Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
37-41, 16-23 Away
104
37-41, 16-23 Away
53-25, 29-10 Home
110
53-25, 29-10 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
39% (41-104)
Field Goal %
43% (37-87)
18% (7-38)
Three Point %
29% (10-34)
83% (15-18)
Free Throw %
68% (26-38)
12
Turnovers
16
59
Rebounds
69
5
Largest Lead
17
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Eric Lewis
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
Game Flow
--DEN
--HOU
Shot Chart
- Gary Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Troy Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses
- Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Troy Williams misses driving layup
- Jameer Nelson misses three point jumper
- Troy Williams makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses 9-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Kenneth Faried assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes 5-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes 5-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Jameer Nelson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 4-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 21-foot jumper
- Nene makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Wilson Chandler misses jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses layup
- Wilson Chandler makes layup
- Nene makes layup (Lou Williams assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses two point shot
- Lou Williams makes 25-foot three pointer
- Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 1
- Wilson Chandler makes 6-foot jumper
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Jamal Murray misses 49-foot three point jumper
- Lou Williams misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 2-foot
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes layup
- Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Patrick Beverley misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 9-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Lou Williams makes free throw 1 of 3
- Lou Williams makes free throw 2 of 3
- Lou Williams makes free throw 3 of 3
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lou Williams misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 9-foot jump bank shot
- Clint Capela makes dunk (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot hook shot
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Gary Harris makes 20-foot jumper
- Lou Williams misses 15-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 6-foot two point shot
- Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 3
- Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 3
- Patrick Beverley misses free throw 3 of 3
- Wilson Chandler makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Lou Williams assists)
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Lou Williams assists)
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 1
- Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- James Harden misses 13-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 13-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot jumper
- Lou Williams misses Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Nene makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
- Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot
- Lou Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Lou Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 1-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nene makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
- James Harden misses 11-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler misses layup
- Wilson Chandler misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 14-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 3
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 3
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 3 of 3
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Williams misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kenneth Faried makes jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Jameer Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 11-foot
- Patrick Beverley makes 7-foot two point shot (Nene assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari misses 19-foot two point jumper
- Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jameer Nelson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Gary Harris makes layup
- Nene makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Lou Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lou Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses 15-foot two point jumper
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot
- Wilson Chandler misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes layup (Gary Harris assists)
- Lou Williams misses 15-foot two point shot
- Mason Plumlee misses
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Williams makes dunk
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes 2-foot layup (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 7-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses layup
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Patrick Beverley misses
- Danilo Gallinari misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee misses 1-foot
- Patrick Beverley makes 9-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lou Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes 10-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 7-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Patrick Beverley misses Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lou Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler makes two point shot
- James Harden makes 7-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes layup (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot jump bank shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 1
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
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Matchups
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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