Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Shane Battier makes 21-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luis Scola makes 6-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses driving layup
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes hook shot
- Luis Scola misses 6-foot hook shot
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 13-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 5-foot hook shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 4-foot hook shot
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot hook shot
- Kenyon Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Yao Ming misses tip shot
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Ron Artest makes three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 4-foot hook shot
- J.R. Smith makes tip shot
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 15-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes two point shot
- Ron Artest makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three pointer
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes slam dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
- Yao Ming makes 4-foot hook shot (Luther Head assists)
- Nene Hilario makes jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
- Ron Artest makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes driving layup
- Ron Artest misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 6-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
- Shane Battier misses jumper
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry makes driving layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes 14-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
- Carl Landry makes 9-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 11-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses dunk
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three pointer
- J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot
- Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot hook shot
- Yao Ming makes 15-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot
- Dahntay Jones makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 4-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes tip shot
- Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenyon Martin misses 17-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 6-foot running jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Chris Andersen makes 14-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen misses 5-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 5-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 40-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three pointer
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 6-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Ron Artest makes 15-foot two point shot
- Anthony Carter makes running jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Anthony Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses 13-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes layup
- Chauncey Billups misses 9-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot (Ron Artest assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving dunk
- Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes 18-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Anthony Carter misses 19-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Nene Hilario vs. Yao Ming (Aaron Brooks gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:48 | Shane Battier makes 21-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:32 | Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:30 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:21 | Chauncey Billups shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:21 | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:21 | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11:10 | Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:51 | Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists) | 2 | 6 | |
| 10:33 | Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper | 2 | 6 | |
| 10:33 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 2 | 6 | |
| 10:08 | Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 2 | 9 | |
| 9:53 | Shane Battier blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup | 2 | 9 | |
| 9:52 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 2 | 9 | |
| 9:45 | Luis Scola makes 6-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 2 | 11 | |
| 9:27 | Dahntay Jones misses driving layup | 2 | 11 | |
| 9:26 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 2 | 11 | |
| 9:15 | Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 11 | |
| 9:15 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 2 | 11 | |
| 9:11 | Yao Ming makes hook shot | 2 | 13 | |
| 9:06 | Denver full timeout | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:55 | Yao Ming blocks Kenyon Martin's 7-foot jumper | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:52 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:44 | Luis Scola misses 6-foot hook shot | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:42 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:27 | Luis Scola misses layup | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:26 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:19 | Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:18 | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 2 | 13 | |
| 8:11 | Chauncey Billups makes 13-foot two point shot | 4 | 13 | |
| 7:54 | Yao Ming misses 5-foot hook shot | 4 | 13 | |
| 7:52 | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 4 | 13 | |
| 7:45 | Dahntay Jones bad pass (Shane Battier steals) | 4 | 13 | |
| 7:37 | Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists) | 4 | 15 | |
| 7:20 | Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper | 6 | 15 | |
| 7:01 | Yao Ming misses 6-foot two point shot | 6 | 15 | |
| 7:00 | Dahntay Jones defensive rebound | 6 | 15 | |
| 6:50 | Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper | 6 | 15 | |
| 6:50 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 6 | 15 | |
| 6:46 | Tracy McGrady bad pass | 6 | 15 | |
| 6:31 | Nene Hilario misses 4-foot hook shot | 6 | 15 | |
| 6:31 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 6 | 15 | |
| 6:11 | Yao Ming misses 8-foot hook shot | 6 | 15 | |
| 6:11 | Houston defensive rebound | 6 | 15 | |
| 6:11 | Luis Scola loose ball foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 6 | 15 | |
| 5:52 | Kenyon Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 8 | 15 | |
| 5:33 | Dahntay Jones personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 8 | 15 | |
| 5:24 | Dahntay Jones personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 8 | 15 | |
| 5:13 | Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 15 | |
| 5:11 | Aaron Brooks offensive rebound | 8 | 15 | |
| 5:09 | Yao Ming makes dunk (Aaron Brooks assists) | 8 | 17 | |
| 4:50 | Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 11 | 17 | |
| 4:33 | Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 11 | 19 | |
| 4:16 | Nene Hilario misses 20-foot jumper | 11 | 19 | |
| 4:15 | Kenyon Martin offensive rebound | 11 | 19 | |
| 4:01 | Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:56 | Houston full timeout | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:56 | Ron Artest enters the game for Shane Battier | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:56 | J.R. Smith enters the game for Dahntay Jones | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:36 | Tracy McGrady misses layup | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:35 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:34 | Yao Ming misses tip shot | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:33 | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:27 | J.R. Smith makes driving layup | 16 | 19 | |
| 3:08 | Ron Artest makes three point jumper (Yao Ming assists) | 16 | 22 | |
| 2:47 | Nene Hilario misses 4-foot hook shot | 16 | 22 | |
| 2:46 | J.R. Smith offensive rebound | 18 | 22 | |
| 2:46 | J.R. Smith makes tip shot | 18 | 22 | |
| 2:31 | Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:31 | Kenyon Martin illegal defense | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:15 | Yao Ming blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:14 | Nene Hilario offensive rebound | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:14 | Luis Scola loose ball foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:14 | Linas Kleiza enters the game for Carmelo Anthony | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:14 | Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:14 | Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:01 | J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper | 18 | 24 | |
| 2:00 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 18 | 24 | |
| 1:54 | Aaron Brooks makes 15-foot jumper | 18 | 26 | |
| 1:47 | Chauncey Billups bad pass (Ron Artest steals) | 18 | 26 | |
| 1:34 | Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper | 18 | 26 | |
| 1:31 | Houston defensive rebound | 18 | 26 | |
| 1:31 | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Yao Ming | 18 | 26 | |
| 1:16 | J.R. Smith lost ball (Tracy McGrady steals) | 18 | 26 | |
| 1:10 | Tracy McGrady makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists) | 18 | 28 | |
| 59.5 | Tracy McGrady shooting foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul) | 18 | 28 | |
| 59.5 | Anthony Carter enters the game for Kenyon Martin | 18 | 28 | |
| 59.5 | Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 28 | |
| 59.5 | Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 28 | |
| 41.0 | Carl Landry makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 20 | 30 | |
| 31.4 | Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists) | 22 | 30 | |
| 14.8 | Chuck Hayes bad pass (J.R. Smith steals) | 22 | 30 | |
| 1.1 | Chuck Hayes personal foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 22 | 30 | |
| 1.1 | J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 30 | |
| 1.1 | J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 30 | |
| 1.1 | Chris Andersen offensive rebound | 25 | 30 | |
| 0.3 | Chris Andersen makes two point shot | 25 | 30 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 30 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:James Capers
Referee:John Goble

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 | 24 | 28 | .462 | 16 | W1 |
| 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 | 30 | .400 | 14.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 22.5 | W1 |
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