Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
4-5, 2-2 Away
98
4-5, 2-2 Away
5-4, 3-2 Home
107
5-4, 3-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 10-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
- J.J. Hickson misses 11-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 2-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes dunk (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Montrezl Harrell misses free throw 1 of 2
- Montrezl Harrell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- J.J. Hickson misses jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot
- Danilo Gallinari misses 18-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Harris misses 6-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Hickson makes layup (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes 16-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes 21-foot jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- James Harden misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
- Kenneth Faried misses 6-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes 21-foot jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes 15-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 10-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela misses 4-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones misses Putback Dunk
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Terrence Jones makes 8-foot two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
- Corey Brewer misses
- Marcus Thornton makes 15-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 22-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Will Barton makes 21-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 3-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Montrezl Harrell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Montrezl Harrell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton makes 3-foot jumper (Darrell Arthur assists)
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 1
- Darrell Arthur misses
- Will Barton makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Hickson misses 15-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Hickson misses finger roll layup
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Patrick Beverley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes 8-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenneth Faried misses layup
- J.J. Hickson makes 6-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes 23-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 13-foot two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
- Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 2
- Randy Foye misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
- James Harden makes 16-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses 3-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Kenneth Faried misses layup
- Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses layup
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Kenneth Faried misses 8-foot hook shot
- Ty Lawson misses 10-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- James Harden misses
- Montrezl Harrell makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses layup
- J.J. Hickson makes two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes layup
- Kenneth Faried misses 6-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 17-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses 20-foot jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 6-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes 20-foot jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Terrence Jones makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- James Harden misses 5-foot jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Randy Foye makes 4-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 1
- Darrell Arthur misses layup
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Will Barton makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes free throw 1 of 2
- Randy Foye makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Thornton misses driving layup
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes 1-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Corey Brewer misses jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 2-foot two point shot (Dwight Howard assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses 8-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Dwight Howard makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes 20-foot two point shot (J.J. Hickson assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jameer Nelson misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)
- Will Barton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes 18-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses Driving Finger Roll Layup
- Dwight Howard misses alley oop dunk shot
- Jameer Nelson makes 16-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson misses 19-foot two point shot
- Jameer Nelson makes free throw 1 of 3
- Jameer Nelson makes free throw 2 of 3
- Jameer Nelson misses free throw 3 of 3
- Jameer Nelson misses driving layup
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes layup
- Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Terrence Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving dunk
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses 34-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Dwight Howard vs. J.J. Hickson (Emmanuel Mudiay gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Emmanuel Mudiay misses 10-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Trevor Ariza misses two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Gary Harris defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | J.J. Hickson misses 11-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Ty Lawson misses 2-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:14 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:08 | | Emmanuel Mudiay out of bounds lost ball turnover | 0 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | James Harden bad pass (Danilo Gallinari steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 10:48 | | Kenneth Faried makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:32 | | Kenneth Faried blocks Dwight Howard's layup | 0 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Dwight Howard bad pass (J.J. Hickson steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | J.J. Hickson makes dunk (Emmanuel Mudiay assists) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:07 | | Emmanuel Mudiay shooting foul (Montrezl Harrell draws the foul) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:07 | | Montrezl Harrell misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10:07 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:07 | | Montrezl Harrell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9:48 | | Danilo Gallinari makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists) | 1 | 7 |
| 9:38 | | Trevor Ariza misses driving layup | 1 | 7 |
| 9:37 | | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 1 | 7 |
| 9:32 | | Emmanuel Mudiay misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 1 | 7 |
| 9:27 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 1 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 1 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | 1 | 7 |
| 9:15 | | Trevor Ariza bad pass (Emmanuel Mudiay steals) | 1 | 7 |
| 9:08 | | Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists) | 1 | 9 |
| 8:53 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 3 | 9 |
| 8:41 | | J.J. Hickson misses jumper | 3 | 9 |
| 8:37 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 3 | 9 |
| 8:32 | | Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 6 | 9 |
| 8:17 | | Montrezl Harrell shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 6 | 9 |
| 8:17 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 8:17 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8:03 | | James Harden misses Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot | 6 | 11 |
| 8:03 | | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 6 | 11 |
| 7:46 | | Danilo Gallinari misses 18-foot jumper | 6 | 11 |
| 7:45 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 6 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Danilo Gallinari shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | 6 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 7:18 | | Gary Harris misses 6-foot two point shot | 8 | 11 |
| 7:16 | | Gary Harris offensive rebound | 8 | 11 |
| 7:07 | | Dwight Howard blocks Kenneth Faried 's 2-foot layup | 8 | 11 |
| 7:07 | | Emmanuel Mudiay offensive rebound | 8 | 11 |
| 7:03 | | J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists) | 8 | 13 |
| 6:52 | | Gary Harris shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 9 | 13 |
| 6:52 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 6:52 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 6:52 | | James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3 | 11 | 13 |
| 6:35 | | James Harden blocks Gary Harris 's 17-foot jumper | 11 | 13 |
| 6:33 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 11 | 13 |
| 6:24 | | Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper | 11 | 13 |
| 6:24 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 11 | 13 |
| 6:18 | | J.J. Hickson makes layup (Emmanuel Mudiay assists) | 11 | 15 |
| 6:18 | | Montrezl Harrell defensive goaltending violation | 11 | 15 |
| 5:56 | | Gary Harris shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 11 | 15 |
| 5:56 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 11 | 15 |
| 5:56 | | Randy Foye enters the game for Gary Harris | 11 | 15 |
| 5:56 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 5:56 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 5:41 | | Montrezl Harrell shooting foul (J.J. Hickson draws the foul) | 13 | 15 |
| 5:41 | | J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 5:41 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:41 | | Patrick Beverley enters the game for Montrezl Harrell | 13 | 15 |
| 5:41 | | Terrence Jones enters the game for Dwight Howard | 13 | 15 |
| 5:41 | | Clint Capela enters the game for Ty Lawson | 13 | 15 |
| 5:41 | | J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 5:41 | | Terrence Jones defensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:24 | | Emmanuel Mudiay blocks Patrick Beverley 's 5-foot jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 5:22 | | Terrence Jones offensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:18 | | Terrence Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper | 16 | 15 |
| 4:56 | | Emmanuel Mudiay makes 16-foot jumper | 16 | 17 |
| 4:26 | | Danilo Gallinari makes 21-foot jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists) | 18 | 19 |
| 4:09 | | James Harden misses 11-foot step back jumpshot | 18 | 19 |
| 4:07 | | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 18 | 19 |
| 3:53 | | Kenneth Faried misses 6-foot jumper | 18 | 19 |
| 3:53 | | Terrence Jones defensive rebound | 18 | 19 |
| 3:44 | | Darrell Arthur enters the game for J.J. Hickson | 18 | 19 |
| 3:44 | | Nikola Jokic enters the game for Kenneth Faried | 18 | 19 |
| 3:44 | | Marcus Thornton enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 18 | 19 |
| 3:44 | | Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper | 18 | 19 |
| 3:44 | | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 18 | 19 |
| 3:34 | | Randy Foye makes 21-foot jumper | 18 | 21 |
| 3:20 | | James Harden makes two point shot | 20 | 21 |
| 3:15 | | Patrick Beverley personal foul (Emmanuel Mudiay draws the foul) | 20 | 21 |
| 3:15 | | Jameer Nelson enters the game for Emmanuel Mudiay | 20 | 21 |
| 2:57 | | Nikola Jokic misses layup | 20 | 21 |
| 2:56 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 2:56 | | Nikola Jokic offensive goaltending turnover | 20 | 21 |
| 2:56 | | Rockets Full timeout | 20 | 21 |
| 2:41 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | 20 | 21 |
| 2:41 | | Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 2:41 | | Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 2:40 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 21 | 21 |
| 2:27 | | James Harden shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 21 | 21 |
| 2:27 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 22 |
| 2:27 | | Ty Lawson enters the game for James Harden | 21 | 22 |
| 2:27 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 23 |
| 2:14 | | Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper | 21 | 23 |
| 2:13 | | Randy Foye defensive rebound | 21 | 23 |
| 2:03 | | Danilo Gallinari makes 15-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists) | 21 | 25 |
| 1:43 | | Marcus Thornton misses 10-foot two point shot | 21 | 25 |
| 1:42 | | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 21 | 25 |
| 1:42 | | Will Barton enters the game for Danilo Gallinari | 21 | 25 |
| 1:24 | | Terrence Jones blocks Will Barton 's 19-foot jumper | 21 | 25 |
| 1:23 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 21 | 25 |
| 1:15 | | Clint Capela misses 4-foot jumper | 21 | 25 |
| 1:12 | | Terrence Jones misses Putback Dunk | 21 | 25 |
| 1:12 | | Terrence Jones offensive rebound | 21 | 25 |
| 1:09 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 21 | 25 |
| 1:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper | 21 | 25 |
| 1:00 | | Jameer Nelson offensive rebound | 21 | 25 |
| 57.0 | | Patrick Beverley personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 21 | 25 |
| 57.0 | | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 25 |
| 57.0 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 21 | 25 |
| 57.0 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Patrick Beverley | 21 | 25 |
| 57.0 | | Dwight Howard enters the game for Clint Capela | 21 | 25 |
| 57.0 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 26 |
| 44.0 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | 21 | 26 |
| 44.0 | | Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 26 |
| 44.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 21 | 26 |
| 44.0 | | Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 26 |
| 43.0 | | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 21 | 26 |
| 35.0 | | Will Barton misses driving layup | 21 | 26 |
| 33.0 | | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot | 21 | 28 |
| 33.0 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 21 | 26 |
| 23.0 | | Terrence Jones makes 8-foot two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists) | 23 | 28 |
| 4.0 | | Jameer Nelson makes driving layup | 23 | 30 |
| 1.0 | | Corey Brewer misses | 23 | 30 |
| 0.0 | | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 23 | 30 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 30 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Josh Tiven
Referee:Kevin Cutler
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 38 | 16 | .704 | - | W6 |
| Houston | 33 | 20 | .623 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 33 | .377 | 17.5 | L4 |
| Dallas | 19 | 35 | .352 | 19 | L9 |
| New Orleans | 15 | 41 | .268 | 24 | L1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 42 | 14 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8 | W2 |
| Portland | 27 | 29 | .482 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 18 | 38 | .321 | 24 | L1 |
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