Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
NBA Cup - Group Play
12-3, 6-2 Away
112
12-3, 6-2 Away
10-4, 5-2 Home
109
10-4, 5-2 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | |
| 32 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | |
| 39 | 34 | 11-20 | 4-8 | 8-10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | +4 | |
| 41 | 26 | 10-16 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +6 | |
| 34 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +15 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 22 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | |
| 16 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |
| 32 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +4 | |
| 21 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -15 | |
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112 | 40-76 | 11-29 | 21-27 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 20 | |||
53% | 38% | 78% | ||||||||||||
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 35 | 13 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -7 | |
| 37 | 21 | 7-20 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -8 | |
| 23 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +14 | |
| 36 | 14 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -16 | |
| 43 | 22 | 10-18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -10 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | |
| 11 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | |
| 37 | 27 | 9-13 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +13 | |
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109 | 41-93 | 14-36 | 13-20 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 22 | |||
44% | 39% | 65% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
DEN @ HOU Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:J.T. Orr
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 60 | 16 | .789 | - | W3 |
| Denver | 48 | 28 | .632 | 12 | W6 |
| Minnesota | 46 | 29 | .613 | 13.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 39 | 38 | .506 | 21.5 | W2 |
| Utah | 21 | 55 | .276 | 39 | L6 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 57 | 18 | .760 | - | W9 |
| Houston | 46 | 29 | .613 | 11 | W3 |
| Memphis | 25 | 50 | .333 | 32 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 51 | .329 | 32.5 | L5 |
| Dallas | 24 | 52 | .316 | 33.5 | L2 |
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