Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Paul Millsap makes 3-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic blocks Eric Gordon 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses three point jumper
- James Harden blocks Paul Millsap 's 8-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 16-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Paul Millsap misses 8-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 19-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 11-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Nikola Jokic blocks James Harden 's 6-foot layup
- James Harden misses 9-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses 2-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses 18-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 14-foot jumper
- Iman Shumpert misses 14-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela blocks Mason Plumlee 's 6-foot jumper
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving dunk (Gary Harris assists)
- James Harden misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Monte Morris makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Mason Plumlee misses 20-foot two point shot
- Malik Beasley misses pullup jump shot
- Iman Shumpert makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Monte Morris misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Torrey Craig misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Austin Rivers blocks Jamal Murray's jumper
- Austin Rivers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Torrey Craig misses 15-foot two point shot
- Austin Rivers makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 1-foot layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Nene Hilario misses 5-foot jumper
- Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Malik Beasley makes driving layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Austin Rivers makes 7-foot two point shot (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Gary Harris makes 7-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Gary Harris misses 11-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap blocks Clint Capela's jumper
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk
- Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 18-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray makes layup (Will Barton assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot
- Will Barton misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 30-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes dunk (Clint Capela assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses finger roll layup
- James Harden makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Gary Harris assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Will Barton assists)
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Gary Harris misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- James Harden makes 6-foot jump bank shot
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap makes 3-foot two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Gary Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Monte Morris makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes 12-foot two point shot
- Iman Shumpert misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses driving layup
- Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses layup
- Austin Rivers makes 8-foot two point shot
- Austin Rivers misses 41-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses two point shot
- Mason Plumlee makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Chris Paul misses three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Juan Hernangomez misses layup
- Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Iman Shumpert makes two point shot
- Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 8-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses driving layup
- Chris Paul misses 15-foot two point shot
- Mason Plumlee misses layup
- Malik Beasley misses three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
- Trey Lyles makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Monte Morris assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Trey Lyles misses 13-foot two point shot
- Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes dunk
- Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses 7-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris misses pullup jump shot
- Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup
- Chris Chiozza misses two point shot
- Gary Clark makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Clark misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Clark misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris misses 19-foot two point shot
- Gary Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Iman Shumpert makes 1-foot layup (Austin Rivers assists)
- Monte Morris makes layup
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Clint Capela (PJ Tucker gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:47 | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Will Barton defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:27 | Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 3 | 0 | |
| 11:15 | James Harden makes driving layup | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:53 | Paul Millsap makes 3-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5 | 2 | |
| 10:41 | Nikola Jokic blocks Eric Gordon 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot | 5 | 2 | |
| 10:38 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 10:35 | Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 5 | 2 | |
| 10:31 | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 10:18 | Chris Paul misses three point jumper | 5 | 2 | |
| 10:14 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 10:06 | James Harden blocks Paul Millsap 's 8-foot two point shot | 5 | 2 | |
| 10:06 | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:57 | Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:34 | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 8 | 4 | |
| 9:20 | Jamal Murray makes 16-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10 | 4 | |
| 9:20 | Chris Paul shooting foul | 10 | 4 | |
| 9:20 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| 9:09 | Eric Gordon makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:49 | Paul Millsap misses 8-foot two point shot | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:47 | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:34 | Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 11 | 9 | |
| 8:11 | Nikola Jokic misses 19-foot jumper | 11 | 9 | |
| 8:09 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 11 | 9 | |
| 8:01 | James Harden makes 11-foot two point shot | 11 | 11 | |
| 7:47 | Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Will Barton assists) | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:36 | Clint Capela misses layup | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:34 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:32 | Gary Harris out of bounds lost ball turnover | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:25 | Jamal Murray personal foul | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:15 | Nikola Jokic blocks James Harden 's 6-foot layup | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:13 | James Harden offensive rebound | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:12 | James Harden misses 9-foot two point shot | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:10 | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:05 | Jamal Murray misses driving layup | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:01 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:01 | Nikola Jokic makes tip shot | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:48 | James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:46 | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:45 | Clint Capela misses 2-foot two point shot | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:45 | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:45 | Rockets Full timeout | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:45 | Danuel House Jr. enters the game for Chris Paul | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:41 | Nikola Jokic vs. Clint Capela (Jamal Murray gains possession) | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:38 | Jamal Murray makes two point shot | 17 | 11 | |
| 6:19 | James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:55 | Jamal Murray misses 18-foot two point shot | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:52 | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:41 | James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:41 | Iman Shumpert enters the game for Eric Gordon | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:41 | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Paul Millsap | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:30 | Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:27 | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:10 | James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:05 | Gary Harris defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 5:03 | Jamal Murray misses 14-foot jumper | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:59 | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:44 | Iman Shumpert misses 14-foot two point shot | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:41 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:28 | Clint Capela blocks Mason Plumlee 's 6-foot jumper | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:25 | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:21 | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 17 | 16 | |
| 4:11 | Iman Shumpert personal foul | 17 | 16 | |
| 4:11 | Austin Rivers enters the game for PJ Tucker | 17 | 16 | |
| 4:11 | Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray | 17 | 16 | |
| 4:00 | Nikola Jokic makes driving dunk (Gary Harris assists) | 19 | 16 | |
| 3:38 | James Harden misses two point shot | 19 | 16 | |
| 3:36 | Monte Morris defensive rebound | 19 | 16 | |
| 3:19 | Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot | 19 | 16 | |
| 3:19 | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 19 | 16 | |
| 3:00 | Clint Capela lost ball turnover (Mason Plumlee steals) | 19 | 16 | |
| 2:43 | Monte Morris makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 21 | 16 | |
| 2:26 | Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper | 21 | 16 | |
| 2:23 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 21 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Will Barton misses driving layup | 21 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 21 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Nikola Jokic makes tip shot | 23 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Rockets Full timeout | 23 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 23 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Nene Hilario enters the game for Clint Capela | 23 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Malik Beasley enters the game for Will Barton | 23 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Torrey Craig enters the game for Gary Harris | 23 | 16 | |
| 2:15 | Paul Millsap enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 23 | 16 | |
| 1:54 | Chris Paul bad pass (Paul Millsap steals) | 23 | 16 | |
| 1:50 | Malik Beasley lost ball turnover (Chris Paul steals) | 23 | 16 | |
| 1:35 | Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists) | 23 | 19 | |
| 1:06 | Mason Plumlee misses 20-foot two point shot | 23 | 19 | |
| 1:04 | Monte Morris offensive rebound | 23 | 19 | |
| 55.2 | Malik Beasley misses pullup jump shot | 23 | 19 | |
| 52.7 | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 23 | 19 | |
| 46.1 | Iman Shumpert makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists) | 23 | 22 | |
| 28.7 | Monte Morris misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 23 | 22 | |
| 26.1 | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 23 | 22 | |
| 7.0 | Chris Paul bad pass (Torrey Craig steals) | 23 | 22 | |
| 5.0 | Danuel House Jr. shooting foul | 23 | 22 | |
| 5.0 | Torrey Craig makes free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 22 | |
| 5.0 | Torrey Craig makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 22 | |
| 3.2 | Torrey Craig personal take foul | 25 | 22 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 22 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Derrick Collins
Referee:Eric Dalen
Referee:Kane Fitzgerald

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 18.5 | W1 |
NBA News

Brice Sensabaugh's 21-point first quarter NBA high off bench
Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points off the bench in the first quarter of a 128-126 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, the most by an NBA reserve in the opening period in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98).
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Mavericks' Cooper Flagg exits vs. Nuggets with ankle sprain
Cooper Flagg twisted his left ankle for the second consecutive game Wednesday night and was ruled out.
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Vucevic's layup helps Bulls overcome Sensabaugh, Jazz for 128-126 win
— Nikola Vucevic made a tiebreaking layup with 4 seconds remaining, and the Chicago Bulls overcame Brice Sensabaugh's career-high 43 points to beat the Utah Jazz 128-126 on Wednesday night.
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