Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Chuck Hayes makes 6-foot jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Camby makes 7-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 14-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot two point shot
- Chuck Hayes makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson makes 19-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes two point shot
- Allen Iverson makes 17-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 19-foot two point shot
- Marcus Camby misses 21-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes two point shot
- Chuck Hayes makes layup
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony makes 5-foot running jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Marcus Camby misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes hook shot
- Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson misses 11-foot jumper
- Mike James makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Francis assists)
- Bobby Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bobby Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes 8-foot two point shot (Steve Francis assists)
- Eduardo Najera misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper
- Mike James misses layup
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
- Mike James misses layup
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Allen Iverson misses two point shot
- Steve Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Steve Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike James misses layup
- Steve Francis makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 45-foot three point running jumper
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola makes layup (Mike James assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses layup
- Yao Ming misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses layup
- Anthony Carter misses layup
- Mike James makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes technical free throw
- Steve Francis makes 21-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Mike James misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
- Steve Francis misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 12-foot two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 21-foot jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara makes three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yakhouba Diawara makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yakhouba Diawara makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Yao Ming makes 4-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kirk Snyder misses 6-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes running jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 4-foot running jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 3
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 3
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 3 of 3
- Allen Iverson makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kirk Snyder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses tip shot
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eduardo Najera makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot two point shot
- Eduardo Najera misses layup
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shane Battier misses free throw 2 of 2
- Eduardo Najera misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
- Yao Ming makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 11-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 13-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses three point jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 19-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot two point shot
- Mike James misses three point jumper
- Allen Iverson makes two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Luis Scola makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola misses free throw
- Allen Iverson misses 10-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes 13-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Mike James makes two point shot (Luis Scola assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot
- Mike James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Steve Francis makes driving layup
- Mike James misses jumper
- Shane Battier makes 10-foot hook shot (Yao Ming assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Francis assists)
- Bobby Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bobby Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Wilks misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes tip shot
- Bobby Jones makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Bobby Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bobby Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Steve Francis misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot
- Bobby Jones misses layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 10-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1
- Mike Wilks misses 19-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Eduardo Najera misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Steve Francis makes driving layup
- Steve Francis misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Shane Battier misses tip shot
- Carl Landry makes dunk (Kirk Snyder assists)
- Bobby Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Steve Francis misses 27-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry makes layup (Kirk Snyder assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara makes driving layup
- Kirk Snyder makes 19-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Steve Francis misses layup
- Kirk Snyder misses layup
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Mike Wilks makes 7-foot jumper
- Mike James misses 21-foot jumper
- Mike James makes layup
- Bobby Jones misses layup
- Mike Wilks makes 26-foot three pointer (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
- Kirk Snyder makes slam dunk (Mike James assists)
- Von Wafer misses 26-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 (Rafer Alston gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:44 | Chuck Hayes makes 6-foot jumper (Yao Ming assists) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:44 | Kenyon Martin illegal defense | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:21 | Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:18 | Yakhouba Diawara offensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:14 | Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:11 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:07 | Shane Battier bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:53 | Marcus Camby makes 7-foot running jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:44 | Rafer Alston bad pass (Allen Iverson steals) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:33 | Marcus Camby bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:32 | Yakhouba Diawara loose ball foul (Shane Battier draws the foul) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:19 | Tracy McGrady makes 14-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:03 | Marcus Camby lost ball (Chuck Hayes steals) | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:48 | Yao Ming misses 7-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:48 | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:47 | Chuck Hayes makes layup | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:33 | Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot two point shot | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:32 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:14 | Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot two point shot | 2 | 8 | |
| 8:53 | Allen Iverson makes 19-foot two point shot | 4 | 8 | |
| 8:40 | Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 8 | |
| 8:37 | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 4 | 8 | |
| 8:25 | Marcus Camby lost ball (Chuck Hayes steals) | 4 | 8 | |
| 8:17 | Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:04 | Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:03 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 4 | 10 | |
| 7:52 | Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:33 | Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:31 | Denver offensive rebound | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:31 | Shane Battier loose ball foul (Yakhouba Diawara draws the foul) | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:22 | Kenyon Martin misses layup | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:22 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:13 | Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:13 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:11 | Yao Ming makes two point shot | 4 | 14 | |
| 7:03 | Denver full timeout | 4 | 14 | |
| 6:48 | Allen Iverson makes 17-foot two point shot | 6 | 14 | |
| 6:28 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 6 | 16 | |
| 6:16 | Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper | 6 | 16 | |
| 6:16 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 6 | 16 | |
| 6:03 | Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper | 6 | 16 | |
| 6:03 | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 6 | 16 | |
| 5:54 | Allen Iverson misses 19-foot two point shot | 6 | 16 | |
| 5:52 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 6 | 16 | |
| 5:37 | Yao Ming traveling | 6 | 16 | |
| 5:20 | Marcus Camby misses 21-foot jumper | 6 | 16 | |
| 5:20 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 6 | 16 | |
| 5:03 | Tracy McGrady makes two point shot | 6 | 18 | |
| 4:56 | Allen Iverson bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals) | 6 | 18 | |
| 4:54 | Chuck Hayes makes layup | 6 | 20 | |
| 4:54 | Marcus Camby shooting foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul) | 6 | 20 | |
| 4:54 | Chuck Hayes lane violation | 6 | 20 | |
| 4:54 | Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 4:54 | Houston offensive rebound | 11 | 24 | |
| 4:43 | Carmelo Anthony makes 5-foot running jumper | 8 | 20 | |
| 4:28 | Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 8 | 22 | |
| 4:20 | Rafer Alston personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | 8 | 22 | |
| 4:20 | Eduardo Najera enters the game for Kenyon Martin | 8 | 24 | |
| 4:20 | Anthony Carter enters the game for Yakhouba Diawara | 8 | 24 | |
| 4:07 | Marcus Camby misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 22 | |
| 4:05 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 8 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | Yao Ming makes hook shot | 8 | 24 | |
| 3:47 | Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper | 10 | 24 | |
| 3:15 | Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot jumper | 10 | 24 | |
| 3:15 | Allen Iverson defensive rebound | 10 | 24 | |
| 3:11 | Rafer Alston shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | 10 | 24 | |
| 3:11 | Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 3:11 | Mike James enters the game for Rafer Alston | 11 | 24 | |
| 3:11 | Bobby Jones enters the game for Carmelo Anthony | 11 | 24 | |
| 3:11 | Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 3:05 | Mike James defensive rebound | 11 | 24 | |
| 2:59 | Houston full timeout | 11 | 24 | |
| 2:59 | Steve Francis enters the game for Shane Battier | 11 | 24 | |
| 2:47 | Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot | 11 | 24 | |
| 2:47 | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | 11 | 24 | |
| 2:45 | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Eduardo Najera steals) | 11 | 24 | |
| 2:31 | Allen Iverson misses 11-foot jumper | 11 | 24 | |
| 2:29 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 11 | 24 | |
| 2:23 | Mike James makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Francis assists) | 11 | 26 | |
| 2:02 | Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Bobby Jones draws the foul) | 11 | 26 | |
| 2:02 | Bobby Jones makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 26 | |
| 2:02 | Luis Scola enters the game for Yao Ming | 12 | 26 | |
| 2:02 | Bobby Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 26 | |
| 1:45 | Bobby Jones personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 13 | 26 | |
| 1:37 | Tracy McGrady makes 8-foot two point shot (Steve Francis assists) | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:28 | Eduardo Najera misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:27 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:12 | J.R. Smith enters the game for Marcus Camby | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:05 | Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:04 | Mike James offensive rebound | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:01 | Eduardo Najera defensive rebound | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:01 | Mike James misses layup | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:01 | Houston offensive rebound | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:01 | Bobby Jones loose ball foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul) | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:01 | Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:01 | Houston offensive rebound | 13 | 28 | |
| 1:01 | Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 28 | |
| 59.9 | Eduardo Najera lost ball (Steve Francis steals) | 13 | 28 | |
| 48.9 | Mike James misses layup | 13 | 28 | |
| 47.9 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 13 | 28 | |
| 45.0 | Luis Scola makes layup | 13 | 30 | |
| 32.9 | Allen Iverson misses two point shot | 13 | 30 | |
| 31.9 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 13 | 30 | |
| 29.0 | Anthony Carter shooting foul (Steve Francis draws the foul) | 13 | 30 | |
| 29.0 | Steve Francis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 31 | |
| 29.0 | Steve Francis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 32 | |
| 12.9 | Allen Iverson lost ball (Mike James steals) | 13 | 32 | |
| 8.3 | Mike James misses layup | 13 | 32 | |
| 8.3 | Steve Francis offensive rebound | 13 | 34 | |
| 8.3 | Steve Francis makes tip shot | 13 | 34 | |
| 2.1 | Anthony Carter bad pass | 13 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | Tracy McGrady misses 45-foot three point running jumper | 13 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | Houston offensive rebound | 13 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 13 | 34 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Derrick Collins
Referee:Gary Zielinski

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 | 21 | .604 | 8.5 | L1 |
| 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 | 14 | 40 | .259 | 22.5 | W1 |
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