Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
38% (36-96)
Field Goal %
44% (39-88)
25% (7-28)
Three Point %
29% (10-34)
65% (17-26)
Free Throw %
59% (20-34)
16
Turnovers
15
64
Rebounds
68
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Sean Wright
Referee:Leon Wood
Referee:Kevin Scott

Shot Chart
- Arron Afflalo makes 19-foot jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)
- Dwight Howard makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 8-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes 6-foot two point shot (Timofey Mozgov assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 7-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes 9-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes 12-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 11-foot shot
- James Harden misses layup
- Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (J.J. Hickson assists)
- James Harden misses 5-foot Running Jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas misses tip shot
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Jusuf Nurkic makes 6-foot two point shot (J.J. Hickson assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Tarik Black makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tarik Black misses free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes 19-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Tarik Black misses 5-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson makes layup
- James Harden misses 8-foot
- James Harden misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur makes 26-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Darrell Arthur misses jumper
- Nick Johnson misses layup
- Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nick Johnson misses three point jumper
- Jusuf Nurkic misses two point shot
- Ty Lawson makes jumper (Darrell Arthur assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes technical free throw
- Gary Harris misses 16-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses 13-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Gary Harris misses 6-foot jumper
- Darrell Arthur makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 16-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 8-foot two point shot
- Erick Green misses 21-foot two point jumper
- Darrell Arthur misses three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 21-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 9-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried misses 15-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 6-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes 17-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler misses 17-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes 6-foot two point shot
- Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 18-foot two point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes 13-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses layup
- Wilson Chandler misses tip shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Darrell Arthur misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
- J.J. Hickson makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- J.J. Hickson misses 20-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas makes layup
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three pointer (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler misses 19-foot jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Hickson makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.J. Hickson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes 9-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 9-foot
- Arron Afflalo misses 8-foot jumper
- J.J. Hickson makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Darrell Arthur makes jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)
- Jusuf Nurkic misses 6-foot hook shot
- Darrell Arthur misses 19-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 9-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 16-foot jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes layup
- Arron Afflalo misses layup
- Jusuf Nurkic misses 7-foot hook shot
- James Harden misses three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses layup
- Jusuf Nurkic misses tip shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jusuf Nurkic misses 7-foot hook shot
- Darrell Arthur makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot
- Darrell Arthur makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes layup
- Erick Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Erick Green misses 18-foot jumper
- James Harden misses step back jumpshot
- Alonzo Gee misses driving layup
- Darrell Arthur makes two point shot
- James Harden misses layup
- Darrell Arthur makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darrell Arthur makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving dunk
- Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (Nick Johnson assists)
- Erick Green makes 20-foot two point shot
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 48-foot three point running jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Harris misses 11-foot Running Jumper
- Nick Johnson misses
- Erick Green misses layup
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Erick Green makes 18-foot two point shot
- Nick Johnson makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Alonzo Gee makes driving layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Johnson assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 7-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes 6-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson makes jumper
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jason Terry makes driving layup
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup
- James Harden makes 19-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 19-foot two point jumper
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Wilson Chandler makes 7-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 1
- Patrick Beverley makes layup
- Ty Lawson makes two point shot
- Patrick Beverley misses driving layup
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erick Green assists)
- Nick Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alonzo Gee misses three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Erick Green misses jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses 4-foot jumper
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 45 | 15 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 37 | 22 | .627 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 23 | .610 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 28 | 31 | .475 | 16.5 | L1 |
| Utah | 18 | 40 | .310 | 26 | L3 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 42 | 16 | .724 | - | W10 |
| Houston | 36 | 21 | .632 | 5.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 21 | 36 | .368 | 20.5 | L3 |
| Dallas | 21 | 36 | .368 | 20.5 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 17 | 42 | .288 | 25.5 | W2 |
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