Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets: player stats (Nov 21, 2025)

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DEN

Game leaders

HOU

Points
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic34 PTS11-20 FG, 4-8 3P, 8-10 FT
Houston Rockets: Reed Sheppard27 PTS9-13 FG, 5-8 3P, 4-6 FT
Rebounds
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic10 REB4 OREB, 6 DREB
Houston Rockets: Jabari Smith Jr.11 REB4 OREB, 7 DREB
Assists
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray10 AST26 PTS, 4 TOV
Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun6 AST14 PTS, 4 TOV

The Denver Nuggets got past the Houston Rockets 112-109 on November 21, 2025 at Toyota Center. Reed Sheppard scored 27 for the Houston Rockets, while Nikola Jokic had 34 for the Denver Nuggets.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG	41:00	26	2	10	10-16	3-7	3-4	1	1	4	2	+6
Nikola JokicC	39:00	34	10	9	11-20	4-8	8-10	2	2	4	5	+4
Peyton WatsonG	34:00	9	10	3	3-5	0-0	3-4	1	1	3	2	+15
Cameron JohnsonF	32:00	9	5	1	2-6	1-2	4-4	1	1	1	3	-3
Aaron GordonF	3:00	1	2	0	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	1	0	+4
Tim Hardaway Jr.G	31:00	12	3	2	5-11	2-7	0-1	0	0	0	0	+4
Spencer JonesF	22:00	3	4	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	4	-1
Bruce BrownG	21:00	10	1	3	4-8	0-2	2-2	3	1	0	3	-15
Jonas ValanciunasC	16:00	8	1	0	4-8	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	+1
Team	239	112	38	28	40-76	11-29	21-27	8	7	14	20

DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates, Curtis Jones, Christian Braun

Houston Rockets box score
Houston Rockets
Amen ThompsonG-F	43:00	22	7	2	10-18	1-2	1-1	2	0	3	3	-10
Jabari Smith Jr.F	37:00	21	11	4	7-20	5-11	2-3	0	1	3	6	-8
Alperen SengunF-C	36:00	14	5	6	6-14	0-1	2-3	1	0	4	5	-16
Kevin DurantF	35:00	13	8	2	5-15	1-5	2-3	2	1	2	3	-7
Steven AdamsC	23:00	5	8	2	2-2	0-0	1-3	0	0	1	1	+14
Reed SheppardG	37:00	27	0	4	9-13	5-8	4-6	2	0	1	2	+13
Aaron HolidayG	13:00	1	0	0	0-3	0-3	1-1	0	0	0	1	+3
Josh OkogieG	11:00	6	2	1	2-6	2-6	0-0	0	0	0	1	+4
Clint CapelaC	4:00	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	-8
Team	239	109	41	21	41-93	14-36	13-20	8	2	14	22

DNP: JD Davison, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jeff Green, Kevon Harris, Jae'Sean Tate, Isaiah Crawford, Fred VanVleet, Tari Eason

Team stats

Team stats: Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets
DEN	Stat	HOU
52.6%(better)40-76	Field-goal percentage	44.1%41-93
37.9%11-29	Three-point percentage	38.9%(better)14-36
77.8%(better)21-27	Free-throw percentage	65.0%13-20
38	Rebounds	41(better)
11	Offensive rebounds	18(better)
27(better)	Defensive rebounds	23
28(better)	Assists	21
8	Steals	8
7(better)	Blocks	2
14	Turnovers	14
20(better)	Personal fouls	22
33	Bench points	34(better)

Team advanced
DEN	Stat	HOU
94.7	Pace	94.7
118.7(better)	Off. rating	115.5
115.5(better)	Def. rating	118.7
3.2(better)	Net rating	-3.2
63.7(better)	TS%	53.5
59.9(better)	eFG%	51.6
13.7	TOV%	12.1(better)
32.4	OREB%	40.0(better)
0.355(better)	FT rate	0.215
38.2	3PA rate	38.7(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

DEN 46%HOU 54%

Expected margin: HOU by 1.2
Result: DEN by 3: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 4.2 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 0.6 pts toward DEN. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

DEN 3, HOU 1

Nov 21 · this gameDenver Nuggets 112, Houston Rockets 109
Dec 15Houston Rockets 125, Denver Nuggets 128
Dec 20Houston Rockets 115, Denver Nuggets 101
Mar 11Houston Rockets 93, Denver Nuggets 129

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