Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
47% (44-93)
Field Goal %
50% (38-76)
24% (7-29)
Three Point %
47% (22-47)
86% (18-21)
Free Throw %
79% (27-34)
14
Turnovers
15
51
Rebounds
46
5
Largest Lead
18
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Kane Fitzgerald
Referee:Karl Lane
Referee:JB DeRosa

Shot Chart
- Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Torrey Craig misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Torrey Craig misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic blocks Clint Capela 's 2-foot layup
- Jamal Murray makes 13-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1
- Clint Capela misses two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker blocks Gary Harris's driving layup
- Gary Harris misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes hook shot (Gary Harris assists)
- PJ Tucker makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Paul Millsap makes 3-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Ennis III assists)
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
- James Ennis III misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Malik Beasley makes 15-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Malik Beasley misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Brandon Knight misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
- Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3
- Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3
- Monte Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)
- Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 3
- Gerald Green makes free throw 2 of 3
- Gerald Green makes free throw 3 of 3
- Monte Morris makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris makes free throw 1 of 1
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Monte Morris makes 11-foot two point shot
- Juan Hernangomez misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 1-foot layup (Malik Beasley assists)
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monte Morris makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Juan Hernangomez assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 5-foot hook shot (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Trey Lyles misses driving floating jump shot
- Trey Lyles makes 2-foot dunk (Juan Hernangomez assists)
- Brandon Knight misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot
- Austin Rivers makes three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- James Harden misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot
- Juan Hernangomez blocks Clint Capela's layup
- Gary Harris makes dunk (Trey Lyles assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (Austin Rivers assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap misses driving floating jump shot
- Clint Capela makes 7-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot hook shot
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Clint Capela makes 1-foot dunk (James Ennis III assists)
- Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Paul Millsap assists)
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving dunk
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Torrey Craig misses 3-foot tip shot
- Torrey Craig misses free throw 1 of 2
- Torrey Craig makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Gary Harris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap makes 5-foot two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot
- Torrey Craig makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- PJ Tucker blocks Paul Millsap 's 8-foot driving layup
- Paul Millsap misses two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Gary Harris misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot jumper
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden blocks Paul Millsap 's 9-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap blocks Clint Capela's layup
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 4-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Clint Capela makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 1
- Torrey Craig misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot jumper
- PJ Tucker misses three point jumper
- Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
- Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- James Ennis III makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes driving layup
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- James Ennis III makes two point shot
- Mason Plumlee makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 1
- Monte Morris makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Monte Morris makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses 11-foot two point shot
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Juan Hernangomez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Monte Morris makes two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes driving layup (Juan Hernangomez assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 4-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris misses 5-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Juan Hernangomez misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Torrey Craig misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Monte Morris misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Torrey Craig makes free throw 1 of 2
- Torrey Craig makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden misses free throw 3 of 3
- Juan Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Monte Morris makes two point shot (Brandon Goodwin assists)
- Austin Rivers misses driving layup
- Brandon Goodwin makes two point shot
- Brandon Goodwin makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gerald Green makes three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Monte Morris makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Malik Beasley makes dunk (Brandon Goodwin assists)
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 35 | 16 | .686 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 14 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 23 | L3 |
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