Who won Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on January 15, 2025.

Jalen Green scored 34 for the Houston Rockets; Christian Braun scored 22 for the Denver Nuggets.

Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Jan 15, 2025 · 9:00 pm EST · All results that day · Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Houston Rockets schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

108

Venue: Ball Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on the road on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Ball Arena. Jalen Green had 34 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists for the Houston Rockets. Christian Braun had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist for the Denver Nuggets.

The Houston Rockets led 69-48 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 41-25. Bench points: Houston Rockets 41, Denver Nuggets 39. Alperen Sengun had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on January 15, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jalen Green scored 34 for the Houston Rockets; Christian Braun scored 22 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Houston Rockets	28	41	33	26	128
Denver Nuggets	23	25	33	27	108

Game leaders

Houston Rockets

Points: 34 Jalen Green
Rebounds: 9 Amen Thompson
Assists: 8 Fred VanVleet

Denver Nuggets

Points: 22 Christian Braun
Rebounds: 8 DeAndre Jordan
Assists: 5 Jamal Murray

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Fred VanVleet starter	35:07	16	1	8	3	0	0	6-13	4-9	0-0	3	+18
Amen Thompson starter	34:41	11	9	0	4	2	2	4-8	0-0	3-7	2	+20
Jalen Green starter	29:36	34	1	5	0	1	1	10-16	6-10	8-8	2	+13
Dillon Brooks starter	26:12	6	1	0	2	0	1	2-5	2-4	0-0	1	+17
Alperen Sengun starter	25:39	20	9	8	2	0	1	9-21	0-1	2-2	1	+17
Cam Whitmore bench	23:56	16	9	1	1	1	1	7-11	2-4	0-0	1	+5
Jeff Green bench	20:34	8	2	0	0	1	0	3-6	2-5	0-0	4	+13
Jae'Sean Tate bench	17:33	6	4	1	0	0	0	3-5	0-1	0-0	3	-6
Aaron Holiday bench	7:30	0	0	2	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-2
Steven Adams bench	7:07	2	3	1	0	1	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+6
Reed Sheppard bench	6:15	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	+0
Nate Williams bench	5:50	9	0	1	1	0	0	4-4	1-1	0-0	1	-1

Not available: Jock Landale, Tari Eason

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Christian Braun starter	34:49	22	4	1	0	0	1	10-11	2-3	0-0	2	-17
Jamal Murray starter	29:38	22	4	5	0	0	5	8-14	4-5	2-2	2	-17
Russell Westbrook starter	24:41	17	4	2	1	0	5	6-14	3-5	2-2	3	-15
Michael Porter Jr. starter	23:41	8	3	0	0	1	2	2-4	0-2	4-7	2	-20
DeAndre Jordan starter	23:18	0	8	0	1	3	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	-19
Julian Strawther bench	24:44	10	1	3	0	0	3	3-9	2-6	2-2	2	-4
Peyton Watson bench	22:45	10	3	0	0	3	1	4-8	1-3	1-2	0	-7
Dario Šarić bench	18:52	8	4	5	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	2-4	1	-2
Jalen Pickett bench	18:22	2	1	5	1	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	-3
Hunter Tyson bench	7:30	4	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	+2
Zeke Nnaji bench	5:50	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Trey Alexander bench	5:50	3	1	1	1	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	+1

Not available: Vlatko Cancar, DaRon Holmes II, Nikola Jokić, Aaron Gordon

Team statistics
Houston Rockets	Stat	Denver Nuggets
13/17 (76%)	Free throws	14/21 (66%)
32/56 (57%)	2 pointers	26/46 (56%)
17/38 (44%)	3 pointers	14/29 (48%)
49/94 (52%)	Field goals	40/75 (53%)
40	Rebounds	36
26	Defensive rebounds	27
14	Offensive rebounds	9
28	Assists	22
8	Turnovers	18
14	Steals	4
6	Blocks	7
19	Fouls	16
9	Max points in a row	6
47:12	Time spent in lead	0:00
24	Biggest lead	0

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 24 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 24 Q3 10:34
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: Never led
Longest run: 9-0 Houston Rockets · Q4 4:41 to Q4 2:12

Scoring plays

Q1 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Denver Nuggets
11:30	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:41	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:23	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	5	3
9:37	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	7	3
9:16	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	7	6
8:57	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	9	6
8:40	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	9	8
8:28	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	12	8
8:28	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	13	8
7:25	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	13	10
7:12	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	15	10
6:20	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	15	11
5:50	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	16	11
4:53	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	16	13
4:35	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	19	13
3:57	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	20	13
3:57	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	21	13
3:41	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	21	15
3:12	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	21	16
2:50	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	23	16
2:34	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	23	18
1:49	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal	26	18
1:12	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	26	20
0:50	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	28	20
0:23	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	28	23

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Denver Nuggets
11:42	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	30	23
11:07	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal	33	23
10:46	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	33	25
9:47	Houston Rockets	Jeff Green 3-pt field goal	36	25
8:45	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	36	27
8:17	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	38	27
7:29	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	40	27
7:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	40	30
6:32	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	40	32
6:04	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	42	32
5:52	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	45	32
5:21	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	47	32
4:54	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	47	33
4:54	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	47	34
4:34	Houston Rockets	Jeff Green 3-pt field goal	50	34
4:05	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	53	34
3:39	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	53	37
3:23	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	55	37
3:05	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	55	40
2:37	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	57	40
2:24	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	57	42
2:15	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	58	42
2:15	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	59	42
1:52	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	60	42
1:52	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	61	42
1:33	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	61	44
1:24	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	63	44
1:01	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	66	44
0:44	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	66	46
0:37	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	68	46
0:37	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	69	46
0:27	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	69	48

Q3 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Denver Nuggets
11:34	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	69	50
11:21	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	71	50
10:34	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	74	50
10:11	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	74	53
9:33	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	74	55
9:26	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	77	55
8:56	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	77	57
8:39	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	79	57
8:22	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	79	58
8:22	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	79	59
8:22	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	79	60
8:00	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	82	60
7:45	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	82	63
7:15	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	82	65
6:18	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	84	65
5:05	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	87	65
4:52	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	87	67
4:33	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	89	67
4:14	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	90	67
4:14	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	91	67
3:59	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	91	70
3:28	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	93	70
2:58	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	93	71
2:58	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	93	72
2:45	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	95	72
2:29	Denver Nuggets	Dario Šarić 2-pt field goal	95	74
1:56	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	95	76
1:32	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	97	76
1:15	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	99	76
1:01	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	99	79
0:29	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	102	79
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	102	81

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Denver Nuggets
11:49	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	102	84
11:22	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	104	84
11:11	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	104	86
10:51	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	106	86
10:08	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	107	86
9:53	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	107	87
9:53	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	107	88
9:32	Houston Rockets	Jeff Green 2-pt field goal	109	88
9:15	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	109	90
8:38	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	112	90
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Dario Šarić Free throw	112	91
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Dario Šarić Free throw	112	92
8:04	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	114	92
7:27	Denver Nuggets	Dario Šarić 2-pt field goal	114	94
7:04	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	116	94
6:42	Denver Nuggets	Dario Šarić 2-pt field goal	116	96
5:50	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	117	96
5:37	Denver Nuggets	Trey Alexander 3-pt field goal	117	99
5:01	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 3-pt field goal	117	102
4:41	Houston Rockets	Nate Williams 2-pt field goal	119	102
3:01	Houston Rockets	Nate Williams 3-pt field goal	122	102
2:44	Houston Rockets	Nate Williams 2-pt field goal	124	102
2:12	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	126	102
2:00	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	126	104
1:23	Houston Rockets	Nate Williams 2-pt field goal	128	104
0:50	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	128	107
0:31	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	128	108

2024-25 season series

After this game: Houston Rockets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 2-1.

Jan 15: Houston Rockets 128 at Denver Nuggets 108 (this game)
Mar 23: Denver Nuggets 116 at Houston Rockets 111
Apr 13: Denver Nuggets 126 at Houston Rockets 111

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