Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
55% (42-77)
Field Goal %
51% (46-90)
53% (9-17)
Three Point %
36% (9-25)
74% (20-27)
Free Throw %
70% (14-20)
40
Turnovers
24
46
Rebounds
46
8
Largest Lead
6
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Violet Palmer

Shot Chart
- Dahntay Jones misses 20-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 7-foot hook shot
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 7-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Nene Hilario's layup
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Dahntay Jones makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Shane Battier misses layup
- Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Von Wafer misses 19-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses layup
- Von Wafer makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Luis Scola makes 15-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Von Wafer makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 6-foot two point shot
- Von Wafer misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes 14-foot two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot
- Chris Andersen makes jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
- Von Wafer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes dunk
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper
- Von Wafer makes layup
- Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses three point jumper
- Anthony Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 65-foot three point jumper
- Brent Barry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen misses two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses layup
- Chris Andersen blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses layup
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Linas Kleiza makes running jumper
- Brent Barry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 10-foot running jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 15-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses 15-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Carl Landry misses 19-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter makes 21-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chris Andersen assists)
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 8-foot running jumper
- Von Wafer makes 20-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola makes 8-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Shane Battier makes two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Dahntay Jones makes driving layup
- Carl Landry makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 8-foot running jumper
- Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Dahntay Jones blocks Von Wafer's 44-foot three point running jumper
- Nene Hilario makes 17-foot jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes dunk
- Nene Hilario misses 7-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Nene Hilario makes 17-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Von Wafer misses 23-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot
- Dahntay Jones makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Von Wafer makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola makes two point shot (Von Wafer assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 7-foot running jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Luis Scola makes 19-foot jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Von Wafer makes 10-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen blocks Von Wafer's layup
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Linas Kleiza makes two point shot
- Von Wafer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses driving layup
- Luis Scola misses driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 21-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen blocks Luis Scola's driving layup
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 62-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Von Wafer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Shane Battier makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 6-foot running jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Anthony Carter misses 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes driving layup
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
- Yao Ming misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three pointer (Anthony Carter assists)
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Yao Ming makes dunk (Brent Barry assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses three point jumper
- Brent Barry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 22-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes dunk
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses tip shot
- Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot
Shot Made
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Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 7 | .833 | - | W5 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 15 | .643 | 8 | L1 |
| Portland | 20 | 22 | .476 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | L2 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 28 | 13 | .683 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 3 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 16 | 26 | .381 | 12.5 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 34 | .227 | 19.5 | L1 |
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