Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Dahntay Jones misses 20-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 7-foot hook shot
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 7-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Dahntay Jones makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Shane Battier misses layup
- Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Von Wafer misses 19-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses layup
- Von Wafer makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola makes 15-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Von Wafer makes driving layup
- Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 1
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 6-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Von Wafer misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes 14-foot two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot
- Chris Andersen makes jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
- Von Wafer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes dunk
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper
- Von Wafer makes layup
- Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses three point jumper
- Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Von Wafer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 65-foot three point jumper
- Brent Barry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen misses two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Brent Barry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brent Barry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses layup
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Linas Kleiza makes running jumper
- Brent Barry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 10-foot running jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 15-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses 15-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carl Landry misses 19-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter makes 21-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chris Andersen assists)
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 8-foot running jumper
- Von Wafer makes 20-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola makes 8-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 1
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Shane Battier makes two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Dahntay Jones makes driving layup
- Carl Landry makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston makes 8-foot running jumper
- Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes 17-foot jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes dunk
- Nene Hilario misses 7-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Nene Hilario makes 17-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Von Wafer misses 23-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot
- Dahntay Jones makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Von Wafer makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola makes two point shot (Von Wafer assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 7-foot running jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Luis Scola makes 19-foot jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Von Wafer makes 10-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Linas Kleiza makes two point shot
- Von Wafer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses driving layup
- Luis Scola misses driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 21-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 62-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Von Wafer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Shane Battier makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 6-foot running jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Carter misses 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes driving layup
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
- Yao Ming misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three pointer (Anthony Carter assists)
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Yao Ming makes dunk (Brent Barry assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses three point jumper
- Brent Barry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes technical free throw
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 22-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes dunk
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses tip shot
- Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
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 (Chauncey Billups gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Dahntay Jones misses 20-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:32 | Yao Ming turnover (Dahntay Jones steals) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:26 | Dahntay Jones bad pass (Von Wafer steals) | 3 | 4 | |
| 11:22 | Luis Scola misses jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:18 | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:08 | Kenyon Martin makes 7-foot hook shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:51 | Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:49 | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:40 | Shane Battier shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:40 | Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:40 | Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:40 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:22 | Rafer Alston makes driving layup | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:12 | Kenyon Martin lost ball (Rafer Alston steals) | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:00 | Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 9:59 | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 9:56 | Shane Battier makes 7-foot jumper | 3 | 4 | |
| 9:37 | Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper | 3 | 4 | |
| 9:37 | Nene Hilario offensive rebound | 3 | 4 | |
| 9:29 | Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists) | 6 | 4 | |
| 9:19 | Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 4 | |
| 9:18 | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 6 | 4 | |
| 9:07 | Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:57 | Nene Hilario traveling | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:48 | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 9 | |
| 8:41 | Yao Ming blocks Nene Hilario's layup | 6 | 9 | |
| 8:41 | Dahntay Jones offensive rebound | 6 | 9 | |
| 8:41 | Shane Battier shooting foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul) | 6 | 9 | |
| 8:41 | Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| 8:41 | Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 8:22 | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists) | 8 | 12 | |
| 8:07 | Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists) | 10 | 12 | |
| 7:52 | Yao Ming traveling | 10 | 12 | |
| 7:35 | Dahntay Jones makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists) | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:16 | Shane Battier misses layup | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:15 | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:09 | Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper | 14 | 12 | |
| 6:56 | Luis Scola makes driving layup | 14 | 14 | |
| 6:41 | Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists) | 16 | 14 | |
| 6:41 | Luis Scola shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 16 | 14 | |
| 6:41 | Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 14 | |
| 6:22 | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists) | 17 | 17 | |
| 6:03 | Kenyon Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 19 | 17 | |
| 5:46 | Luis Scola misses jumper | 19 | 17 | |
| 5:45 | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 19 | 17 | |
| 5:39 | J.R. Smith bad pass | 19 | 17 | |
| 5:39 | Houston full timeout | 19 | 17 | |
| 5:39 | Brent Barry enters the game for Shane Battier | 19 | 17 | |
| 5:28 | Von Wafer misses 19-foot jumper | 19 | 17 | |
| 5:26 | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 19 | 17 | |
| 5:07 | Kenyon Martin makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 22 | 17 | |
| 4:47 | Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot | 22 | 19 | |
| 4:31 | Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper | 22 | 19 | |
| 4:31 | Nene Hilario offensive rebound | 22 | 19 | |
| 4:22 | J.R. Smith misses layup | 22 | 19 | |
| 4:20 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 22 | 19 | |
| 4:13 | Von Wafer makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:07 | Linas Kleiza enters the game for Dahntay Jones | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:03 | Chauncey Billups misses layup | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:01 | Kenyon Martin offensive rebound | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:01 | Yao Ming shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul) | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:01 | Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 21 | |
| 4:01 | Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:39 | Luis Scola makes 15-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 24 | 23 | |
| 3:26 | Chauncey Billups bad pass (Von Wafer steals) | 24 | 23 | |
| 3:21 | Von Wafer makes driving layup | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:21 | Kenyon Martin shooting foul (Von Wafer draws the foul) | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:21 | Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:21 | Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 1 | 24 | 26 | |
| 3:08 | J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 27 | 26 | |
| 2:49 | Rafer Alston makes 6-foot two point shot | 27 | 28 | |
| 2:31 | Rafer Alston personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 27 | 28 | |
| 2:31 | Denver full timeout | 27 | 28 | |
| 2:31 | Anthony Carter enters the game for J.R. Smith | 27 | 28 | |
| 2:31 | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2 | 28 | 28 | |
| 2:31 | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2 | 29 | 28 | |
| 2:17 | Von Wafer misses jumper | 29 | 28 | |
| 2:16 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 29 | 28 | |
| 2:15 | Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot | 29 | 30 | |
| 1:55 | Linas Kleiza makes 14-foot two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists) | 31 | 30 | |
| 1:39 | Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot | 31 | 30 | |
| 1:39 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 31 | 30 | |
| 1:38 | Yao Ming lost ball (Anthony Carter steals) | 31 | 30 | |
| 1:19 | Chris Andersen makes jumper (Linas Kleiza assists) | 33 | 30 | |
| 1:02 | Von Wafer misses 24-foot three point jumper | 33 | 30 | |
| 1:01 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 33 | 30 | |
| 59.7 | Yao Ming makes dunk | 33 | 32 | |
| 49.8 | Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper | 33 | 32 | |
| 48.8 | Von Wafer defensive rebound | 33 | 32 | |
| 45.5 | Von Wafer makes layup | 33 | 34 | |
| 45.5 | Anthony Carter shooting foul (Von Wafer draws the foul) | 33 | 34 | |
| 45.5 | Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola | 33 | 34 | |
| 45.5 | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Yao Ming | 33 | 34 | |
| 45.5 | Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 1 | 33 | 35 | |
| 22.9 | Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot jumper | 33 | 35 | |
| 21.6 | Chris Andersen offensive rebound | 33 | 35 | |
| 13.9 | Kenyon Martin misses three point jumper | 33 | 35 | |
| 12.9 | Brent Barry defensive rebound | 33 | 35 | |
| 8.8 | Anthony Carter personal foul (Von Wafer draws the foul) | 33 | 35 | |
| 8.8 | Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 2 | 33 | 36 | |
| 8.8 | Von Wafer misses free throw 2 of 2 | 33 | 36 | |
| 7.9 | Chris Andersen defensive rebound | 33 | 36 | |
| 3.0 | Anthony Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper | 36 | 36 | |
| 0.0 | Rafer Alston misses 65-foot three point jumper | 36 | 36 | |
| 0.0 | Houston offensive rebound | 36 | 36 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 36 | 36 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Violet Palmer

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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