Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 39 | 16 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +8 | |
| 38 | 25 | 11-19 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +2 | |
| 38 | 36 | 13-26 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 | +12 | |
| 28 | 14 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | |
| 38 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +6 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 11 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -18 | |
| 20 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | |
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104 | 42-91 | 9-32 | 11-14 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 20 | |||
46% | 28% | 79% | ||||||||||||
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 29 | 10 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -9 | |
| 20 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -6 | |
| 35 | 23 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -8 | |
| 41 | 26 | 9-21 | 3-9 | 5-7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | |
| 35 | 9 | 1-13 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +10 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 26 | 15 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +14 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +2 | |
| 16 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +12 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +8 | |
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107 | 37-87 | 10-32 | 23-29 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 16 | |||
43% | 31% | 79% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Tony Brothers
Referee:Jonathan Sterling
Referee:John Butler

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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