On Saturday night, the Houston Rockets played the Denver Nuggets in Colorado.
The Rockets won by a score of 115-101.
Kevin Durant finished with 31 points, six rebounds, five assists and one block while shooting 8/14 from the field and 5/6 from three-point range in 40 minutes of playing time.
NBA World Reacts To Kevin Durant’s Performance In Rockets-Nuggets Game
Here’s what people were saying about Durant:
Andy Bailey: “Kevin Durant being as good as he is, at 37 years old and with a ruptured Achilles in his past, is unreal.”
SleeperRockets: “Kevin Durant is FEELING HIMSELF 😠with the Rockets up big over the Nuggets”
@MarzTalksSports: “One thing that goes under the radar for whatever reason is KD is 37 and still a legitimately good defensive player”
@BiasedHouston: “Quiet as kept, Kevin Durant’s defense has been out of this world recently.”
NBA: “CATCH. SHOOT. SPLASH. 🎯 Kevin Durant has 29 on 5-6 shooting from deep! Rockets lead the Nuggets in the 4Q.”
CATCH. SHOOT. SPLASH. 🎯
Kevin Durant has 29 on 5-6 shooting from deep!
Rockets lead the Nuggets in the 4Q. pic.twitter.com/iM5sfkeF5S
— NBA (@NBA) December 21, 2025
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Durant is in his first season playing for Houston.
The future Hall of Famer came into the day with averages of 25.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest while shooting 51.3% from the field and 42.0% from three-point range.
KEVIN. DURANT.
(please wait for the reaction) 😂@TheRyanHollins with the on-time call! pic.twitter.com/DRUEUCmITB
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 21, 2025
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With their victory over the Nuggets, the Rockets are now 17-8 in 25 games, which has them as the fifth seed in the Western Conference.
They have gone 6-4 over their last ten games (and are 9-6 in 15 on the road).
Following the Nuggets, the Rockets will play their next game on Sunday when they visit Russell Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings in California.
KD vs Denver: pic.twitter.com/sQlVPEOCHx
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 21, 2025
On the other side, the Nuggets dropped to 20-7 in 27 games, which has them as the third seed in the Western Conference.
They have gone 7-3 over their last ten games (and are 8-5 in 13 at home).
Following the Rockets, the Nuggets will play their next game on Monday night when they host the Utah Jazz.
