Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
36% (26-73)
Field Goal %
49% (37-76)
31% (4-13)
Three Point %
57% (4-7)
81% (29-36)
Free Throw %
75% (24-32)
46
Turnovers
38
48
Rebounds
53
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Kevin Fehr
Referee:Derrick Stafford

Shot Chart
- Yao Ming made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Nene Hilario made Hook Shot.
- Yao Ming made 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Carmelo Anthony missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony made Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Marcus Camby missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Andre Miller missed Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Steve Francis made Layup. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Voshon Lenard made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Andre Miller missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Andre Miller made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Marcus Camby made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Voshon Lenard missed 20 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Andre Miller made Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Marcus Camby missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Layup.
- Andre Miller made 6 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Jon Barry made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Earl Boykins made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Francisco Elson.
- Maurice Taylor missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Torraye Braggs missed Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Maurice Taylor missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Earl Boykins missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Torraye Braggs.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot.
- Earl Boykins missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Earl Boykins missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Torraye Braggs made Two Point Shot.
- Torraye Braggs made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jon Barry made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Earl Boykins missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Chris Andersen made Dunk. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Chris Andersen made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Tip Shot.
- Carmelo Anthony missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andre Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Dunk. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Maurice Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Andre Miller missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chris Andersen missed Layup.
- Chris Andersen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Andersen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft Hook Shot.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nene Hilario made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
- Carmelo Anthony missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Andre Miller missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Nene Hilario made 13 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Voshon Lenard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Voshon Lenard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 21 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Voshon Lenard missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Andre Miller made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Nene Hilario missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Voshon Lenard missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Andre Miller made Two Point Shot.
- Marcus Camby missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Camby missed Tip Shot.
- Steve Francis made Jumper.
- Voshon Lenard made Technical Free Throw.
- Jim Jackson made Layup.
- Nene Hilario made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nene Hilario made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Carmelo Anthony missed Layup.
- Voshon Lenard missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Tip Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Voshon Lenard missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed Layup.
- Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Carmelo Anthony made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Andre Miller.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Marcus Camby made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Marcus Camby missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Carmelo Anthony made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
- Earl Boykins made Technical Free Throw.
- Maurice Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Chris Andersen missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Jon Barry made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Earl Boykins missed Two Point Shot.
- Moochie Norris made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Nene Hilario made Layup.
- Moochie Norris missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Earl Boykins made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
- Maurice Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Chris Andersen missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jon Barry missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Torraye Braggs made Layup. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Earl Boykins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Jon Barry missed Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Nene Hilario made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nene Hilario made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Tip Shot.
- Andre Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nene Hilario made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Slam Dunk.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Voshon Lenard missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Earl Boykins missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andre Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Carmelo Anthony missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made 5 ft Jumper.
- Torraye Braggs missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Andre Miller missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed Tip Shot.
- Jim Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Yao Ming made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Francisco Elson made 16 ft Jumper.
- Andre Miller made Technical Free Throw.
- Torraye Braggs missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Torraye Braggs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Carmelo Anthony made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Scott Padgett made Two Point Shot.
- Rodney White missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Carmelo Anthony made Layup.
- Andre Miller made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney White.
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Matchups
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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