Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
52-26, 21-18 Away
116
52-26, 21-18 Away
34-44, 21-18 Home
123
34-44, 21-18 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 |
| 23 | 16 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -11 |
| 24 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | -1 |
| 26 | 10 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 8-8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -21 |
| 24 | 18 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -8 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 30 | 11 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -6 |
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +15 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -17 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 |
| 30 | 11 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +7 |
| 11 | 12 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +15 |
| 24 | 6 | 2-10 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 |
116 | 40-92 | 15-40 | 21-25 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 20 | ||
43% | 38% | 84% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 26 | 23 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 40 | 9 | 4-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +11 | |
| 25 | 22 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +13 | |
| 38 | 30 | 10-17 | 6-10 | 4-4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +28 | |
| 37 | 13 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -2 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 23 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -6 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -11 | |
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| DNP-RIGHT ACL | ||||||||||||||
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123 | 50-101 | 11-28 | 12-14 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 21 | |||
50% | 39% | 86% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Matt Boland
Referee:Kevin Cutler
Referee:Ron Garretson
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 26 | 11 | .703 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 22 | 12 | .647 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 16 | 21 | .432 | 10 | L1 |
| Dallas | 14 | 23 | .378 | 12 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 31 | .205 | 19 | L9 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 31 | 7 | .816 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 25 | 12 | .676 | 5.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 13 | .649 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Portland | 18 | 20 | .474 | 13 | W4 |
| Utah | 12 | 24 | .333 | 18 | L5 |
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