Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
25-27, 8-19 Away
97
25-27, 8-19 Away
37-13, 20-3 Home
98
37-13, 20-3 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 28 | 19 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | 15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 4-12 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
97 | 38-83 | 3-11 | 18-20 | 42 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 23 | ||
46% | 27% | 90% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 35 | 18 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | 33 | 15-28 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 13 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 8 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
98 | 39-84 | 5-14 | 15-21 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 20 | ||
46% | 36% | 71% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Referee:Bill Oakes
Referee:David Jones
Referee:Monty McCutchen
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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