Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
16-11, 6-6 Away
116
16-11, 6-6 Away
2-28, 2-12 Home
115
2-28, 2-12 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 21 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 11-12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 33 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 4-14 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | 21 | 6-15 | 3-5 | 6-7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 5 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
116 | 43-93 | 7-25 | 23-26 | 53 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 25 | ||
46% | 28% | 88% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 29 | 22 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | 15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 30 | 26 | 8-20 | 3-6 | 7-9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
115 | 39-94 | 7-18 | 30-41 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 23 | ||
41% | 39% | 73% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 2-0
Game Information
12:00 AM, 3 January 1998
Attendance: 14,902
- Referees:
- Ed Middleton
- Ron Garretson
- Dee Kantner
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.5 | L2 |
| 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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