Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
10-8, 3-6 Away
95
10-8, 3-6 Away
14-4, 5-3 Home
125
14-4, 5-3 Home
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
Probabilities & Game Flow
0.1%
--DEN
99.9%
--HOU
According to ESPN Analytics
Shot Chart
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot two point shot
- 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
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1
- 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
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes layup (Nene assists)
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- 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)
- PJ Tucker makes free throw 1 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes free throw 2 of 2
- 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
- Nene makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- 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
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- 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)
- Juan Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Juan Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
- 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)
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
- 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
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 3
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 3
- Chris Paul makes free throw 3 of 3
- 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)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- 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)
- 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)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 1 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zhou Qi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- 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 free throw 1 of 2
- Nene misses free throw 2 of 2
- 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 free throw 1 of 1
- Will Barton makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- 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
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes dunk (Nene assists)
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nene misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses layup
- 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
- 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)
- Troy Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Troy Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
- 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
- Malik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Malik Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
- 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
- Juan Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 1
- 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
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 1
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 17 | .790 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 53 | 28 | .654 | 11 | W11 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 33 | .593 | 16 | W1 |
| Portland | 41 | 40 | .506 | 23 | W1 |
| Utah | 22 | 59 | .272 | 42 | W1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 19 | .765 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 51 | 30 | .630 | 11 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 55 | .321 | 36 | L1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 56 | .309 | 37 | L7 |
| Dallas | 25 | 56 | .309 | 37 | L3 |
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