Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
42% (41-98)
Field Goal %
47% (37-78)
47% (14-30)
Three Point %
33% (5-15)
71% (12-17)
Free Throw %
78% (18-23)
26
Turnovers
36
60
Rebounds
48
19
Largest Lead
2
Game Information
Denver, CO

Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Leon Wood
Referee:Tommy Nunez Jr.

Shot Chart
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes 15-foot two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
- Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot two point shot
- Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 18-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Allen Iverson makes 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony makes technical free throw
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Juwan Howard misses 17-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby misses driving layup
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three pointer
- Allen Iverson misses 6-foot running jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 12-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses 6-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dikembe Mutombo assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
- Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara misses three point jumper
- Kirk Snyder makes 14-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 8-foot running jumper
- Kirk Snyder misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kirk Snyder makes free throw 2 of 2
- Juwan Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
- Steve Blake makes 20-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Luther Head makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Eduardo Najera makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
- Juwan Howard misses jumper
- Kirk Snyder makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
- Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses three point jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 13-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 12-foot two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses driving layup
- Eduardo Najera makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)
- Luther Head misses layup
- Jake Tsakalidis misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Eduardo Najera assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup (Luther Head assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eduardo Najera misses 12-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 17-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 6-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1
- Allen Iverson misses 7-foot running jumper
- Steve Blake makes 21-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses 5-foot hook shot
- Dikembe Mutombo misses tip shot
- Dikembe Mutombo misses tip shot
- Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses 18-foot two point shot
- Marcus Camby misses tip shot
- Kirk Snyder misses 15-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup (Steve Blake assists)
- Luther Head misses three point jumper
- Steve Blake misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- Luther Head makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera makes layup
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 8-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 7-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (Allen Iverson assists)
- Juwan Howard misses technical free throw
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 6-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 7-foot running jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 13-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 7-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Steve Blake makes driving layup
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses slam dunk
- Juwan Howard misses 20-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 7-foot running jumper
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Juwan Howard makes 12-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 13-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Steve Blake makes jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 5-foot running jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 10-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 11-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera makes 11-foot running jumper
- Juwan Howard misses running jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 14-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Eduardo Najera assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot two point shot
- Jake Tsakalidis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jake Tsakalidis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 5-foot running jumper
- Kirk Snyder misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kirk Snyder misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses 15-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jake Tsakalidis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jake Tsakalidis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Marcus Camby assists)
- Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
- Luther Head misses 22-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes layup
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Eduardo Najera makes 6-foot two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot two point shot
- Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head misses 16-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo misses 13-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kirk Snyder misses three point jumper
- Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 35 | 16 | .686 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 14 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 23 | L3 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
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