Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets: player stats
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Denver Nuggets 100, Houston Rockets 110
Toyota Center · Houston, TX
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On November 9, 2026 at Toyota Center, the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100. Kevin Durant scored 23 to lead the Houston Rockets, and Jamal Murray had 38 for the Denver Nuggets.
How it happened
- FinalHouston beats Denver 110-100. The Rockets hit 13 of 36 threes to the Nuggets' 7 of 22 and out-rebounded them 50-39, despite 38 points from Jamal Murray.
- Q4 7:59Jamal Murray pulls up on a 17-foot step-back and reaches 30 points, on 11-of-18 shooting with 5-of-5 from three, three rebounds and two assists. Houston still leads Denver 88-83 with 7:59 left.
- Q3Houston leads Denver 77-68 after three quarters. The Rockets have 6 turnovers to the Nuggets' 11, and Kevin Durant has 21 points and 8 assists, with Jamal Murray at 23 for Denver.
- Q3 5:04Denver closes a 10-0 run to tie it at 60, Nikola Jokic's layup finishing it. The Nuggets trailed 60-50 when it began 2:30 earlier, with Jamal Murray scoring six of the 10.
- HalftimeHouston leads Denver 54-40 at halftime, shooting 22-of-45 to the Nuggets' 15-of-44. Kevin Durant has 13 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Rockets; Jamal Murray leads Denver with 15.
- Q2 9:41Houston closes on a 10-0 run, Tari Eason's driving layup making it 39-24 over Denver. The Rockets started it from 29-24 late in the first quarter, and Eason scored five of the 10.
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| Jamal MurrayG | 39:12 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 14-23 | 5-8 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Nikola JokicC | 38:38 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 11-21 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
| Christian BraunG | 32:24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Cameron JohnsonF | 30:42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 |
| Aaron GordonF | 30:09 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +6 |
| DeMar DeRozanG | 19:12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 |
| Spencer JonesF | 13:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -19 |
| Trevon BrazileF | 13:33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Marvin Bagley IIIF | 12:25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| Tyus JonesG | 5:35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Bryce HopkinsF | 3:14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaRon Holmes IIF | 0:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Alpha DialloG | 0:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Team | 240 | 100 | 39 | 19 | 37-83 | 8-29 | 18-25 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
DNP: Zeke Nnaji
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| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 37:33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +10 |
| Kevin DurantF | 36:10 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 10-10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +3 |
| Amen ThompsonG-F | 35:07 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Alperen SengunF-C | 35:07 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 |
| Fred VanVleetG | 30:00 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| Tari EasonF | 18:53 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +18 |
| Marcus SmartG | 17:15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| Reed SheppardG | 17:00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +11 |
| Bogdan BogdanovicG | 11:50 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7 |
| Isaiah CrawfordF | 0:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Bruce ThorntonG | 0:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 240 | 110 | 51 | 29 | 41-91 | 14-38 | 14-17 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
Recap
Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Alperen Sengun set up the clinching 3-pointer as the Houston Rockets pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 on Monday, November 9.
Durant added 12 rebounds and made all 10 of his free throws. Sengun had 20 points and 12 rebounds for his own double-double.
Keel projection
How the projections do →Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.
DEN 35%HOU 65%
The win chance is blended with the sportsbooks' (their margin removed) while our model learns; the margin and what moves it are the model's own.
- Expected margin
- HOU by 6.8
- Result: HOU by 10
- The projection called it.
Season series
DEN 0, HOU 1- Nov 9 · this gameDenver Nuggets 100, Houston Rockets 110
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