Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
- Kevin Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- Jalen Green makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin Jr. misses layup
- Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Jalen Green misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Jalen Green makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic blocks Kenyon Martin Jr. 's 8-foot dunk
- Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Jalen Green makes two point shot
- Jalen Green makes 3-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 18-foot jumper
- Jalen Green misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 3-foot layup
- Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot dunk
- Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot
- Kevin Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three pointer
- Usman Garuba misses layup
- Josh Christopher misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Usman Garuba misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Daishen Nix misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Josh Christopher misses two point shot
- Bruce Brown blocks Tari Eason 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Josh Christopher makes 4-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Jalen Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Jalen Green makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot
- Tari Eason misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving floating jump shot
- Jalen Green misses pullup jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses tip shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot
- Aaron Gordon blocks Jalen Green 's 3-foot driving layup
- Nikola Jokic blocks Jalen Green 's 7-foot layup
- Bruce Brown blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup
- Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jalen Green makes 3-foot two point shot
- Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic blocks Jalen Green 's 1-foot two point shot
- Bruce Brown blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s dunk
- Alperen Sengun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Jalen Green 's 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Porter Jr. misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 8-foot two point shot
- Jalen Green misses dunk
- Kevin Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)
- Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Green misses two point shot
- Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Jalen Green misses two point shot
- Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- Jalen Green misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes two point shot
- Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Usman Garuba makes layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Tari Eason makes dunk
- Josh Christopher misses 11-foot two point shot
- Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot
- Kevin Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jalen Green makes 6-foot jump bank shot
- Kenyon Martin Jr. makes driving layup (Jalen Green assists)
- Usman Garuba misses three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jalen Green 's 3-foot driving layup
- Josh Christopher makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)
- Jalen Green misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Tari Eason makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Josh Christopher makes dunk
- Jalen Green makes pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon blocks Alperen Sengun 's 4-foot layup
- Tari Eason makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Green assists)
- Kenyon Martin Jr. misses dunk
- Josh Christopher misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason makes 2-foot dunk
- Jalen Green makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses layup
- Josh Christopher makes tip shot
- Alperen Sengun misses two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses tip shot
- Jalen Green makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Peyton Watson blocks Tari Eason 's 3-foot layup
- Tari Eason misses tip shot
- Kevin Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Jalen Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes finger roll layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Aaron Gordon 's 5-foot dunk
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes finger roll layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 19-foot jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes 10-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
- Bruce Brown makes three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk
- Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot
- Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown misses two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses three point jumper
- Jeff Green makes two point shot
- Peyton Watson makes two point shot
- Jeff Green makes 4-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
- Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
- Peyton Watson makes two point shot
- Jeff Green misses two point shot
- DeAndre Jordan makes 15-foot jumper
- Christian Braun makes layup (Peyton Watson assists)
- DeAndre Jordan misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses running pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jumper
- Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses alley oop dunk shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
- Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses tip shot
- Alperen Sengun blocks Aaron Gordon 's 2-foot dunk
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 14-foot jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 29-foot three pointer
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Jackson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes driving layup
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses layup
- Christian Braun misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun misses two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
- Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason blocks Christian Braun 's 4-foot two point shot
- Jeff Green misses 5-foot two point shot
- Jeff Green misses tip shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 27-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Jackson makes driving layup (Vlatko Cancar assists)
- Reggie Jackson makes pullup jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)
- Peyton Watson misses driving layup
- Reggie Jackson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Vlatko Cancar misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson makes 4-foot dunk (Reggie Jackson assists)
- DeAndre Jordan makes 4-foot alley oop dunk shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
- DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Peyton Watson assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper
NUGGETS
ROCKETS
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Alperen Sengun (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:40 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:34 | Kevin Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:33 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:22 | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:05 | Jalen Green makes 4-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:45 | Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:35 | Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Nikola Jokic makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Kenyon Martin Jr. shooting foul | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:16 | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses layup | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:15 | Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:14 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot | 6 | 4 | |
| 10:03 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 9 | 4 | |
| 9:42 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:31 | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Aaron Gordon 's 5-foot dunk | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:30 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:24 | Alperen Sengun bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:18 | Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:16 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:12 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jumper | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:11 | Jalen Green defensive rebound | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:02 | Jalen Green misses 10-foot two point shot | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:01 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 9 | 6 | |
| 9:01 | Jamal Murray loose ball foul | 9 | 6 | |
| 8:48 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 9 | 6 | |
| 8:47 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 9 | 6 | |
| 8:28 | Nikola Jokic makes layup | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:10 | Aaron Gordon blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 14-foot pullup jump shot | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:09 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:00 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 13 | 6 | |
| 7:39 | Jalen Green makes two point shot | 13 | 8 | |
| 7:26 | Aaron Gordon misses two point shot | 13 | 8 | |
| 7:26 | Jalen Green defensive rebound | 13 | 8 | |
| 7:20 | Nikola Jokic blocks Kenyon Martin Jr. 's 8-foot dunk | 13 | 8 | |
| 7:20 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 13 | 8 | |
| 7:16 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | 13 | 8 | |
| 7:14 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 13 | 10 | |
| 6:57 | Kenyon Martin Jr. personal foul | 13 | 10 | |
| 6:57 | Rockets Full timeout | 13 | 10 | |
| 6:57 | Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray | 13 | 10 | |
| 6:48 | Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper | 13 | 10 | |
| 6:47 | Jalen Green defensive rebound | 13 | 10 | |
| 6:40 | Jalen Green makes two point shot | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:25 | Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Alperen Sengun steals) | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:21 | Bruce Brown shooting foul | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:21 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 13 | |
| 6:21 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 13 | |
| 6:20 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 13 | 13 | |
| 6:07 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals) | 13 | 13 | |
| 5:59 | Jalen Green makes 3-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 13 | 15 | |
| 5:45 | Aaron Gordon makes finger roll layup | 15 | 15 | |
| 5:29 | Alperen Sengun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 15 | 18 | |
| 5:16 | Nikola Jokic misses 19-foot jumper | 15 | 18 | |
| 5:15 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 15 | 18 | |
| 5:05 | Alperen Sengun misses 18-foot jumper | 15 | 18 | |
| 5:04 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 15 | 18 | |
| 4:55 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 18 | |
| 4:55 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 15 | 18 | |
| 4:49 | Jalen Green misses two point shot | 15 | 18 | |
| 4:49 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 15 | 18 | |
| 4:30 | Aaron Gordon makes 10-foot two point shot | 17 | 18 | |
| 4:14 | Jalen Green steps out of bounds turnover | 17 | 18 | |
| 4:14 | Tari Eason enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 17 | 18 | |
| 4:14 | Jeff Green enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 17 | 18 | |
| 4:05 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper | 17 | 18 | |
| 4:03 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:50 | Aaron Gordon blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 3-foot layup | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:49 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:49 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:49 | Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 19 | |
| 3:49 | Christian Braun enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 17 | 19 | |
| 3:49 | Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 20 | |
| 3:36 | Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper | 17 | 20 | |
| 3:34 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | 17 | 20 | |
| 3:29 | Bruce Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists) | 20 | 20 | |
| 3:02 | Jalen Green lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals) | 20 | 20 | |
| 2:52 | Bruce Brown makes three point jumper (Jeff Green assists) | 23 | 20 | |
| 2:30 | Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot dunk | 23 | 22 | |
| 2:17 | Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists) | 26 | 22 | |
| 1:58 | Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:57 | Nuggets Full timeout | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:57 | Josh Christopher enters the game for Jalen Green | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:57 | Usman Garuba enters the game for Alperen Sengun | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:57 | Peyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:57 | Jamal Murray enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:45 | Jeff Green out of bounds bad pass turnover | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:32 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:31 | Usman Garuba offensive rebound | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:25 | Tari Eason bad pass (Christian Braun steals) | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:22 | Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk | 28 | 25 | |
| 1:08 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot | 28 | 27 | |
| 1:08 | Peyton Watson shooting foul | 28 | 27 | |
| 1:08 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1 | 28 | 28 | |
| 47.1 | Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot | 30 | 28 | |
| 31.0 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three pointer | 30 | 31 | |
| 10.1 | Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper | 30 | 31 | |
| 6.1 | Tari Eason defensive rebound | 30 | 31 | |
| 1.0 | Usman Garuba misses layup | 30 | 31 | |
| 0.0 | Usman Garuba offensive rebound | 30 | 31 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 31 | |
Regular Season Series
DEN wins 3-1
Game Information
Toyota Center (Houston)
1:00 AM, 5 April 2023
Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,924
- Referees:
- James Williams
- Eric Dalen
- Dannica Mosher
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
| Portland | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14 | L3 |
| Utah | 11 | 19 | .367 | 14.5 | W1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 24 | .250 | 16 | L2 |

