Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationJokic has his 25th triple-double of the season, the Nuggets rout the Rockets 129-93
Jamal Murray scored 30 points for Denver, which holds the tiebreaker over the Rockets after winning the season series 3-1. The Nuggets moved within a half-game of Houston in the bunched-up Western Conference standings.
It was the first time since mid-November Denver has won with its opening-night lineup together. The Nuggets had lost six of 10 out of the All-Star break as head coach David Adelman practices caution with workloads as players return to the lineup.
Jokic completed his 187th career triple-double with his 10th rebound with 4:14 left in the third. It is the 15th time this season he has secured a triple-double before the fourth quarter.
The Rockets, who finished 4 of 33 from behind the arc, were outscored 40-22 in the third. Kevin Durant finished with just 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, his fewest field goal attempts this season.
The Nuggets led by six at halftime and opened a 82-63 lead late in the third.
Nuggets: At San Antonio on Thursday night.
Regular Season Series
DEN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 93 - 129 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 93 - 129 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Rockets offensive team rebound | 93 - 129 |
| 4th 0.1 | |
Jeff Green misses heave jump shot | 93 - 129 |
| 4th 3.4 |  |
shot clock turnover | 93 - 129 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 42-97 | FG | 48-87 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 4-33 | 3PT | 17-32 |
| 12 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 5-14 | FT | 16-22 |
| 36 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 25 | Assists | 36 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 70 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 39 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 8 | Percent Led | 86 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Diallo, F | Out | Oct 30 |
| Spencer Jones, F | Out | Oct 27 |
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 31 |
| Reed Sheppard, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 31 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Oct 26 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,602 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Memphis |
6 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W6 |
 Houston |
6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | W1 |
 San Antonio |
4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | W4 |
 Dallas |
4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | W3 |
 New Orleans |
2 | 4 | .333 | 4 | W2 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
- | 1 | W1 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Oklahoma City |
0.5 | 2 | L2 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Denver |
1 | 2 | W2 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 3 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Utah |
3.5 | 5 | L4 | 0.16666667 | 1 |
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