Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Rafer Alston makes running jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter makes layup (Marcus Camby assists)
- Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Marcus Camby makes 19-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 17-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Carmelo Anthony's jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Marcus Camby makes tip shot
- Luis Scola makes jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 21-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 8-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
- Allen Iverson makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Kenyon Martin blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Marcus Camby blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses 7-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses jumper
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes driving dunk
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Linas Kleiza misses 10-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes driving dunk
- Allen Iverson misses 9-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby makes two point shot
- Allen Iverson makes two point shot (Eduardo Najera assists)
- Luther Head misses driving layup
- J.R. Smith misses 8-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses tip shot
- Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot running jumper
- Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Bobby Jackson makes 21-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses 13-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes 7-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 6-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses 14-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Shane Battier misses 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Kenyon Martin's 5-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
- Shane Battier blocks Marcus Camby's layup
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 22-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Dikembe Mutombo misses two point shot
- Luis Scola makes tip shot
- Allen Iverson misses 23-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 9-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 44-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter makes 21-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 11-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 15-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Allen Iverson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter makes 19-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 16-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
- Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 13-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Luis Scola makes driving layup
- Eduardo Najera makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three pointer
- Luis Scola makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Carmelo Anthony's 12-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Shane Battier misses 33-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 23-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses layup
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 15-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Luis Scola misses 8-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses dunk
- Shane Battier blocks Linas Kleiza's layup
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Eduardo Najera makes 22-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Carl Landry makes two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Allen Iverson makes 14-foot two point shot
- Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes driving layup
- Allen Iverson misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses driving layup
- Rafer Alston makes 15-foot running jumper
- Marcus Camby blocks Rafer Alston's driving layup
- Allen Iverson misses driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bobby Jones misses layup
- Carl Landry misses 27-foot three pointer
- Linas Kleiza misses layup
- Steve Novak misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara makes layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Luis Scola gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:45 | Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:45 | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:27 | Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:15 | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Allen Iverson steals) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:11 | Allen Iverson makes driving layup | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:52 | Rafer Alston makes running jumper | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:45 | Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot jumper | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:44 | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:19 | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Allen Iverson steals) | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:17 | Allen Iverson lost ball (Rafer Alston steals) | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:55 | Shane Battier misses two point shot | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:53 | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:45 | Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:27 | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:26 | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:11 | Rafer Alston misses 16-foot jumper | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:11 | Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:03 | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:03 | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
| 8:56 | Anthony Carter makes layup (Marcus Camby assists) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:41 | Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:40 | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:33 | Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:32 | Denver defensive rebound | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:18 | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists) | 8 | 5 | |
| 8:03 | Marcus Camby makes 19-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists) | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:50 | Tracy McGrady bad pass | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:43 | Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:43 | Denver defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:35 | Houston full timeout | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:18 | Rafer Alston misses jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:16 | Allen Iverson defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:03 | Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 7:01 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 6:45 | Shane Battier misses 17-foot jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 6:43 | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 6:31 | Dikembe Mutombo blocks Carmelo Anthony's jumper | 10 | 5 | |
| 6:30 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 10 | 5 | |
| 6:22 | Rafer Alston bad pass (Allen Iverson steals) | 10 | 5 | |
| 6:16 | Carmelo Anthony misses layup | 10 | 5 | |
| 6:16 | Marcus Camby offensive rebound | 12 | 5 | |
| 6:16 | Marcus Camby makes tip shot | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:56 | Luis Scola makes jumper (Shane Battier assists) | 12 | 7 | |
| 5:31 | Allen Iverson misses 21-foot jumper | 12 | 7 | |
| 5:31 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 12 | 7 | |
| 5:09 | Luis Scola bad pass (Anthony Carter steals) | 12 | 7 | |
| 5:03 | Anthony Carter offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul) | 12 | 7 | |
| 5:03 | Anthony Carter turnover | 12 | 7 | |
| 4:50 | Shane Battier makes 8-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 12 | 9 | |
| 4:26 | Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot jumper | 12 | 9 | |
| 4:26 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 12 | 9 | |
| 4:16 | Shane Battier bad pass (Anthony Carter steals) | 12 | 9 | |
| 4:13 | Kenyon Martin bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals) | 12 | 9 | |
| 4:07 | Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 12 | 12 | |
| 3:47 | Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists) | 14 | 12 | |
| 3:28 | Luis Scola lost ball (Anthony Carter steals) | 14 | 12 | |
| 3:24 | Allen Iverson makes layup (Anthony Carter assists) | 16 | 12 | |
| 3:03 | Kenyon Martin blocks Luis Scola's layup | 16 | 12 | |
| 3:02 | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 16 | 12 | |
| 2:49 | Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 12 | |
| 2:47 | Denver defensive rebound | 16 | 12 | |
| 2:47 | Denver full timeout | 16 | 12 | |
| 2:47 | Linas Kleiza enters the game for Anthony Carter | 16 | 12 | |
| 2:47 | Carl Landry enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo | 16 | 12 | |
| 2:28 | Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 16 | 14 | |
| 2:11 | Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists) | 18 | 14 | |
| 2:00 | Marcus Camby blocks Luis Scola's layup | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:59 | Eduardo Najera enters the game for Kenyon Martin | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:59 | Houston offensive rebound | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:54 | Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot jumper | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:54 | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:39 | Eduardo Najera misses 7-foot jumper | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:38 | Eduardo Najera offensive rebound | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:30 | Allen Iverson misses jumper | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:29 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 18 | 14 | |
| 1:16 | Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:08 | Allen Iverson turnover | 18 | 17 | |
| 52.4 | Tracy McGrady makes driving dunk | 18 | 19 | |
| 46.9 | Linas Kleiza bad pass | 18 | 19 | |
| 32.9 | Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper | 18 | 19 | |
| 31.7 | Houston defensive rebound | 18 | 19 | |
| 31.7 | Luis Scola loose ball foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul) | 18 | 19 | |
| 27.0 | Allen Iverson turnover | 18 | 19 | |
| 11.5 | Tracy McGrady makes driving layup | 18 | 21 | |
| 4.9 | Allen Iverson lost ball (Rafer Alston steals) | 18 | 21 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 21 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Bob Delaney
Referee:Luis Grillo
Referee:Zach Zarba

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 18.5 | W1 |
NBA News

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