Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
37-41, 16-23 Away
104
37-41, 16-23 Away
53-25, 29-10 Home
110
53-25, 29-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Gary Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Troy Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses
- Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Troy Williams misses driving layup
- Jameer Nelson misses three point jumper
- Troy Williams makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses 9-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Kenneth Faried assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes 5-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup
- James Harden blocks Kenneth Faried's shot
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes 5-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Jameer Nelson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 4-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 21-foot jumper
- Nene makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Wilson Chandler misses jumper
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses layup
- Wilson Chandler makes layup
- Nene makes layup (Lou Williams assists)
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee blocks Nene 's 4-foot jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses two point shot
- Lou Williams makes 25-foot three pointer
- Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 1
- Wilson Chandler makes 6-foot jumper
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Jamal Murray misses 49-foot three point jumper
- Lou Williams misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 2-foot
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes layup
- Mason Plumlee blocks Clint Capela's shot
- Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Patrick Beverley misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 9-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Lou Williams makes free throw 1 of 3
- Lou Williams makes free throw 2 of 3
- Lou Williams makes free throw 3 of 3
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lou Williams misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 9-foot jump bank shot
- Clint Capela makes dunk (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot hook shot
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Gary Harris makes 20-foot jumper
- Lou Williams misses 15-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 6-foot two point shot
- Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 3
- Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 3
- Patrick Beverley misses free throw 3 of 3
- Wilson Chandler makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Lou Williams assists)
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Lou Williams assists)
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 1
- Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- James Harden misses 13-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 13-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot jumper
- Lou Williams misses Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Nene makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
- Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot
- Lou Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Lou Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 1-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nene makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
- James Harden misses 11-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler misses layup
- Wilson Chandler misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot shot
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 14-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 3
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 3
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 3 of 3
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Williams misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kenneth Faried makes jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Jameer Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden blocks Kenneth Faried's shot
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 11-foot
- Patrick Beverley makes 7-foot two point shot (Nene assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari misses 19-foot two point jumper
- Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic blocks James Harden 's 3-foot layup
- Jameer Nelson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Gary Harris makes layup
- Nene makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Lou Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lou Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray blocks Lou Williams's layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses 15-foot two point jumper
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot
- Wilson Chandler misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes layup (Gary Harris assists)
- Lou Williams misses 15-foot two point shot
- Mason Plumlee misses
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Williams makes dunk
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes 2-foot layup (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 7-foot jumper
- Mason Plumlee blocks Clint Capela's shot
- Eric Gordon misses layup
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Patrick Beverley misses
- Danilo Gallinari misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee misses 1-foot
- Patrick Beverley makes 9-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lou Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes 10-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 7-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Patrick Beverley misses Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lou Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emmanuel Mudiay misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler makes two point shot
- James Harden makes 7-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes layup (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot jump bank shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 1
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Nikola Jokic vs. Clint Capela (Kenneth Faried gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Gary Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 11:12 | | Troy Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper | 3 | 0 |
| 11:12 | | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Jameer Nelson misses | 3 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 3 | 3 |
| 10:37 | | Nikola Jokic makes layup | 5 | 3 |
| 10:32 | | Troy Williams turnover | 5 | 3 |
| 10:32 | | Troy Williams offensive Charge (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 5 | 3 |
| 10:19 | | Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 8 | 3 |
| 10:02 | | Troy Williams misses driving layup | 8 | 3 |
| 10:02 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 8 | 3 |
| 9:53 | | Jameer Nelson misses three point jumper | 8 | 3 |
| 9:53 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 8 | 3 |
| 9:49 | | Troy Williams makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 8 | 5 |
| 9:32 | | Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 5 |
| 9:30 | | Troy Williams defensive rebound | 8 | 5 |
| 9:18 | | Troy Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 5 |
| 9:18 | | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 8 | 5 |
| 9:06 | | Kenneth Faried misses 9-foot two point shot | 8 | 5 |
| 9:04 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 8 | 5 |
| 8:55 | | James Harden bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 8 | 5 |
| 8:45 | | Troy Williams personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 8 | 5 |
| 8:45 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for Troy Williams | 8 | 5 |
| 8:32 | | Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Kenneth Faried assists) | 10 | 5 |
| 8:26 | | Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 8:06 | | Jameer Nelson traveling | 10 | 7 |
| 7:43 | | James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 7 |
| 7:41 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 10 | 7 |
| 7:33 | | Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12 | 7 |
| 7:15 | | Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists) | 12 | 10 |
| 7:03 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point shot | 12 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Kenneth Faried offensive rebound | 12 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Kenneth Faried makes 5-foot jumper | 14 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Trevor Ariza makes layup | 14 | 12 |
| 6:37 | | James Harden blocks Kenneth Faried's shot | 14 | 12 |
| 6:37 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 14 | 12 |
| 6:20 | | Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 12 |
| 6:20 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 14 | 12 |
| 6:07 | | Gary Harris personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 14 | 12 |
| 6:01 | | Patrick Beverley makes 5-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot | 14 | 14 |
| 5:39 | | Jameer Nelson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 14 | 14 |
| 5:39 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 5:26 | | James Harden makes 4-foot jumper | 14 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | Gary Harris shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 14 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | Rockets Full timeout | 14 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | Wilson Chandler enters the game for Kenneth Faried | 14 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | Jamal Murray enters the game for Gary Harris | 14 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | Lou Williams enters the game for Clint Capela | 14 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | Nene enters the game for Patrick Beverley | 14 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 17 |
| 5:09 | | Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot jumper | 14 | 17 |
| 5:09 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 14 | 17 |
| 5:03 | | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 17 |
| 5:01 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 14 | 17 |
| 4:52 | | Jameer Nelson makes driving layup | 16 | 17 |
| 4:39 | | Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 16 | 20 |
| 4:22 | | Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Nene steals) | 16 | 20 |
| 4:16 | | Jameer Nelson personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 16 | 20 |
| 4:11 | | James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene assists) | 16 | 23 |
| 4:11 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 16 | 23 |
| 4:11 | | Emmanuel Mudiay enters the game for Jameer Nelson | 16 | 23 |
| 3:55 | | Trevor Ariza personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 16 | 23 |
| 3:45 | | Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists) | 19 | 23 |
| 3:28 | | James Harden bad pass (Jamal Murray steals) | 19 | 23 |
| 3:23 | | Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 21 | 23 |
| 3:09 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Nene draws the foul) | 21 | 23 |
| 3:09 | | Nene misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 23 |
| 3:09 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 21 | 23 |
| 3:09 | | Troy Williams enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 21 | 23 |
| 3:09 | | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 21 | 23 |
| 3:09 | | Nene makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 24 |
| 2:54 | | Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 21 | 24 |
| 2:53 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 21 | 24 |
| 2:35 | | Wilson Chandler misses 21-foot jumper | 21 | 24 |
| 2:34 | | Nene defensive rebound | 21 | 24 |
| 2:27 | | Nene makes layup (James Harden assists) | 21 | 26 |
| 2:09 | | Wilson Chandler misses jumper | 21 | 26 |
| 2:08 | | Emmanuel Mudiay offensive rebound | 21 | 26 |
| 2:06 | | Emmanuel Mudiay misses layup | 21 | 26 |
| 2:05 | | Wilson Chandler offensive rebound | 21 | 26 |
| 2:03 | | Wilson Chandler makes layup | 23 | 26 |
| 1:47 | | Nene makes layup (Lou Williams assists) | 23 | 28 |
| 1:36 | | Emmanuel Mudiay misses 24-foot three point jumper | 23 | 28 |
| 1:35 | | Lou Williams defensive rebound | 23 | 28 |
| 1:27 | | Mason Plumlee blocks Nene 's 4-foot jumper | 23 | 28 |
| 1:25 | | Emmanuel Mudiay defensive rebound | 23 | 28 |
| 1:22 | | Wilson Chandler misses two point shot | 23 | 28 |
| 1:21 | | Lou Williams defensive rebound | 23 | 28 |
| 1:15 | | Lou Williams makes 25-foot three pointer | 23 | 31 |
| 57.0 | | Trevor Ariza enters the game for Troy Williams | 25 | 31 |
| 57.0 | | Juan Hernangomez enters the game for Danilo Gallinari | 25 | 31 |
| 57.0 | | Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 1 | 25 | 31 |
| 57.0 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 25 | 31 |
| 57.0 | | Wilson Chandler makes 6-foot jumper | 25 | 31 |
| 57.0 | | Troy Williams shooting block foul (Wilson Chandler draws the foul) | 25 | 31 |
| 41.0 | | Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists) | 25 | 33 |
| 24.0 | | Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 33 |
| 24.0 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 25 | 33 |
| 2.0 | | Wilson Chandler shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 25 | 33 |
| 2.0 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3 | 25 | 34 |
| 2.0 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | 25 | 35 |
| 2.0 | | James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3 | 25 | 36 |
| 0.0 | | Jamal Murray misses 49-foot three point jumper | 25 | 36 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 36 | |
| 0.0 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 25 | 36 |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Eric Lewis
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
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 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| 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 | 29 | .408 | 14 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 23 | L3 |
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