Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 41 | 13 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | +8 | |
| 38 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| 35 | 16 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | -7 | |
| 21 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +17 | |
| 38 | 21 | 9-20 | 3-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 22 | 14 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +11 | |
| 20 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -8 | |
| 24 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -1 | |
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93 | 37-82 | 7-18 | 12-21 | 49 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 16 | |||
45% | 39% | 57% | ||||||||||||
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 18 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +8 | |
| 36 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | |
| 22 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -16 | |
| 38 | 15 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 5-7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -6 | |
| 33 | 6 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 19 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -15 | |
| 16 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +9 | |
| 15 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 | |
| 31 | 19 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
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87 | 31-84 | 8-33 | 17-23 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 22 | |||
37% | 24% | 74% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:David Guthrie
Referee:Eric Dalen

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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