Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
49-23, 23-12 Away
116
49-23, 23-12 Away
20-52, 12-25 Home
99
20-52, 12-25 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 27 | 13 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 10-15 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 21 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
116 | 46-85 | 11-27 | 13-17 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 14 | ||
54% | 41% | 76% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 27 | 13-22 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | 25 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 31 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
99 | 41-87 | 4-18 | 13-15 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 14 | ||
47% | 22% | 87% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
HOU wins 3-1
Game Information
1:00 AM, 2 April 1997
Attendance: 13,341
- Referees:
- Bruce Alexander
- Steve Javie
- Jim Clark
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 9 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15.5 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 5.5 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15 | L4 |
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