Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
1-0, 1-0 Away
105
1-0, 1-0 Away
0-1, 0-1 Home
85
0-1, 0-1 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Trevor Ariza misses 15-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 21-foot jumper
- Gary Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Terrence Jones misses 7-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried blocks Clint Capela's shot
- Danilo Gallinari makes layup (Joffrey Lauvergne assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari blocks Terrence Jones 's 2-foot layup
- James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes 10-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson misses 12-foot Running Jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
- Montrezl Harrell makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 4-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer blocks Emmanuel Mudiay 's 1-foot layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Corey Brewer misses 10-foot two point shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes 15-foot jumper (Gary Harris assists)
- James Harden misses layup
- Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 23-foot jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses layup
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Montrezl Harrell makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
- Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses finger roll layup
- Montrezl Harrell makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Montrezl Harrell makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- James Harden blocks Darrell Arthur's layup
- Jameer Nelson makes two point shot (Darrell Arthur assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Ty Lawson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Montrezl Harrell assists)
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 10-foot two point shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 1 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 16-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur makes three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Darrell Arthur blocks Terrence Jones's jumper
- Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 26-foot
- Terrence Jones makes 5-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Gary Harris misses 22-foot two point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes 14-foot jumper (Gary Harris assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
- Danilo Gallinari misses 16-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 9-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses layup
- Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot Regular Jump Shot
- Clint Capela blocks Kenneth Faried 's 2-foot layup
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari blocks Corey Brewer's layup
- Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Terrence Jones makes 4-foot two point shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Danilo Gallinari makes 22-foot jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Randy Foye makes three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup
- Danilo Gallinari makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)
- James Harden makes 24-foot three pointer
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes driving dunk (Gary Harris assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 4-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes 9-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris blocks Ty Lawson 's 17-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 20-foot jumper
- Clint Capela blocks Joffrey Lauvergne 's 6-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses two point shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes 6-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne blocks Terrence Jones 's 2-foot layup
- Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried blocks Patrick Beverley 's 2-foot layup
- Corey Brewer misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses three point jumper
- Terrence Jones blocks Jameer Nelson's shot
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes driving dunk
- Darrell Arthur blocks Clint Capela's layup
- Trevor Ariza blocks Will Barton 's 4-foot layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Will Barton makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Will Barton misses 12-foot jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Clint Capela blocks Darrell Arthur 's 2-foot layup
- Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 9-foot jump bank shot
- Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes 25-foot
- Corey Brewer makes three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Will Barton makes dunk (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Corey Brewer misses driving layup
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes 10-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes 19-foot two point shot
- Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 10-foot two point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jameer Nelson misses driving layup
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 20-foot two point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses driving layup
- James Harden blocks Emmanuel Mudiay 's 3-foot layup
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari blocks Terrence Jones's layup
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Terrence Jones makes layup
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 1
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jameer Nelson makes 25-foot three pointer
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three pointer
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes 25-foot three pointer
- James Harden misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erick Green assists)
- Terrence Jones misses three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Joffrey Lauvergne vs. Clint Capela (James Harden gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Trevor Ariza misses 15-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Danilo Gallinari misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Terrence Jones offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Terrence Jones turnover | 2 | 0 |
| 10:29 | | Gary Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:29 | | Ty Lawson defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:21 | | Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:21 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:11 | | Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 9:44 | | Terrence Jones misses 7-foot jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 9:42 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 9:41 | | Kenneth Faried blocks Clint Capela's shot | 4 | 0 |
| 9:40 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 9:32 | | Danilo Gallinari makes layup (Joffrey Lauvergne assists) | 6 | 0 |
| 9:15 | | Joffrey Lauvergne shooting block foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 6 | 0 |
| 9:15 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 9:15 | | James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 9:15 | | Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound | 6 | 1 |
| 8:59 | | Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot jumper | 6 | 1 |
| 8:57 | | Joffrey Lauvergne offensive rebound | 6 | 1 |
| 8:56 | | Joffrey Lauvergne makes two point shot | 8 | 1 |
| 8:41 | | Danilo Gallinari blocks Terrence Jones 's 2-foot layup | 8 | 1 |
| 8:41 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 8 | 1 |
| 8:33 | | James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot | 8 | 1 |
| 8:32 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | 8 | 1 |
| 8:22 | | Kenneth Faried bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals) | 8 | 1 |
| 8:19 | | Trevor Ariza bad pass (Gary Harris steals) | 8 | 1 |
| 8:15 | | Rockets Full timeout | 10 | 1 |
| 8:04 | | James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 1 |
| 8:03 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | 10 | 1 |
| 7:48 | | Terrence Jones shooting block foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 10 | 1 |
| 7:48 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 7:48 | | Montrezl Harrell enters the game for Terrence Jones | 11 | 1 |
| 7:48 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 1 |
| 7:28 | | Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 12 | 4 |
| 7:16 | | Montrezl Harrell shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 12 | 4 |
| 7:16 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 4 |
| 7:16 | | Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 4 |
| 7:16 | | Joffrey Lauvergne offensive rebound | 13 | 4 |
| 7:11 | | Emmanuel Mudiay bad pass (Clint Capela steals) | 13 | 4 |
| 7:03 | | Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists) | 13 | 7 |
| 6:41 | | Kenneth Faried makes 10-foot two point shot | 15 | 7 |
| 6:33 | | Ty Lawson misses 12-foot Running Jumper | 15 | 7 |
| 6:31 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 6:26 | | Trevor Ariza misses | 15 | 7 |
| 6:20 | | Gary Harris defensive rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 6:18 | | Joffrey Lauvergne makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists) | 17 | 7 |
| 6:03 | | Montrezl Harrell makes layup (James Harden assists) | 17 | 9 |
| 5:50 | | Emmanuel Mudiay offensive Charge (Clint Capela draws the foul) | 17 | 9 |
| 5:50 | | Emmanuel Mudiay turnover | 17 | 9 |
| 5:50 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Clint Capela | 17 | 9 |
| 5:50 | | Patrick Beverley enters the game for Ty Lawson | 17 | 9 |
| 5:37 | | Patrick Beverley makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 17 | 12 |
| 5:18 | | Emmanuel Mudiay lost ball turnover (Patrick Beverley steals) | 17 | 12 |
| 5:09 | | James Harden misses 4-foot jumper | 17 | 12 |
| 5:09 | | Emmanuel Mudiay defensive rebound | 17 | 12 |
| 5:05 | | Corey Brewer blocks Emmanuel Mudiay 's 1-foot layup | 17 | 12 |
| 5:03 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | 17 | 12 |
| 4:58 | | Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 17 | 12 |
| 4:58 | | Montrezl Harrell offensive rebound | 17 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul) | 17 | 12 |
| 4:43 | | Corey Brewer misses 10-foot two point shot | 17 | 12 |
| 4:41 | | Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound | 17 | 12 |
| 4:26 | | Emmanuel Mudiay makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists) | 20 | 12 |
| 4:11 | | Corey Brewer misses layup | 20 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 20 | 12 |
| 4:00 | | Joffrey Lauvergne makes 15-foot jumper (Gary Harris assists) | 22 | 12 |
| 3:32 | | James Harden misses layup | 22 | 12 |
| 3:31 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 22 | 12 |
| 3:29 | | Joffrey Lauvergne offensive Charge (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | 22 | 12 |
| 3:29 | | Joffrey Lauvergne turnover | 22 | 12 |
| 3:29 | | Jameer Nelson enters the game for Emmanuel Mudiay | 22 | 12 |
| 3:29 | | Will Barton enters the game for Joffrey Lauvergne | 22 | 12 |
| 3:29 | | Ty Lawson enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 22 | 12 |
| 3:21 | | Gary Harris shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul) | 22 | 12 |
| 3:21 | | Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 12 |
| 3:21 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 22 | 12 |
| 3:21 | | Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 13 |
| 3:09 | | Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists) | 25 | 13 |
| 2:54 | | Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper | 25 | 13 |
| 2:54 | | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 25 | 13 |
| 2:54 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 25 | 13 |
| 2:54 | | Randy Foye enters the game for Kenneth Faried | 25 | 13 |
| 2:54 | | Darrell Arthur enters the game for Gary Harris | 25 | 13 |
| 2:41 | | Will Barton misses 23-foot jumper | 25 | 13 |
| 2:41 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | 25 | 13 |
| 2:27 | | Corey Brewer bad pass (Will Barton steals) | 25 | 13 |
| 2:19 | | Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 13 |
| 2:17 | | Danilo Gallinari misses layup | 25 | 13 |
| 2:17 | | Danilo Gallinari offensive rebound | 25 | 13 |
| 2:15 | | Corey Brewer defensive rebound | 25 | 13 |
| 2:14 | | Corey Brewer misses layup | 25 | 13 |
| 2:08 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 25 | 13 |
| 2:08 | | Patrick Beverley personal block (Darrell Arthur draws the foul) | 25 | 13 |
| 2:04 | | Darrell Arthur offensive foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | 25 | 13 |
| 2:04 | | Darrell Arthur turnover | 25 | 13 |
| 1:57 | | Montrezl Harrell makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists) | 25 | 15 |
| 1:36 | | Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper | 25 | 15 |
| 1:35 | | Will Barton offensive rebound | 25 | 15 |
| 1:19 | | Danilo Gallinari misses finger roll layup | 25 | 15 |
| 1:16 | | Montrezl Harrell defensive rebound | 25 | 15 |
| 1:01 | | Montrezl Harrell makes layup (Ty Lawson assists) | 25 | 17 |
| 41.0 | | James Harden makes two point shot | 27 | 19 |
| 31.0 | | Jameer Nelson bad pass (Patrick Beverley steals) | 27 | 19 |
| 27.0 | | Montrezl Harrell makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 27 | 21 |
| 5.0 | | James Harden blocks Darrell Arthur's layup | 27 | 21 |
| 2.0 | | Ty Lawson defensive rebound | 27 | 21 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 21 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Brent Barnaky
Referee:Brian Forte
Referee:Dan Crawford
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 37 | 8 | .822 | - | W2 |
| Denver | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.5 | L3 |
| Portland | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.5 | W3 |
| Utah | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21.5 | W1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 26 | 15 | .634 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Memphis | 18 | 24 | .429 | 11 | L1 |
| Dallas | 18 | 26 | .409 | 12 | W3 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 36 | .217 | 21 | L3 |
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