
Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2
86-70
10:01DEN
Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
87-72
8:53HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
88-72
8:53HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
89-72
8:40HOU
Kevin Durant makes technical free throw
90-72
8:35DEN
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
90-73
8:35DEN
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
90-74
7:46HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot two point shot
92-74
7:41DEN
Jamal Murray makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
92-76
7:41DEN
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
92-77
7:24HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
93-77
7:10DEN
Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
93-80
7:10DEN
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
93-81
6:47HOU
Amen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot
95-81
6:34HOU
Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
98-81
6:24DEN
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
98-82
6:03HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
101-82
5:41DEN
Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
101-84
5:22DEN
Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw
101-85
5:22HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
103-85
5:22HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
102-85
5:19DEN
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
103-86
4:59HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
105-86
4:46HOU
Amen Thompson makes running dunk
107-86
4:05DEN
Bruce Brown makes running layup (Julian Strawther assists)
107-88
4:05DEN
Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
107-89
3:33DEN
Jalen Pickett makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
107-91
3:06DEN
Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
107-92
2:35DEN
Bruce Brown makes two point shot
107-94
2:35DEN
Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
107-95
2:16DEN
Jalen Pickett makes 1-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
107-97
2:10HOU
Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2
108-97
2:02HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 1-foot running dunk
110-97
1:14HOU
Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
111-97
1:12DEN
Bruce Brown defensive rebound
111-97
1:06HOU
Kevin Durant shooting foul
111-97
1:06DEN
Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 3
111-98
1:06DEN
Julian Strawther misses free throw 2 of 3
111-98
1:06DEN
Nuggets offensive team rebound
111-98
1:06DEN
Julian Strawther makes free throw 3 of 3
111-99
1:00HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes dunk (Amen Thompson assists)
113-99
51.8DEN
Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
113-99
48.7HOU
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
113-99
28.8HOU
Amen Thompson makes dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
115-99
15.1DEN
Zeke Nnaji misses 24-foot three point jumper
115-99
11.9DEN
Hunter Tyson offensive rebound
115-99
11.9DEN
Hunter Tyson makes two point shot
115-101
0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
115-101
0.0
End of Game
115-101

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Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets: Final Score & Recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101 in this NBA game on Saturday, December 20, 2025. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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