Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
0-2, 0-2 Away
111
0-2, 0-2 Away
1-2, 1-2 Home
124
1-2, 1-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot hook shot
- Christian Wood misses driving floating jump shot
- Christian Wood makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes alley oop layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Christian Wood misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
- Christian Wood makes 26-foot three pointer
- Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Gary Harris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- David Nwaba makes 3-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- David Nwaba misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
- P.J. Tucker makes 25-foot three pointer (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Sterling Brown assists)
- Monte Morris makes driving layup
- Christian Wood misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Christian Wood makes layup (P.J. Tucker assists)
- Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Christian Wood blocks Will Barton 's 6-foot driving layup
- Will Barton makes dunk (Gary Harris assists)
- Christian Wood misses 8-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
- Jae'Sean Tate misses 13-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Sterling Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bruno Caboclo misses layup
- Will Barton misses two point shot
- Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Bruno Caboclo misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Will Barton makes 3-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- PJ Dozier blocks Danuel House Jr. 's 5-foot driving layup
- Jae'Sean Tate misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Christian Wood misses 16-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jae'Sean Tate makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot
- PJ Dozier misses layup
- Christian Wood misses two point shot
- Will Barton misses layup
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Christian Wood makes driving floating jump shot
- Will Barton misses three point jumper
- Christian Wood makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Will Barton makes two point shot (PJ Dozier assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Wood misses pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
- Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
- Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- David Nwaba makes 4-foot two point shot (P.J. Tucker assists)
- Paul Millsap makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Wood misses two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three pointer (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Christian Wood makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Paul Millsap makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Sterling Brown makes driving layup (P.J. Tucker assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 20-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Wood misses driving layup
- James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
- James Harden makes 5-foot two point shot
- P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
- Gary Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- David Nwaba makes 3-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray blocks David Nwaba 's 7-foot layup
- Paul Millsap makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- P.J. Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Paul Millsap makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 18-foot two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes alley oop layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. makes dunk (David Nwaba assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup (P.J. Tucker assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jae'Sean Tate makes 4-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)
- Paul Millsap makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic blocks James Harden 's 11-foot driving layup
- Gary Harris makes driving layup
- Sterling Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Sterling Brown makes 5-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Gary Harris makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris makes driving layup
- Bruno Caboclo misses 6-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- PJ Dozier misses driving dunk
- Bruno Caboclo makes 5-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 34-foot three point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 13-foot two point shot
- Sterling Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Bruno Caboclo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 5-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris blocks Jae'Sean Tate 's 5-foot driving layup
- Christian Wood misses 18-foot two point shot
- Jae'Sean Tate blocks PJ Dozier 's 13-foot two point shot
- Isaiah Hartenstein misses 12-foot two point shot
- Jae'Sean Tate misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Christian Wood blocks Isaiah Hartenstein 's 7-foot two point shot
- Bruno Caboclo makes dunk (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
- Christian Wood makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Will Barton blocks David Nwaba 's 8-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Sterling Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Will Barton makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Bruno Caboclo misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- PJ Dozier makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Wood misses 20-foot jumper
- David Nwaba makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Monte Morris makes pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- David Nwaba misses 23-foot three point jumper
- PJ Dozier misses 12-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. blocks Bruno Caboclo 's 4-foot layup
- Brodric Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David Nwaba misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Bol Bol blocks David Nwaba 's 4-foot driving layup
- Bol Bol misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Bol Bol misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Brodric Thomas makes driving layup
- Sterling Brown makes two point shot
- Facundo Campazzo misses driving floating jump shot
- David Nwaba makes two point shot (Brodric Thomas assists)
- Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brodric Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bruno Caboclo makes two point shot (Sterling Brown assists)
- Vlatko Cancar misses driving layup
- Sterling Brown makes 25-foot three pointer (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
- R.J. Hampton makes driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Christian Wood vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:35 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot hook shot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:34 | | James Harden shooting foul | 0 | 2 |
| 11:34 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11:16 | | Christian Wood misses driving floating jump shot | 0 | 3 |
| 11:14 | | Gary Harris defensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 11:09 | | Gary Harris bad pass (P.J. Tucker steals) | 0 | 3 |
| 11:02 | | Christian Wood makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 2 | 3 |
| 10:46 | | Gary Harris makes alley oop layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 2 | 5 |
| 10:46 | | Danuel House Jr. shooting foul | 2 | 5 |
| 10:46 | | Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10:43 | | Gary Harris offensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 10:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 2 | 5 |
| 10:37 | | Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 10:30 | | Christian Wood misses two point shot | 2 | 5 |
| 10:26 | | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 10:22 | | David Nwaba personal foul | 2 | 5 |
| 10:19 | | Danuel House Jr. personal foul | 2 | 5 |
| 10:19 | | Rockets Full timeout | 2 | 5 |
| 10:11 | | Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot | 2 | 8 |
| 9:55 | | Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot | 2 | 8 |
| 9:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 2 | 8 |
| 9:39 | | Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot | 2 | 10 |
| 9:29 | | Christian Wood makes 26-foot three pointer | 5 | 10 |
| 9:12 | | Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper | 5 | 10 |
| 9:10 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 5 | 10 |
| 9:02 | | Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 8:39 | | Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 8 | 12 |
| 8:17 | | Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists) | 11 | 12 |
| 8:01 | | Gary Harris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 11 | 14 |
| 7:46 | | David Nwaba makes 3-foot two point shot (James Harden assists) | 13 | 14 |
| 7:33 | | Nikola Jokic offensive charge | 13 | 14 |
| 7:33 | | Nikola Jokic turnover | 13 | 14 |
| 7:22 | | David Nwaba misses two point shot | 13 | 14 |
| 7:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 7:06 | | Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot | 13 | 14 |
| 7:02 | | P.J. Tucker defensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 6:55 | | Gary Harris shooting foul | 13 | 14 |
| 6:55 | | Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 14 |
| 6:55 | | Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 14 |
| 6:55 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 6:36 | | Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists) | 14 | 17 |
| 6:26 | | P.J. Tucker makes 25-foot three pointer (Danuel House Jr. assists) | 17 | 17 |
| 6:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17 | 20 |
| 6:00 | | Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 17 | 20 |
| 5:58 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 17 | 20 |
| 5:53 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 17 | 20 |
| 5:50 | | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 17 | 20 |
| 5:42 | | James Harden bad pass (Gary Harris steals) | 17 | 20 |
| 5:26 | | Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot | 17 | 20 |
| 5:24 | | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 17 | 20 |
| 5:12 | | James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot | 19 | 20 |
| 5:11 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 19 | 20 |
| 5:11 | | Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray | 19 | 20 |
| 5:11 | | Will Barton enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 19 | 20 |
| 5:11 | | Sterling Brown enters the game for Danuel House Jr. | 19 | 20 |
| 5:11 | | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for David Nwaba | 19 | 20 |
| 4:51 | | Paul Millsap lost ball turnover (P.J. Tucker steals) | 19 | 20 |
| 4:47 | | James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Sterling Brown assists) | 22 | 20 |
| 4:31 | | Monte Morris makes driving layup | 22 | 22 |
| 4:17 | | Christian Wood misses 27-foot three point jumper | 22 | 22 |
| 4:12 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 4:11 | | Christian Wood makes layup (P.J. Tucker assists) | 24 | 22 |
| 3:56 | | Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper | 24 | 22 |
| 3:55 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 24 | 22 |
| 3:49 | | Monte Morris shooting foul | 24 | 22 |
| 3:49 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 22 |
| 3:49 | | PJ Dozier enters the game for Paul Millsap | 25 | 22 |
| 3:49 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 22 |
| 3:40 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 26 | 22 |
| 3:40 | | Monte Morris makes technical free throw | 26 | 23 |
| 3:34 | | Christian Wood blocks Will Barton 's 6-foot driving layup | 26 | 23 |
| 3:30 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 26 | 23 |
| 3:23 | | James Harden bad pass (Gary Harris steals) | 26 | 23 |
| 3:20 | | Will Barton makes dunk (Gary Harris assists) | 26 | 25 |
| 2:59 | | Christian Wood misses 8-foot two point shot | 26 | 25 |
| 2:52 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | 26 | 25 |
| 2:46 | | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists) | 26 | 27 |
| 2:22 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses 13-foot two point shot | 26 | 27 |
| 2:20 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 26 | 27 |
| 2:12 | | Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists) | 26 | 30 |
| 2:09 | | Rockets Full timeout | 26 | 30 |
| 2:09 | | Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 26 | 30 |
| 2:09 | | Bruno Caboclo enters the game for James Harden | 26 | 30 |
| 2:09 | | Brodric Thomas enters the game for Christian Wood | 26 | 30 |
| 1:55 | | Jamal Murray enters the game for Gary Harris | 26 | 30 |
| 1:46 | | Sterling Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper | 26 | 30 |
| 1:43 | | Bruno Caboclo offensive rebound | 26 | 30 |
| 1:43 | | Bruno Caboclo misses layup | 26 | 30 |
| 1:43 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | 26 | 30 |
| 1:34 | | PJ Dozier out of bounds lost ball turnover | 26 | 30 |
| 1:34 | | Danuel House Jr. enters the game for P.J. Tucker | 26 | 30 |
| 1:25 | | Jae'Sean Tate traveling | 26 | 30 |
| 1:16 | | Will Barton misses two point shot | 26 | 30 |
| 1:15 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 26 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists) | 26 | 32 |
| 46.0 | | Brodric Thomas lost ball turnover (PJ Dozier steals) | 26 | 32 |
| 46.0 | | Brodric Thomas personal foul | 26 | 32 |
| 46.0 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 32 |
| 46.0 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 26 | 32 |
| 46.0 | | Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 33 |
| 29.9 | | Brodric Thomas vs. Isaiah Hartenstein (Jamal Murray gains possession) | 26 | 33 |
| 29.9 | | Brodric Thomas lost ball turnover (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | 26 | 33 |
| 25.2 | | Jamal Murray misses two point shot | 26 | 33 |
| 24.6 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | 26 | 33 |
| 24.6 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 26 | 33 |
| 24.6 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 33 |
| 24.6 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 26 | 33 |
| 24.6 | | Facundo Campazzo enters the game for Monte Morris | 26 | 33 |
| 24.6 | | Gary Harris enters the game for Jamal Murray | 26 | 33 |
| 24.6 | | James Harden enters the game for Brodric Thomas | 26 | 33 |
| 24.6 | | Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 34 |
| 7.0 | | James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover | 26 | 34 |
| 7.0 | | Jamal Murray enters the game for Facundo Campazzo | 26 | 34 |
| 0.9 | | Bruno Caboclo shooting foul | 26 | 34 |
| 0.9 | | Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 3 | 26 | 34 |
| 0.9 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 26 | 34 |
| 0.9 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3 | 26 | 35 |
| 0.9 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3 | 26 | 36 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 36 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Derek Richardson
Referee:Bill Spooner
Referee:Ken Mauer
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 28 | 13 | .683 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 23 | 15 | .605 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 16 | 26 | .381 | 12.5 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 19 | W1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 7 | .833 | - | W5 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 20 | 22 | .476 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | L2 |
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