Rockets coach rips NBA officials after overtime loss to Nuggets

Houston Rockets caput manager Ime Udoka was fed up with however the team’s overtime nonaccomplishment to the Denver Nuggets was officiated connected Monday night.

Nuggets prima Nikola Jokic poured successful 39 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished retired 10 assists successful the 128-125 victory. Udoka expressed his dismay with the unit that was calling the game, including the foul shots that Jamal Murray received to necktie the crippled astatine the extremity of regularisation aft an off-ball foul connected Houston’s Amen Thompson.

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Houston Rockets caput manager Ime Udoka, right, confers with defender Josh Okogie (20) successful the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Denver Nuggets, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

"Ticky tack," Udoka said of the foul telephone that got Murray the escaped propulsion opportunities. "Went on with the crippled tonight. Not amazed by the unit we had retired there.

"Just successful general, I deliberation it was a poorly officiated crippled I’ve seen successful a agelong time," helium added. "The 2 person nary concern being retired determination and the unit main was acting starstruck so. Seen each kinds of inconsistent calls. I’m definite we should’ve gotten a fewer much techs."

The Rockets were called for 25 fouls and the Nuggets were deed with 28. However, Denver had 33 escaped propulsion attempts compared to Houston’s 26. Jokic and Jonas Valanciunas fouled out.

Houston Rockets defender Reed Sheppard, front, right, steals a walk intended for Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic, left, arsenic Houston halfway Steven Adams trails the play successful the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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The last 1:40 of regularisation had 4 ties and 4 pb changes, which was capped by Thompson’s foul connected Murray – who had 35 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.

Denver had a seven-point pb successful overtime, but Houston got to wrong 3 points with 13 seconds near successful the game. Alperen Sengun missed a contested 24-foot 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds remaining. Sengun had 33 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds.

Houston Rockets guardant Kevin Durant, right, passes the shot arsenic Denver Nuggets guardant Spencer Jones defends successful the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Kevin Durant added 25 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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