Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
31-28, 12-16 Away
78
31-28, 12-16 Away
26-33, 11-18 Home
89
26-33, 11-18 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Marcus Camby misses jumper
- Ruben Patterson misses layup
- Ruben Patterson misses layup
- Ruben Patterson makes tip shot
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Juwan Howard misses 21-foot jumper
- David Wesley misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Camby makes 16-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Yao Ming makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 14-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- David Wesley misses free throw 1 of 2
- David Wesley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses 22-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby makes 14-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses jumper
- Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ruben Patterson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
- Ruben Patterson makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Ruben Patterson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Marcus Camby blocks Yao Ming's layup
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 3
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 3
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 3 of 3
- Juwan Howard makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
- Stromile Swift makes dunk (Juwan Howard assists)
- Greg Buckner misses 20-foot jumper
- David Wesley misses layup
- Greg Buckner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
- Juwan Howard misses 8-foot jumper
- Stromile Swift makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
- Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eduardo Najera makes layup (Greg Buckner assists)
- Earl Boykins misses 12-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Earl Boykins misses 11-foot jumper
- David Wesley misses free throw 1 of 2
- David Wesley misses free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Stromile Swift makes 16-foot jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
- Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three pointer
- Stromile Swift makes free throw 1 of 2
- Stromile Swift makes free throw 2 of 2
- Reggie Evans misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Keith Bogans assists)
- Earl Boykins makes 17-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses layup
- Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Greg Buckner makes layup (Eduardo Najera assists)
- Stromile Swift misses layup
- David Wesley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1
- Andre Miller misses 10-foot two point shot
- Keith Bogans misses 12-foot jumper
- Andre Miller makes driving layup
- Andre Miller misses free throw 1 of 1
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Ruben Patterson's 9-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
- Keith Bogans makes layup
- Earl Boykins makes technical free throw
- Marcus Camby misses 17-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Keith Bogans makes 14-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Chuck Hayes blocks Kenyon Martin's layup
- Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Luther Head assists)
- Marcus Camby makes 21-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Luther Head misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luther Head makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 10-foot running jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Camby blocks Yao Ming's 9-foot two point shot
- Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Greg Buckner assists)
- Marcus Camby blocks Yao Ming's layup
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Camby makes 16-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
- Earl Boykins misses 14-foot jumper
- Greg Buckner blocks Ryan Bowen's 38-foot three point jumper
- David Wesley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes dunk
- Kenyon Martin makes 14-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Ruben Patterson misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- David Wesley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
- Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andre Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ruben Patterson misses layup
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (David Wesley assists)
- Tracy McGrady blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
- Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
- David Wesley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Earl Boykins misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
- Reggie Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
- Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot two point shot (Earl Boykins assists)
- Stromile Swift makes dunk (Juwan Howard assists)
- Marcus Camby makes 18-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Eduardo Najera makes 19-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
- Stromile Swift misses 12-foot jumper
- Earl Boykins misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Evans misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 28-foot three point running jumper
- Stromile Swift blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
- Tracy McGrady blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
- Stromile Swift blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
- Eduardo Najera makes layup
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Earl Boykins misses 19-foot jumper
- Stromile Swift misses free throw 1 of 2
- Stromile Swift makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper
- Earl Boykins makes layup
- Stromile Swift makes layup (Keith Bogans assists)
- Eduardo Najera misses jumper
- Keith Bogans blocks Andre Miller's layup
- Earl Boykins misses jumper
- Andre Miller makes two point shot
- Luther Head misses two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses technical free throw
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot
- Yao Ming makes driving dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady blocks Kenyon Martin's jumper
- Marcus Camby misses 20-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 5-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Stromile Swift makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 10-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper
- Andre Miller misses 14-foot jumper
- Andre Miller misses 10-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andre Miller makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses jumper
- Andre Miller misses layup
- Marcus Camby misses layup
- Yao Ming blocks Andre Miller's dunk
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Marcus Camby misses tip shot
- Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Marcus Camby misses 17-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 11-foot jumper
- Earl Boykins makes 14-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Yao Ming (Kenyon Martin gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 2 | 3 |
| 11:04 | | Rafer Alston personal foul (Andre Miller draws the foul) | 2 | 3 |
| 11:02 | | Carmelo Anthony misses layup | 2 | 3 |
| 11:00 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 2 | 3 |
| 10:49 | | Yao Ming turnover | 2 | 3 |
| 10:37 | | Marcus Camby misses jumper | 2 | 3 |
| 10:34 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 2 | 3 |
| 10:26 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 2 | 3 |
| 10:22 | | Ruben Patterson misses layup | 2 | 3 |
| 10:21 | | Marcus Camby offensive rebound | 2 | 3 |
| 10:07 | | Ruben Patterson misses layup | 2 | 3 |
| 10:07 | | Ruben Patterson offensive rebound | 4 | 3 |
| 10:07 | | Ruben Patterson makes tip shot | 4 | 3 |
| 9:41 | | Yao Ming makes 8-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 4 | 5 |
| 9:33 | | David Wesley shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 4 | 5 |
| 9:33 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 9:33 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 9:26 | | Juwan Howard misses 21-foot jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 9:23 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 9:17 | | Andre Miller bad pass | 6 | 5 |
| 8:52 | | David Wesley misses 21-foot jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 8:51 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 8:33 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 8:33 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 8:26 | | Rafer Alston bad pass | 6 | 5 |
| 8:14 | | Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 8:12 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 8:03 | | Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 8:03 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 7:52 | | Marcus Camby makes 16-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists) | 8 | 5 |
| 7:37 | | Houston full timeout | 8 | 5 |
| 7:35 | | Yao Ming makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 8 | 7 |
| 7:13 | | Andre Miller bad pass | 8 | 7 |
| 6:54 | | Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper | 8 | 7 |
| 6:52 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 6:43 | | Tracy McGrady blocks Ruben Patterson's layup | 8 | 7 |
| 6:41 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 6:33 | | Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper | 8 | 7 |
| 6:31 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 6:22 | | Marcus Camby bad pass (David Wesley steals) | 8 | 7 |
| 6:20 | | David Wesley bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 8 | 7 |
| 6:15 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 7 |
| 6:13 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 5:58 | | Yao Ming misses 14-foot two point shot | 8 | 7 |
| 5:54 | | Houston offensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 5:54 | | Earl Boykins enters the game for Andre Miller | 8 | 7 |
| 5:47 | | Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper | 8 | 7 |
| 5:45 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 5:33 | | Yao Ming blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup | 8 | 7 |
| 5:31 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 5:28 | | Kenyon Martin shooting foul (David Wesley draws the foul) | 8 | 7 |
| 5:28 | | David Wesley misses free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 5:28 | | Houston offensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 5:28 | | David Wesley makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 5:11 | | Kenyon Martin misses 22-foot jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 5:09 | | Marcus Camby offensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 5:07 | | Marcus Camby makes 14-foot jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 4:37 | | Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 4:35 | | Rafer Alston offensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 4:35 | | Rafer Alston misses jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 4:35 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 4:24 | | Tracy McGrady shooting foul (Ruben Patterson draws the foul) | 10 | 8 |
| 4:24 | | Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 4:24 | | Denver offensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 4:24 | | Ruben Patterson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 8 |
| 4:09 | | Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper | 11 | 8 |
| 4:05 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 11 | 8 |
| 4:01 | | Ruben Patterson makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists) | 13 | 8 |
| 4:01 | | Juwan Howard shooting foul (Ruben Patterson draws the foul) | 13 | 8 |
| 4:01 | | Ruben Patterson makes free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 8 |
| 3:47 | | Marcus Camby blocks Yao Ming's layup | 14 | 8 |
| 3:45 | | Houston offensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 3:41 | | Ruben Patterson shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 14 | 8 |
| 3:41 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 3 | 14 | 9 |
| 3:41 | | Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 3 | 14 | 9 |
| 3:41 | | Houston offensive rebound | 14 | 9 |
| 3:41 | | Stromile Swift enters the game for Yao Ming | 14 | 9 |
| 3:41 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 3 of 3 | 14 | 10 |
| 3:27 | | Earl Boykins bad pass (Stromile Swift steals) | 14 | 10 |
| 3:20 | | Juwan Howard makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 14 | 12 |
| 3:05 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot two point shot | 16 | 12 |
| 3:05 | | Stromile Swift shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 16 | 12 |
| 3:05 | | Denver full timeout | 16 | 12 |
| 3:05 | | Greg Buckner enters the game for Kenyon Martin | 16 | 12 |
| 3:05 | | Reggie Evans enters the game for Ruben Patterson | 16 | 12 |
| 3:05 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 12 |
| 2:47 | | Stromile Swift makes dunk (Juwan Howard assists) | 17 | 14 |
| 2:28 | | Greg Buckner misses 20-foot jumper | 17 | 14 |
| 2:26 | | Stromile Swift defensive rebound | 17 | 14 |
| 2:03 | | David Wesley misses layup | 17 | 14 |
| 2:02 | | Houston offensive rebound | 17 | 14 |
| 2:02 | | shot clock violation | 17 | 14 |
| 2:02 | | Eduardo Najera enters the game for Marcus Camby | 17 | 14 |
| 1:53 | | Greg Buckner misses 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 14 |
| 1:52 | | Denver offensive rebound | 17 | 14 |
| 1:44 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper | 17 | 14 |
| 1:43 | | Stromile Swift defensive rebound | 17 | 14 |
| 1:40 | | Rafer Alston bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 17 | 14 |
| 1:39 | | Carmelo Anthony makes dunk | 19 | 14 |
| 1:31 | | Juwan Howard misses 8-foot jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 1:30 | | Stromile Swift offensive rebound | 19 | 16 |
| 1:30 | | Stromile Swift makes two point shot | 19 | 16 |
| 1:07 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists) | 22 | 16 |
| 55.3 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 22 | 16 |
| 50.3 | | Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three point jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 49.2 | | Reggie Evans offensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 46.0 | | Eduardo Najera makes layup (Greg Buckner assists) | 24 | 16 |
| 33.3 | | David Wesley bad pass (Earl Boykins steals) | 24 | 16 |
| 28.2 | | Earl Boykins misses 12-foot jumper | 24 | 16 |
| 27.0 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 24 | 16 |
| 7.0 | | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 24 | 16 |
| 5.9 | | Earl Boykins defensive rebound | 24 | 16 |
| 0.5 | | Earl Boykins misses 11-foot jumper | 24 | 16 |
| 0.0 | | Denver offensive rebound | 24 | 16 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 16 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Mike Callahan
Referee:Mark Wunderlich
Referee:Gary Zielinski
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 36 | 8 | .818 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 29 | 14 | .674 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14 | W3 |
| Utah | 14 | 29 | .326 | 21.5 | L4 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 30 | 13 | .698 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 25 | 15 | .625 | 3.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 18 | 23 | .439 | 11 | W1 |
| Dallas | 18 | 26 | .409 | 12.5 | W3 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 35 | .222 | 21 | L2 |
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