Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
38% (34-90)
Field Goal %
46% (37-81)
37% (10-27)
Three Point %
16% (3-19)
88% (29-33)
Free Throw %
81% (17-21)
24
Turnovers
38
56
Rebounds
52
13
Largest Lead
7
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Dick Bavetta
Referee:Kevin Cutler
Referee:Matt Boland

Shot Chart
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot two point shot
- Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes 12-foot running jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shelden Williams assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry misses layup
- Kevin Martin makes 6-foot two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Luis Scola makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Luis Scola misses 12-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 16-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brad Miller misses layup
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chase Budinger makes dunk (Kevin Martin assists)
- Al Harrington misses layup
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Brad Miller makes 13-foot two point shot (Kevin Martin assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 7-foot hook shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Brad Miller misses 21-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw
- Chase Budinger makes jumper (Brad Miller assists)
- Shelden Williams makes layup (Gary Forbes assists)
- Brad Miller misses layup
- Al Harrington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry misses 20-foot jumper
- Al Harrington misses 22-foot jumper
- Al Harrington makes driving layup
- Al Harrington makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gary Forbes misses three point jumper
- Courtney Lee makes 14-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee makes two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Gary Forbes misses layup
- Ty Lawson misses 6-foot running jumper
- Chase Budinger makes two point shot (Courtney Lee assists)
- Ty Lawson misses three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Al Harrington assists)
- Chase Budinger misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington makes layup
- Aaron Brooks misses three point jumper
- Al Harrington misses 12-foot jumper
- Shelden Williams misses 17-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington misses 16-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot
- Al Harrington misses 13-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin misses layup
- Luis Scola makes 11-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper
- Kyle Lowry misses layup
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes 10-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Shane Battier makes 5-foot two point shot (Luis Scola assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington makes three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Al Harrington misses layup
- Brad Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 11-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper
- Brad Miller misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 1
- Arron Afflalo makes 12-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses layup
- Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Shelden Williams makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes tip shot
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Kevin Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes tip shot
- Shelden Williams makes 13-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses 21-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Yao Ming makes 12-foot two point shot (Kevin Martin assists)
- Al Harrington makes three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Kevin Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot (Kevin Martin assists)
- Al Harrington misses layup
- Al Harrington makes tip shot
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Harrington misses 18-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Al Harrington misses layup
- Chase Budinger misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Al Harrington makes tip shot
- Kyle Lowry misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Chase Budinger makes 20-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Courtney Lee makes three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Ty Lawson makes 16-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes layup
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes technical free throw
- Al Harrington makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Harrington makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Harrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup
- Luis Scola makes 4-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Harrington misses 13-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chuck Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shelden Williams misses layup
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chuck Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Chase Budinger assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 19-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin makes technical free throw
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes hook shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kevin Martin misses jumper
- Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington makes two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin misses 7-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chase Budinger misses 18-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 49 | 15 | .766 | - | W4 |
| Minnesota | 40 | 23 | .635 | 8.5 | W5 |
| Denver | 39 | 24 | .619 | 9.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 30 | 33 | .476 | 18.5 | W1 |
| Utah | 19 | 44 | .302 | 29.5 | W1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 45 | 17 | .726 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 38 | 23 | .623 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 23 | 38 | .377 | 21.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 21 | 41 | .339 | 24 | L5 |
| New Orleans | 20 | 44 | .313 | 26 | W1 |
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