Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
65% (35-87)
Field Goal %
74% (45-82)
30% (10-33)
Three Point %
44% (18-41)
30% (15-23)
Free Throw %
44% (17-23)
2
Turnovers
0
52
Rebounds
51
2
Largest Lead
48
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Brian Forte
Referee:Haywoode Workman
Referee:Scott Wall

Shot Chart
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Trevor Ariza blocks Will Barton 's 7-foot driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic blocks Clint Capela's layup
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 20-foot jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses 5-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 9-foot jumper
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Gary Harris makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes layup (Nene assists)
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes layup
- Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Will Barton makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- James Harden makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Mason Plumlee misses 9-foot hook shot
- Mason Plumlee makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
- Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Nene makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Mason Plumlee misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes tip shot
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes layup
- Clint Capela makes dunk (Luc Mbah a Moute assists)
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Juan Hernangomez misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses hook shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Clint Capela misses 5-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris makes driving layup (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Gary Harris makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Wilson Chandler assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot
- Nene makes jumper (James Harden assists)
- Zhou Qi blocks Wilson Chandler 's 7-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes layup (Zhou Qi assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 16-foot jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses driving layup
- PJ Tucker makes 21-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Zhou Qi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Will Barton blocks Zhou Qi 's 6-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Wilson Chandler misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes layup
- Nene makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 10-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes two point shot
- Will Barton makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot jumper
- Wilson Chandler blocks Nene 's driving layup
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Will Barton makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- Will Barton misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes dunk
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- James Harden makes dunk (Nene assists)
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene blocks Gary Harris 's 17-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Nene misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses layup
- Will Barton blocks James Harden's two point shot
- Tarik Black makes 1-foot dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Tarik Black makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Trey Lyles misses 14-foot two point shot
- Mason Plumlee misses tip shot
- Mason Plumlee misses tip shot
- Juan Hernangomez misses tip shot
- Juan Hernangomez misses two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee misses 8-foot hook shot
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Tarik Black blocks Will Barton's layup
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Bobby Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley misses driving layup
- Juan Hernangomez misses layup
- Trey Lyles makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles blocks Tarik Black's layup
- Tarik Black makes two point shot
- Juan Hernangomez misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles makes 2-foot dunk
- Bobby Brown misses 19-foot jumper
- Tarik Black misses hook shot
- Zhou Qi misses tip shot
- Zhou Qi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Briante Weber assists)
- Bobby Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes layup (Juan Hernangomez assists)
- Tarik Black misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Malik Beasley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)
- Bobby Brown misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley misses 23-foot jumper
- Troy Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Zhou Qi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Juan Hernangomez makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Tarik Black makes layup
- Juan Hernangomez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)
- Bobby Brown misses three point jumper
- Malik Beasley makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Zhou Qi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Troy Williams assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes driving dunk
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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 | 28 | .333 | 21 | L3 |
| 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 | 17 | 26 | .395 | 12 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 34 | .227 | 19.5 | L1 |
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