Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
31-19, 12-13 Away
95
31-19, 12-13 Away
14-36, 12-13 Home
88
14-36, 12-13 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 38 | 12 | 5-19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | 13 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | 18 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 27 | 11-16 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
95 | 40-90 | 10-19 | 5-10 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 16 | ||
44% | 53% | 50% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 16 | 7-23 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 5 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | 35 | 16-24 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
88 | 36-95 | 5-21 | 11-22 | 52 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 14 | ||
38% | 24% | 50% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Referee:Terry Durham
Referee:Don Vaden
Referee:Kevin Fehr
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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