Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
52-26, 21-18 Away
116
52-26, 21-18 Away
34-44, 21-18 Home
123
34-44, 21-18 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Terrence Jones misses 9-foot two point shot
- Quincy Miller misses 14-foot jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jeremy Lin misses two point shot
- Quincy Miller blocks Chandler Parsons's layup
- Omer Asik makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jeremy Lin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Quincy Miller misses 17-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Timofey Mozgov makes 1-foot dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Jeremy Lin misses 17-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks blocks Omer Asik's layup
- Timofey Mozgov misses 9-foot Running Jumper
- Quincy Miller makes layup (Kenneth Faried assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot
- Aaron Brooks makes 13-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones makes 5-foot jumper
- Timofey Mozgov blocks Terrence Jones 's 4-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Terrence Jones makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes 3-foot dunk (Randy Foye assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas misses driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes 3-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Kenneth Faried misses alley pop dunk shot
- Quincy Miller makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov makes 5-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Quincy Miller blocks Omri Casspi 's 5-foot shot
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 9-foot
- Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (Francisco Garcia assists)
- Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper
- Anthony Randolph misses 19-foot jumper
- Francisco Garcia makes driving layup (Isaiah Canaan assists)
- Evan Fournier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Randolph misses 17-foot jumper
- Omri Casspi makes 6-foot two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
- Jordan Hamilton blocks Aaron Brooks's layup
- Darrell Arthur misses 22-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses two point shot
- Isaiah Canaan misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur misses two point shot
- Jordan Hamilton misses 6-foot Running Jumper
- Darrell Arthur makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Darrell Arthur misses 15-foot jumper
- Omri Casspi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Randolph makes 2-foot two point shot (Jan Vesely assists)
- Jordan Hamilton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Omri Casspi assists)
- Randy Foye misses 17-foot two point shot
- Jeremy Lin makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Jan Vesely misses layup
- Jan Vesely misses tip shot
- Evan Fournier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jan Vesely assists)
- Jeremy Lin makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Darrell Arthur makes 21-foot two point shot
- Jeremy Lin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Omer Asik assists)
- Randy Foye misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur blocks James Harden 's 3-foot layup
- Darrell Arthur misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hamilton makes two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Jan Vesely makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Jordan Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 21-foot jumper
- Jordan Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov makes 6-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Evan Fournier misses 26-foot
- Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Timofey Mozgov blocks Omer Asik 's 2-foot layup
- Kenneth Faried makes layup
- Omer Asik makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot
- Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Jeremy Lin makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes 1-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Omer Asik makes two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov misses
- Jeremy Lin makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chandler Parsons makes three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Chandler Parsons misses 27-foot
- Randy Foye makes three point jumper
- Jeremy Lin makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Timofey Mozgov misses 2-foot
- Timofey Mozgov misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses 9-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses two point shot
- James Harden makes 18-foot jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Quincy Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
- Omer Asik makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Kenneth Faried misses 5-foot two point shot
- Jeremy Lin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Quincy Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes 4-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Quincy Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Quincy Miller blocks Chandler Parsons's layup
- Chandler Parsons makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Terrence Jones blocks Quincy Miller 's 3-foot layup
- Aaron Brooks misses 6-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones makes 2-foot driving dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Omer Asik misses driving layup
- Chandler Parsons misses driving layup
- Randy Foye makes driving layup
- Terrence Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Randy Foye makes 25-foot
- Isaiah Canaan makes 28-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
- Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Omer Asik makes dunk (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darrell Arthur assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
- Evan Fournier makes jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes layup
- Chandler Parsons makes 19-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes 23-foot jumper
- Quincy Miller misses layup
- Quincy Miller misses tip shot
- Quincy Miller misses 7-foot two point shot
- Evan Fournier misses driving layup
- Jan Vesely makes 2-foot two point shot
- Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 2-foot
- Randy Foye makes 22-foot jumper
- Evan Fournier makes two point shot (Quincy Miller assists)
- James Harden misses 14-foot jumper
- Isaiah Canaan misses 11-foot jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 21-foot jumper
- Evan Fournier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Jeremy Lin misses driving layup
- Quincy Miller makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Chandler Parsons misses driving layup
- Quincy Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Troy Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Troy Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jan Vesely makes two point shot (Evan Fournier assists)
- Isaiah Canaan misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hamilton assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Canaan misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Jan Vesely assists)
- Troy Daniels makes 29-foot three point jumper
- Quincy Miller misses 16-foot jumper
- Isaiah Canaan blocks Aaron Brooks's three point jumper
- Isaiah Canaan misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hamilton makes two point shot
- Kenneth Faried misses two point shot
- Donatas Motiejunas misses two point shot
- Robert Covington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas blocks Kenneth Faried's shot
- Aaron Brooks misses layup
- Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot
- Jordan Hamilton makes three point jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
- Randy Foye misses 6-foot
- Aaron Brooks makes 6-foot two point shot
- Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Quincy Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Robert Covington misses 6-foot jumper
- Isaiah Canaan makes two point shot
- Randy Foye misses
- Isaiah Canaan blocks Aaron Brooks 's 2-foot shot
- Randy Foye makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jordan Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Evan Fournier makes three point jumper (Quincy Miller assists)
- Quincy Miller blocks Troy Daniels 's 25-foot three point jumper
- Evan Fournier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Robert Covington makes 5-foot two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Omer Asik vs. Timofey Mozgov (Jeremy Lin gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Terrence Jones misses 9-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Quincy Miller misses 14-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Omer Asik defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:25 | | Chandler Parsons misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Jeremy Lin offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Jeremy Lin misses two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Quincy Miller defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | Chandler Parsons shooting foul (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10:57 | | Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10:57 | | Quincy Miller blocks Chandler Parsons's layup | 0 | 2 |
| 10:56 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Omer Asik makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:15 | | Kenneth Faried makes 6-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| 10:02 | | Jeremy Lin misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 10:00 | | Quincy Miller defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:55 | | Quincy Miller misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 9:53 | | Omer Asik defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Quincy Miller personal block (James Harden draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | James Harden misses 18-foot step back jumpshot | 2 | 4 |
| 9:32 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:26 | | Timofey Mozgov makes 1-foot dunk (Aaron Brooks assists) | 2 | 6 |
| 9:12 | | Jeremy Lin misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Omer Asik offensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Aaron Brooks blocks Omer Asik's layup | 2 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 8:52 | | Timofey Mozgov misses 9-foot Running Jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Chandler Parsons offensive foul (Randy Foye draws the foul) | 2 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Chandler Parsons turnover | 2 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Francisco Garcia enters the game for Chandler Parsons | 2 | 6 |
| 8:33 | | Quincy Miller makes layup (Kenneth Faried assists) | 2 | 8 |
| 8:17 | | Randy Foye shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 2 | 8 |
| 8:17 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8:17 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8:03 | | Terrence Jones personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 4 | 8 |
| 7:58 | | Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 8 |
| 7:56 | | Omer Asik defensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 7:48 | | Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot | 4 | 8 |
| 7:47 | | Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 7:37 | | Aaron Brooks makes 13-foot jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 7:24 | | Terrence Jones makes 5-foot jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 7:24 | | Kenneth Faried shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul) | 6 | 10 |
| 7:24 | | Donatas Motiejunas enters the game for Omer Asik | 6 | 10 |
| 7:24 | | Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 7:22 | | Terrence Jones offensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 7:20 | | Timofey Mozgov blocks Terrence Jones 's 4-foot jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 7:18 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 7:16 | | Kenneth Faried makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists) | 6 | 12 |
| 7:01 | | Terrence Jones makes 6-foot two point shot | 8 | 12 |
| 6:50 | | Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists) | 8 | 14 |
| 6:33 | | Donatas Motiejunas misses layup | 8 | 14 |
| 6:31 | | Randy Foye defensive rebound | 8 | 14 |
| 6:30 | | Kenneth Faried makes 3-foot dunk (Randy Foye assists) | 8 | 16 |
| 6:18 | | Rockets Full timeout | 8 | 16 |
| 6:18 | | Isaiah Canaan enters the game for Terrence Jones | 8 | 16 |
| 6:18 | | Omri Casspi enters the game for Jeremy Lin | 8 | 16 |
| 6:16 | | Isaiah Canaan lost ball turnover (Aaron Brooks steals) | 8 | 16 |
| 6:15 | | Isaiah Canaan shooting foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul) | 8 | 16 |
| 6:15 | | Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6:15 | | Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 6:03 | | Donatas Motiejunas misses driving layup | 8 | 18 |
| 6:01 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 8 | 18 |
| 5:56 | | Aaron Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists) | 8 | 21 |
| 5:41 | | Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 21 |
| 5:41 | | Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound | 8 | 21 |
| 5:35 | | Kenneth Faried misses layup | 8 | 21 |
| 5:33 | | Kenneth Faried offensive rebound | 8 | 23 |
| 5:33 | | Kenneth Faried makes two point shot | 8 | 23 |
| 5:31 | | Rockets 20 Sec. timeout | 8 | 23 |
| 5:16 | | Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (James Harden assists) | 10 | 23 |
| 5:09 | | Timofey Mozgov makes 3-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists) | 10 | 25 |
| 4:54 | | Aaron Brooks shooting foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul) | 10 | 25 |
| 4:54 | | Donatas Motiejunas misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 4:54 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 10 | 25 |
| 4:54 | | Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 4:41 | | Kenneth Faried misses alley pop dunk shot | 11 | 25 |
| 4:39 | | Quincy Miller offensive rebound | 11 | 25 |
| 4:39 | | Quincy Miller makes two point shot | 11 | 27 |
| 4:24 | | James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper | 11 | 27 |
| 4:24 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 11 | 27 |
| 4:13 | | Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper | 11 | 27 |
| 4:13 | | Francisco Garcia defensive rebound | 11 | 27 |
| 4:03 | | Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper | 11 | 27 |
| 4:01 | | Quincy Miller defensive rebound | 11 | 27 |
| 3:48 | | Timofey Mozgov makes 5-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists) | 11 | 29 |
| 3:34 | | Quincy Miller blocks Omri Casspi 's 5-foot shot | 11 | 29 |
| 3:33 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 11 | 29 |
| 3:32 | | Francisco Garcia personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 11 | 29 |
| 3:32 | | Jordan Hamilton enters the game for James Harden | 11 | 29 |
| 3:32 | | Evan Fournier enters the game for Randy Foye | 11 | 29 |
| 3:25 | | Francisco Garcia personal foul (Evan Fournier draws the foul) | 11 | 29 |
| 3:25 | | Evan Fournier makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 30 |
| 3:25 | | Evan Fournier misses free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 30 |
| 3:24 | | Omri Casspi defensive rebound | 11 | 30 |
| 3:08 | | Donatas Motiejunas misses 9-foot | 11 | 30 |
| 3:06 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 11 | 30 |
| 2:54 | | Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (Francisco Garcia assists) | 13 | 30 |
| 2:43 | | Aaron Brooks lost ball turnover (Isaiah Canaan steals) | 13 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Evan Fournier shooting foul (Isaiah Canaan draws the foul) | 13 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 13 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Jan Vesely enters the game for Quincy Miller | 13 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Anthony Randolph enters the game for Kenneth Faried | 13 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Darrell Arthur enters the game for Timofey Mozgov | 13 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Isaiah Canaan misses free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 13 | 30 |
| 2:40 | | Isaiah Canaan makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 30 |
| 2:20 | | Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper | 14 | 30 |
| 2:19 | | Jan Vesely offensive rebound | 14 | 30 |
| 2:14 | | Anthony Randolph misses 19-foot jumper | 14 | 30 |
| 2:12 | | Donatas Motiejunas defensive rebound | 14 | 30 |
| 2:05 | | Francisco Garcia makes driving layup (Isaiah Canaan assists) | 16 | 30 |
| 1:53 | | Evan Fournier misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 30 |
| 1:51 | | Isaiah Canaan defensive rebound | 16 | 30 |
| 1:42 | | Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 30 |
| 1:39 | | Jan Vesely defensive rebound | 16 | 30 |
| 1:31 | | Anthony Randolph misses 17-foot jumper | 16 | 30 |
| 1:30 | | Donatas Motiejunas defensive rebound | 16 | 30 |
| 1:10 | | Omri Casspi makes 6-foot two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists) | 18 | 30 |
| 1:02 | | Jordan Hamilton blocks Aaron Brooks's layup | 18 | 30 |
| 1:01 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 47.0 | | Darrell Arthur misses 22-foot jumper | 18 | 30 |
| 46.0 | | Omri Casspi defensive rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 42.0 | | Isaiah Canaan bad pass (Jan Vesely steals) | 18 | 30 |
| 38.0 | | Anthony Randolph offensive Charge (Omri Casspi draws the foul) | 18 | 30 |
| 38.0 | | Anthony Randolph turnover | 18 | 30 |
| 28.0 | | Donatas Motiejunas misses 26-foot three point jumper | 18 | 30 |
| 27.0 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 3.0 | | Aaron Brooks misses two point shot | 18 | 30 |
| 2.0 | | Omri Casspi defensive rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 0.0 | | Isaiah Canaan misses 32-foot three point jumper | 18 | 30 |
| 0.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 30 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Matt Boland
Referee:Kevin Cutler
Referee:Ron Garretson
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 26 | 11 | .703 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 22 | 12 | .647 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 16 | 21 | .432 | 10 | L1 |
| Dallas | 14 | 23 | .378 | 12 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 31 | .205 | 19 | L9 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 31 | 7 | .816 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 25 | 12 | .676 | 5.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 13 | .649 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Portland | 18 | 20 | .474 | 13 | W4 |
| Utah | 12 | 24 | .333 | 18 | L5 |
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