National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Denver 116,
Houston 111
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 23, 2025
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #23 Tre Maddox, #55 Bill Kennedy, #84 Jenna Schroeder
Attendance: 18055
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #23 Tre Maddox, #55 Bill Kennedy, #84 Jenna Schroeder
Attendance: 18055
Final Scoring Summary
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jamal Murray - G | 38:10 | 15-28 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| Christian Braun - G | 34:23 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Aaron Gordon - F | 37:05 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Michael Porter Jr. - F | 32:23 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| DeAndre Jordan - C | 38:22 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Russell Westbrook | 23:58 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-4 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| Peyton Watson | 20:33 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | -14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11:45 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 3:21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Alexander | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Vlatko Cancar | DNP | |||||||||||||
| PJ Hall | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Spencer Jones | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Dario Saric | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Hunter Tyson | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 44-87 | 10-21 | 18-26 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 116 | |
| 50.6% | 47.6% | 69.2% | Team Rebs: 16 | Total TO: 9 | ||||||||||
Houston Rockets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Fred VanVleet - G | 41:43 | 2-12 | 1-8 | 2-2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Jalen Green - G | 35:50 | 8-22 | 3-12 | 11-14 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Dillon Brooks - F | 36:38 | 8-12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Amen Thompson - F | 31:49 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-4 | -5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Alperen Sengun - C | 39:31 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 5-8 | -6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Steven Adams | 22:26 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 16:39 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tari Eason | 15:24 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff Green | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Holiday | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jock Landale | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jae'Sean Tate | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Cam Whitmore | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | DND | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 39-89 | 11-34 | 22-34 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 111 | |
| 43.8% | 32.4% | 64.7% | Team Rebs: 9 | Total TO: 6 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| DEN | None |
| HOU | None |
Team Statistics
| Denver | Houston | ||
| Fast Break Points | 14 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| Points in the Paint | 52 | Points in the Paint | 50 |
| Biggest Lead | 19 | Biggest Lead | 9 |