Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
43% (34-80)
Field Goal %
38% (32-84)
45% (9-20)
Three Point %
47% (8-17)
57% (20-35)
Free Throw %
88% (23-26)
26
Turnovers
24
63
Rebounds
53
19
Largest Lead
10
Game Information
Denver, CO

Referee:Monty McCutchen
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Tony Brown

Shot Chart
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Dahntay Jones misses two point shot
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 7-foot running jumper
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Ron Artest misses 9-foot two point shot
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dahntay Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 7-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes two point shot (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
- Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot running jumper
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola misses 6-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk
- Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Von Wafer makes 7-foot running jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Luis Scola misses tip shot
- Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Von Wafer misses 25-foot three pointer
- J.R. Smith makes 30-foot three point running jumper (Chris Andersen assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses 22-foot jumper
- Von Wafer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Von Wafer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses 7-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes 15-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 7-foot jumper
- Von Wafer makes 6-foot running jumper
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry makes 16-foot jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 7-foot running jumper
- Brent Barry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 10-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses 6-foot running jumper
- Chris Andersen misses 6-foot running jumper
- Jason Hart makes 19-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 22-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Chris Andersen misses tip shot
- J.R. Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 19-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
- Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Carl Landry makes layup
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot
- Dahntay Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 8-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot two point shot (Luis Scola assists)
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses dunk
- Dahntay Jones makes driving dunk
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Luis Scola makes jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Ron Artest makes dunk
- Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
- Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Ron Artest makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes 18-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Carl Landry makes dunk
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses two point shot
- Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Von Wafer misses 21-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Von Wafer misses 17-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes 21-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes 9-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry misses layup
- Ron Artest misses 18-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 22-foot jumper
- Von Wafer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses technical free throw
- Von Wafer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Von Wafer makes 18-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen makes 15-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
- Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw
- Linas Kleiza makes 7-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 22-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses driving layup
- Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses 7-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 7-foot running jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 9-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 43 | 16 | .729 | - | W11 |
| Houston | 37 | 21 | .638 | 5.5 | W3 |
| Memphis | 21 | 36 | .368 | 21 | L3 |
| Dallas | 21 | 37 | .362 | 21.5 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 18 | 42 | .300 | 25.5 | W3 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 45 | 15 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 37 | 22 | .627 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 37 | 23 | .617 | 8 | W2 |
| Portland | 29 | 31 | .483 | 16 | W1 |
| Utah | 18 | 41 | .305 | 26.5 | L4 |
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