Nov 21, 2025Emirates NBA Cup · West Group C
DENDenver Nuggets112@HOUHouston Rockets109
DEN box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal MurrayG | 40:19 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10-16 | 3-7 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Nikola JokićC | 39:12 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11-20 | 4-8 | 8-10 | +4 |
| Peyton WatsonF | 34:08 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +15 |
| Cameron JohnsonG | 32:08 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | -3 |
| Aaron GordonF | 3:13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 31:18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 0-1 | +4 |
| Spencer Jones | 21:26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Bruce Brown | 20:31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -15 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 16:08 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 238 | 112 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 40-76 | 11-29 | 21-27 | — |
Did not play: Hunter Tyson (Coach's Decision), Jalen Pickett (Coach's Decision), Zeke Nnaji (Coach's Decision)
HOU box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen ThompsonG | 43:16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | -10 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 36:34 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7-20 | 5-11 | 2-3 | -8 |
| Alperen ŞengünF | 36:05 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-3 | -16 |
| Kevin DurantG | 35:09 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 2-3 | -7 |
| Steven AdamsC | 23:04 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +14 |
| Reed Sheppard | 36:27 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-13 | 5-8 | 4-6 | +13 |
| Aaron Holiday | 13:17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Josh Okogie | 11:04 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Clint Capela | 3:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Team | 238 | 109 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 41-93 | 14-36 | 13-20 | — |
Did not play: Jae'Sean Tate (Coach's Decision), JD Davison (Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (Coach's Decision)
Four factors
| Team | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 59.9 | 13.7 | 32.4 | .276 |
| HOU | 51.6 | 12.1 | 40.0 | .140 |