Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
24-13, 11-10 Away
90
24-13, 11-10 Away
17-17, 10-10 Home
86
17-17, 10-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby misses 17-foot jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara blocks Tracy McGrady's driving layup
- Allen Iverson makes 21-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses jumper
- Rafer Alston misses driving layup
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Eduardo Najera's layup
- Allen Iverson makes 16-foot two point shot
- Eduardo Najera misses 7-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 10-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes dunk (Shane Battier assists)
- J.R. Smith misses two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 6-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 12-foot two point shot
- Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 6-foot running jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Marcus Camby misses tip shot
- Linas Kleiza misses layup
- Marcus Camby makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes layup
- Juwan Howard misses 10-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Allen Iverson misses driving layup
- Marcus Camby blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot two point shot
- Yakhouba Diawara makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 13-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 11-foot jumper
- Reggie Evans makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
- Juwan Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara blocks Shane Battier's layup
- Luther Head makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 5-foot two point shot
- John Lucas makes 7-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Reggie Evans makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Luther Head misses 20-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 17-foot jumper (John Lucas assists)
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Lucas assists)
- Marcus Camby misses 16-foot two point shot
- Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 15-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 12-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- J.R. Smith blocks Luther Head's layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 13-foot two point shot
- Marcus Camby misses 10-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 10-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes three point jumper (John Lucas assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 7-foot jumper
- John Lucas misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 12-foot jumper
- John Lucas makes 9-foot running jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara makes 24-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby misses 16-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 11-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 15-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Eduardo Najera's layup
- Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Eduardo Najera makes 21-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Juwan Howard misses jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 5-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses 24-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Juwan Howard makes jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses two point shot
- Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Steve Blake makes 22-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 10-foot running jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses two point shot
- Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Linas Kleiza's layup
- Yakhouba Diawara makes layup
- Allen Iverson blocks Luther Head's 20-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 9-foot running jumper
- Steve Blake makes 21-foot jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
- Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Allen Iverson makes layup
- Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 57-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara makes driving layup
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 11-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Linas Kleiza misses two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses dunk
- Steve Blake makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Shane Battier misses 7-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 5-foot two point shot
- Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Steve Blake makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 13-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Steve Blake misses 22-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Marcus Camby's layup
- Allen Iverson makes 13-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 15-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes driving layup
- Rafer Alston makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luther Head misses 17-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Shane Battier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Dikembe Mutombo vs. Marcus Camby (Allen Iverson gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Yakhouba Diawara misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:12 | | Marcus Camby misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | Yakhouba Diawara blocks Tracy McGrady's driving layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Eduardo Najera defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | Allen Iverson makes 21-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Allen Iverson steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:29 | | Eduardo Najera misses jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:12 | | Rafer Alston misses driving layup | 0 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | Dikembe Mutombo blocks Eduardo Najera's layup | 0 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | Denver offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 9:51 | | Allen Iverson makes 16-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | J.R. Smith shooting foul (Shane Battier draws the foul) | 0 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9:17 | | Eduardo Najera misses 7-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| 9:15 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Rafer Alston offensive foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Rafer Alston turnover | 2 | 4 |
| 8:53 | | J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 8:52 | | Denver offensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Juwan Howard illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Allen Iverson makes technical free throw | 2 | 5 |
| 8:32 | | J.R. Smith misses 10-foot jumper | 2 | 5 |
| 8:30 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 8:18 | | Dikembe Mutombo makes dunk (Shane Battier assists) | 4 | 5 |
| 8:03 | | J.R. Smith misses two point shot | 4 | 5 |
| 7:58 | | Eduardo Najera offensive rebound | 4 | 5 |
| 7:56 | | J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 5 |
| 7:52 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 4 | 5 |
| 7:48 | | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 5 |
| 7:46 | | Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound | 4 | 5 |
| 7:46 | | Eduardo Najera shooting foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul) | 4 | 5 |
| 7:46 | | Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 7:46 | | Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 7:46 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 7:33 | | Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper | 5 | 5 |
| 7:33 | | Denver offensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 7:26 | | J.R. Smith bad pass (Juwan Howard steals) | 5 | 5 |
| 7:09 | | Juwan Howard misses 6-foot jumper | 5 | 5 |
| 7:07 | | Allen Iverson defensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 7:03 | | Allen Iverson makes jumper | 5 | 7 |
| 6:43 | | Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper | 5 | 7 |
| 6:41 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 5 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Allen Iverson makes 12-foot two point shot | 5 | 9 |
| 6:13 | | Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Juwan Howard assists) | 7 | 9 |
| 6:01 | | Dikembe Mutombo illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 7 | 9 |
| 6:01 | | Denver full timeout | 7 | 9 |
| 6:01 | | Linas Kleiza enters the game for J.R. Smith | 7 | 9 |
| 6:01 | | Allen Iverson makes technical free throw | 7 | 10 |
| 5:45 | | Eduardo Najera lost ball (Dikembe Mutombo steals) | 7 | 10 |
| 5:26 | | Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 9 | 10 |
| 5:13 | | Yakhouba Diawara misses 23-foot three point jumper | 9 | 10 |
| 5:09 | | Marcus Camby offensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 5:09 | | Jumpball: Shane Battier vs. Eduardo Najera (Linas Kleiza gains possession) | 9 | 10 |
| 4:54 | | Yakhouba Diawara turnover | 9 | 10 |
| 4:45 | | Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper | 11 | 10 |
| 4:35 | | Allen Iverson misses 6-foot running jumper | 11 | 10 |
| 4:33 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 11 | 10 |
| 4:30 | | Linas Kleiza personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 11 | 10 |
| 4:30 | | Nene Hilario enters the game for Eduardo Najera | 11 | 10 |
| 4:22 | | Juwan Howard offensive foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 11 | 10 |
| 4:22 | | Juwan Howard turnover | 11 | 10 |
| 4:05 | | Nene Hilario misses layup | 11 | 10 |
| 4:05 | | Marcus Camby offensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 4:03 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 11 | 10 |
| 4:03 | | Marcus Camby misses tip shot | 13 | 15 |
| 3:59 | | Nene Hilario shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 11 | 10 |
| 3:59 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 3:59 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 3:45 | | Linas Kleiza misses layup | 13 | 10 |
| 3:42 | | Marcus Camby offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 3:42 | | Marcus Camby makes tip shot | 13 | 12 |
| 3:31 | | Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper | 13 | 12 |
| 3:30 | | Linas Kleiza defensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 3:18 | | Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper | 13 | 12 |
| 3:17 | | Nene Hilario offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Dikembe Mutombo shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 13 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Denver offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 2:49 | | Shane Battier bad pass (Allen Iverson steals) | 13 | 13 |
| 2:47 | | Allen Iverson makes layup | 13 | 15 |
| 2:40 | | Houston full timeout | 13 | 15 |
| 2:40 | | Luther Head enters the game for Shane Battier | 13 | 15 |
| 2:40 | | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo | 13 | 15 |
| 2:26 | | Juwan Howard misses 10-foot jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 2:24 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 2:06 | | Nene Hilario bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals) | 13 | 15 |
| 2:02 | | Luther Head turnover | 13 | 15 |
| 1:54 | | Allen Iverson bad pass (Rafer Alston steals) | 13 | 15 |
| 1:47 | | Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 1:46 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 1:38 | | Chuck Hayes personal foul (Yakhouba Diawara draws the foul) | 13 | 15 |
| 1:38 | | Steve Blake enters the game for Linas Kleiza | 13 | 15 |
| 1:29 | | Yakhouba Diawara traveling | 13 | 15 |
| 1:15 | | Juwan Howard makes jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 15 | 15 |
| 1:07 | | Allen Iverson misses driving layup | 15 | 15 |
| 1:05 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 15 | 15 |
| 52.5 | | Marcus Camby blocks Chuck Hayes's layup | 15 | 15 |
| 52.5 | | Houston defensive rebound | 15 | 15 |
| 52.5 | | Chuck Hayes loose ball foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 15 | 15 |
| 52.5 | | Reggie Evans enters the game for Marcus Camby | 15 | 15 |
| 52.5 | | Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 52.5 | | Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 42.6 | | Juwan Howard traveling | 15 | 17 |
| 29.9 | | Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 17 |
| 28.6 | | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 15 | 17 |
| 9.2 | | Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot two point shot | 17 | 17 |
| 2.4 | | Yakhouba Diawara makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists) | 17 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 17 | 20 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Mike Callahan
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:David Guthrie
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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