Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 21 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +19 | |
| 23 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +22 | |
| 28 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +31 | |
| 30 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +18 | |
| 32 | 32 | 12-18 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +20 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 27 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +2 | |
| 20 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -10 | |
| 25 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
| 27 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
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133 | 53-92 | 16-37 | 11-16 | 43 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 10 | |||
58% | 43% | 69% | ||||||||||||
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 27 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | |
| 33 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -33 | |
| 29 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -36 | |
| 26 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -27 | |
| 19 | 17 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -17 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +13 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 31 | 17 | 7-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -8 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | |
| 23 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +6 | |
| 28 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
112 | 48-97 | 9-31 | 7-10 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 16 | |||
49% | 29% | 70% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:John Goble
Referee:Justin Van Duyne
Referee:Matt Kallio

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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