Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
12-14, 6-9 Away
111
12-14, 6-9 Away
15-10, 11-4 Home
112
15-10, 11-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses two point shot
- Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 8-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Allen Iverson makes 19-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Yao Ming misses 21-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 22-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 17-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Luther Head misses two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot running jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists)
- Allen Iverson makes 22-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses two point shot
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 13-foot two point shot
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 19-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 19-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson makes 7-foot running jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola misses 9-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mike James misses 19-foot jumper
- Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses layup
- Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 5-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bonzi Wells misses two point shot
- Yao Ming makes dunk
- Chucky Atkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chucky Atkins makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
- Mike James makes jumper
- Allen Iverson makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Allen Iverson makes technical free throw
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Mike James misses 22-foot jumper
- Chucky Atkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Mike James misses 7-foot running jumper
- Chucky Atkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes 17-foot two point shot (Mike James assists)
- Eduardo Najera misses three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mike James misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Luther Head misses 18-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Marcus Camby misses tip shot
- Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 8-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Camby misses driving layup
- Allen Iverson makes 19-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Marcus Camby misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson misses 9-foot running jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes layup
- Kenyon Martin misses running jumper
- Marcus Camby misses 9-foot running jumper
- Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses two point shot
- Anthony Carter makes 18-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shane Battier misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Anthony Carter makes 21-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Yao Ming makes technical free throw
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Anthony Carter misses jumper
- Anthony Carter misses driving layup
- Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luther Head makes free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes 21-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw
- Allen Iverson makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Rafer Alston makes running jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses dunk
- Eduardo Najera misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eduardo Najera makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 22-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes dunk
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes technical free throw
- Yao Ming makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Eduardo Najera misses 18-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 6-foot running jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 6-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
- Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper
- Chucky Atkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 12-foot running jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 6-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luther Head makes free throw 2 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Bonzi Wells makes layup
- Allen Iverson makes 11-foot running jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses running jumper
- Yao Ming misses dunk
- Eduardo Najera makes 24-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Luther Head makes layup (Bonzi Wells assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 11-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby misses tip shot
- Bonzi Wells makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Allen Iverson makes two point shot
- Eduardo Najera makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes 17-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Eduardo Najera misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 11-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes layup
- Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Anthony Carter misses 22-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Eduardo Najera misses 21-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bonzi Wells misses 19-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson makes 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Luther Head makes 9-foot running jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Allen Iverson makes 16-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
- Chucky Atkins misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes dunk (Luther Head assists)
- Chucky Atkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 17-foot two point shot
- Eduardo Najera misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot
- Chucky Atkins makes three point jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
- Marcus Camby makes 10-foot running jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
- Shane Battier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chucky Atkins makes 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes 15-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
- Bonzi Wells misses 26-foot three pointer
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Marcus Camby (Kenyon Martin gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 11:11 | | Carmelo Anthony misses jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 11:10 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 11:03 | | Shane Battier bad pass | 2 | 2 |
| 10:48 | | Kenyon Martin misses two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:29 | | Houston defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 8-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:08 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:08 | | Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:07 | | Denver offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:02 | | Allen Iverson makes 19-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 9:47 | | Yao Ming misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Allen Iverson defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | Anthony Carter misses 22-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:26 | | Rafer Alston makes 21-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:17 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:15 | | Kenyon Martin offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:04 | | Kenyon Martin makes 17-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 8:52 | | Kenyon Martin blocks Shane Battier's layup | 4 | 6 |
| 8:52 | | Houston offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 8:49 | | Luther Head misses two point shot | 4 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Houston offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 8:41 | | Shane Battier misses 27-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 8:40 | | Houston defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 8:27 | | Luther Head shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 4 | 6 |
| 8:27 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8:27 | | Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8:26 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 4 | 7 |
| 8:11 | | Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists) | 6 | 7 |
| 8:03 | | Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot running jumper | 6 | 7 |
| 8:02 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 6 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Shane Battier shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 6 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Denver offensive rebound | 6 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 7:48 | | Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists) | 8 | 8 |
| 7:35 | | Allen Iverson makes 22-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 7:15 | | Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper (Luther Head assists) | 10 | 10 |
| 6:58 | | Kenyon Martin misses two point shot | 10 | 10 |
| 6:56 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 10 |
| 6:31 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists) | 13 | 12 |
| 6:16 | | Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper | 13 | 12 |
| 6:13 | | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 6:09 | | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists) | 16 | 12 |
| 6:01 | | Rafer Alston personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 16 | 12 |
| 5:54 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot | 16 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 16 | 12 |
| 5:37 | | Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper | 16 | 12 |
| 5:35 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 16 | 12 |
| 5:15 | | Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Shane Battier steals) | 16 | 12 |
| 5:07 | | Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper | 16 | 12 |
| 5:07 | | Allen Iverson defensive rebound | 16 | 12 |
| 4:58 | | Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper | 16 | 12 |
| 4:56 | | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 16 | 12 |
| 4:50 | | Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 12 |
| 4:50 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 16 | 12 |
| 4:43 | | Carmelo Anthony bad pass | 16 | 12 |
| 4:43 | | Denver full timeout | 16 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Luther Head bad pass | 16 | 12 |
| 4:18 | | Allen Iverson makes 13-foot two point shot | 16 | 14 |
| 4:01 | | Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists) | 19 | 14 |
| 3:47 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 3:46 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 3:36 | | Yao Ming misses 19-foot jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 3:34 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 3:16 | | Anthony Carter misses 19-foot jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 3:15 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 2:56 | | Shane Battier makes layup (Luther Head assists) | 21 | 14 |
| 2:39 | | Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup | 21 | 14 |
| 2:36 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 21 | 14 |
| 2:27 | | Luther Head offensive foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul) | 21 | 14 |
| 2:27 | | Luther Head turnover | 21 | 14 |
| 2:27 | | Houston full timeout | 21 | 14 |
| 2:27 | | Mike James enters the game for Luther Head | 21 | 14 |
| 2:27 | | Eduardo Najera enters the game for Kenyon Martin | 21 | 14 |
| 2:27 | | Linas Kleiza enters the game for Anthony Carter | 21 | 14 |
| 2:27 | | Luis Scola enters the game for Chuck Hayes | 21 | 14 |
| 2:09 | | Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Shane Battier steals) | 21 | 14 |
| 1:47 | | Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot | 23 | 14 |
| 1:32 | | Allen Iverson makes 7-foot running jumper | 23 | 16 |
| 1:16 | | Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper | 23 | 16 |
| 1:15 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 23 | 16 |
| 1:13 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | 23 | 16 |
| 1:13 | | Chucky Atkins enters the game for Carmelo Anthony | 23 | 16 |
| 1:13 | | Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 17 |
| 1:13 | | Bonzi Wells enters the game for Shane Battier | 23 | 17 |
| 1:13 | | Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 18 |
| 58.9 | | Luis Scola misses 9-foot jumper | 23 | 18 |
| 57.0 | | Houston offensive rebound | 23 | 18 |
| 53.6 | | Mike James traveling | 23 | 18 |
| 40.8 | | Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper | 23 | 18 |
| 38.9 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 23 | 18 |
| 31.7 | | Marcus Camby jump ball | 23 | 18 |
| 20.9 | | Mike James misses 19-foot jumper | 23 | 18 |
| 19.9 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 23 | 18 |
| 2.0 | | Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper | 23 | 18 |
| 2.0 | | Denver defensive rebound | 23 | 18 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 18 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Tom Washington
Referee:Jason Phillips
Referee:Leroy Richardson
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 38 | 16 | .704 | - | W6 |
| Houston | 33 | 20 | .623 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 33 | .377 | 17.5 | L4 |
| Dallas | 19 | 35 | .352 | 19 | L9 |
| New Orleans | 15 | 41 | .268 | 24 | L1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 42 | 14 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8 | W2 |
| Portland | 27 | 29 | .482 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 18 | 38 | .321 | 24 | L1 |
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