Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
9-27, 3-14 Away
85
9-27, 3-14 Away
20-15, 14-5 Home
87
20-15, 14-5 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 19 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 23 | 16 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
85 | 32-81 | 3-8 | 18-22 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 17 | ||
40% | 38% | 82% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 39 | 10 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 6-10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | 16 | 6-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
87 | 33-73 | 7-15 | 14-22 | 43 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 18 | ||
45% | 47% | 64% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Referee:Jack Nies
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Marc Davis
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 17 | .790 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 53 | 28 | .654 | 11 | W11 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 33 | .593 | 16 | W1 |
| Portland | 41 | 40 | .506 | 23 | W1 |
| Utah | 22 | 59 | .272 | 42 | W1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 19 | .765 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 51 | 30 | .630 | 11 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 55 | .321 | 36 | L1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 56 | .309 | 37 | L7 |
| Dallas | 25 | 56 | .309 | 37 | L3 |
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