Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
46-13, 22-7 Away
119
46-13, 22-7 Away
33-27, 24-8 Home
114
33-27, 24-8 Home
Shot Chart
- Wilson Chandler misses step back jumpshot
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 3-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes tip shot
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three pointer
- Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses jumper
- Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Gary Harris misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Will Barton assists)
- Will Barton makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Gary Harris assists)
- Gary Harris misses 14-foot two point shot
- Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Trey Lyles misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Trey Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Trey Lyles assists)
- Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point shot
- Malik Beasley misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles makes layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Trey Lyles misses 6-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela blocks Malik Beasley 's 2-foot layup
- Trey Lyles makes layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Will Barton makes 3-foot two point shot (Trey Lyles assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Will Barton makes two point shot (Trey Lyles assists)
- Will Barton makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Malik Beasley makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Malik Beasley misses two point shot
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- Malik Beasley misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Nikola Jokic misses dunk
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Trey Lyles makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)
- Will Barton makes step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Wilson Chandler assists)
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Will Barton misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 3-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot layup
- Will Barton makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Wilson Chandler misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Jamal Murray misses 6-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Gary Harris misses 16-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)
- Trey Lyles makes 5-foot two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
- Malik Beasley misses 7-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler misses two point shot
- Devin Harris makes 25-foot three pointer
- Devin Harris misses layup
- Devin Harris makes 2-foot two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Brandan Wright blocks Malik Beasley 's 2-foot driving layup
- Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Will Barton assists)
- Will Barton misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Wilson Chandler makes tip shot
- Will Barton makes layup (Wilson Chandler assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 18-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Jamal Murray misses 5-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 1-foot tip shot
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Will Barton makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 41-foot three point shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Wilson Chandler blocks James Harden 's 3-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris blocks Chris Paul 's 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Trevor Ariza makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Wilson Chandler blocks PJ Tucker 's 3-foot layup
- Clint Capela misses alley oop dunk shot
- Clint Capela misses hook shot
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)
- Brandan Wright misses layup
- Brandan Wright makes two point shot
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses layup
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes 10-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandan Wright makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- PJ Tucker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Chris Paul makes 2-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (PJ Tucker assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- PJ Tucker misses two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luc Mbah a Moute assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Ryan Anderson makes tip shot
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley blocks James Harden 's 2-foot driving layup
- Ryan Anderson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
- PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic blocks James Harden 's 6-foot driving layup
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 22-foot three point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes 3-foot two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Joe Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 8-foot two point shot
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes dunk
- Ryan Anderson makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela misses layup
- PJ Tucker misses tip shot
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 5-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 14-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes finger roll layup
- Chris Paul misses two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
- Wilson Chandler blocks Joe Johnson 's 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
ROCKETS
NUGGETS
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Clint Capela vs. Nikola Jokic (PJ Tucker gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:39 | | Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Clint Capela personal foul | 2 | 0 |
| 11:16 | | Wilson Chandler misses step back jumpshot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:13 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 10:50 | | Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:36 | | James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot | 4 | 0 |
| 10:32 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:27 | | Will Barton misses 3-foot two point shot | 4 | 0 |
| 10:24 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:18 | | Clint Capela bad pass (Will Barton steals) | 4 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 10:09 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:08 | | Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 10:01 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:01 | | Jamal Murray makes tip shot | 4 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | Wilson Chandler blocks James Harden 's 3-foot two point shot | 4 | 2 |
| 9:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 9:34 | | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals) | 4 | 2 |
| 9:23 | | PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 7 | 2 |
| 9:14 | | Will Barton makes 26-foot three pointer | 7 | 5 |
| 8:59 | | Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 5 |
| 8:45 | | Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 5 |
| 8:41 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 8:19 | | Gary Harris blocks Chris Paul 's 7-foot pullup jump shot | 10 | 5 |
| 8:19 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 8:19 | | shot clock turnover | 10 | 5 |
| 8:10 | | Nikola Jokic misses jumper | 10 | 5 |
| 8:07 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 8:05 | | Trevor Ariza makes dunk (James Harden assists) | 12 | 5 |
| 7:51 | | Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 5 |
| 7:49 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 12 | 5 |
| 7:46 | | James Harden offensive charge | 12 | 5 |
| 7:46 | | James Harden turnover | 12 | 5 |
| 7:27 | | Wilson Chandler bad pass (PJ Tucker steals) | 12 | 5 |
| 7:27 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul | 12 | 5 |
| 7:11 | | James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 15 | 5 |
| 7:09 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 15 | 5 |
| 7:09 | | Luc Mbah a Moute enters the game for Chris Paul | 15 | 5 |
| 6:54 | | Jamal Murray out of bounds lost ball turnover | 15 | 5 |
| 6:40 | | Wilson Chandler blocks PJ Tucker 's 3-foot layup | 15 | 5 |
| 6:37 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 6:32 | | Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot | 15 | 5 |
| 6:30 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 6:25 | | Clint Capela misses alley oop dunk shot | 15 | 5 |
| 6:23 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 6:21 | | Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 15 | 5 |
| 6:18 | | Will Barton offensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 6:09 | | Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 15 | 7 |
| 5:47 | | Clint Capela misses hook shot | 15 | 7 |
| 5:45 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 5:42 | | Will Barton offensive charge | 15 | 7 |
| 5:42 | | Will Barton turnover | 15 | 7 |
| 5:42 | | Ryan Anderson enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 15 | 7 |
| 5:42 | | Joe Johnson enters the game for PJ Tucker | 15 | 7 |
| 5:42 | | Brandan Wright enters the game for Clint Capela | 15 | 7 |
| 5:31 | | Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper | 15 | 7 |
| 5:28 | | Ryan Anderson offensive rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 5:26 | | Luc Mbah a Moute makes layup (Joe Johnson assists) | 17 | 7 |
| 5:10 | | Gary Harris misses three point jumper | 17 | 7 |
| 5:07 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 17 | 7 |
| 5:05 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point shot | 17 | 7 |
| 5:03 | | Ryan Anderson defensive rebound | 17 | 7 |
| 5:00 | | James Harden lost ball turnover (Gary Harris steals) | 17 | 7 |
| 4:55 | | Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Will Barton assists) | 17 | 9 |
| 4:41 | | Luc Mbah a Moute bad pass (Gary Harris steals) | 17 | 9 |
| 4:37 | | Will Barton makes two point shot | 17 | 11 |
| 4:25 | | Brandan Wright misses layup | 17 | 11 |
| 4:23 | | Brandan Wright offensive rebound | 17 | 11 |
| 4:22 | | Brandan Wright makes two point shot | 19 | 11 |
| 4:09 | | Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover | 19 | 11 |
| 4:09 | | Devin Harris enters the game for Jamal Murray | 19 | 11 |
| 3:57 | | Luc Mbah a Moute misses layup | 19 | 11 |
| 3:55 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 19 | 11 |
| 3:43 | | Luc Mbah a Moute shooting block foul | 19 | 11 |
| 3:43 | | Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 11 |
| 3:43 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 19 | 11 |
| 3:43 | | Trey Lyles enters the game for Wilson Chandler | 19 | 11 |
| 3:43 | | Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 12 |
| 3:31 | | Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper | 19 | 12 |
| 3:30 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | 19 | 12 |
| 3:26 | | Nikola Jokic makes layup (Gary Harris assists) | 19 | 14 |
| 3:26 | | Joe Johnson shooting foul | 19 | 14 |
| 3:26 | | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1 | 19 | 14 |
| 3:24 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 3:12 | | Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 22 | 14 |
| 2:59 | | Gary Harris misses 14-foot two point shot | 22 | 14 |
| 2:56 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 22 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | Will Barton shooting foul | 22 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | Rockets Full timeout | 22 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | Jamal Murray enters the game for Will Barton | 22 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 22 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 14 |
| 2:33 | | Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 23 | 17 |
| 2:12 | | James Harden makes 24-foot step back jumpshot | 26 | 17 |
| 2:12 | | Devin Harris shooting foul | 26 | 17 |
| 2:12 | | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Gary Harris | 26 | 17 |
| 2:12 | | Malik Beasley enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 26 | 17 |
| 2:12 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | 27 | 17 |
| 2:00 | | Trey Lyles misses 17-foot step back jumpshot | 27 | 17 |
| 1:56 | | Joe Johnson defensive rebound | 27 | 17 |
| 1:53 | | James Harden makes 10-foot two point shot | 29 | 17 |
| 1:53 | | Devin Harris shooting block foul | 29 | 17 |
| 1:53 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | 30 | 17 |
| 1:43 | | Trey Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper | 30 | 17 |
| 1:41 | | Brandan Wright defensive rebound | 30 | 17 |
| 1:36 | | James Harden misses 24-foot step back jumpshot | 30 | 17 |
| 1:33 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 30 | 17 |
| 1:27 | | Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists) | 30 | 20 |
| 1:01 | | James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper | 33 | 20 |
| 46.2 | | Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Trey Lyles assists) | 33 | 22 |
| 29.3 | | Devin Harris shooting foul | 33 | 22 |
| 29.3 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3 | 34 | 22 |
| 29.3 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | 35 | 22 |
| 29.3 | | James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3 | 36 | 22 |
| 29.3 | | Will Barton enters the game for Devin Harris | 36 | 22 |
| 8.1 | | Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists) | 36 | 25 |
| 1.1 | | Brandan Wright makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 38 | 25 |
| 0.2 | | Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point shot | 38 | 25 |
| 0.1 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 38 | 25 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 38 | 25 | |
Regular Season Series
HOU wins 3-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
1:00 AM, 26 February 2018
Denver, CO
Attendance: 20,044
- Referees:
- Eric Lewis
- Dedric Taylor
- Marc Davis
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |
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