Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
45-22, 17-17 Away
123
45-22, 17-17 Away
34-31, 19-14 Home
125
34-31, 19-14 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
49% (49-99)
Field Goal %
57% (45-79)
41% (9-22)
Three Point %
44% (7-16)
80% (16-20)
Free Throw %
80% (28-35)
16
Turnovers
20
51
Rebounds
44
11
Largest Lead
16
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Ken Mauer
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
Referee:John Goble
Game Flow
--DEN
--HOU
Shot Chart
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses hook shot
- Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
- Johan Petro makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes layup
- Arron Afflalo makes 21-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Johan Petro misses layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Kevin Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Johan Petro makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Nene Hilario misses 7-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses layup
- Kevin Martin makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes 10-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Kevin Martin makes driving layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola misses 7-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes 13-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot jumper
- Johan Petro makes layup
- Johan Petro makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Chris Andersen makes dunk (Johan Petro assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 9-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 1
- Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 13-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot two point shot
- Anthony Carter misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses 10-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 20-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 63-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 12-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Jordan Hill misses layup
- Jordan Hill makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Hill makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 9-foot two point shot
- Jordan Hill makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Hill makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes running jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 8-foot running jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 11-foot running jumper
- David Andersen makes tip shot
- J.R. Smith makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- David Andersen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes 18-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes driving layup
- David Andersen misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Nene Hilario misses dunk
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Kevin Martin misses layup
- Trevor Ariza misses driving dunk
- J.R. Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (David Andersen assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
- Luis Scola makes jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Arron Afflalo makes two point shot
- Kevin Martin makes technical free throw
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three pointer
- Kevin Martin makes jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (Kevin Martin assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 14-foot two point shot
- Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Johan Petro makes 14-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola makes 19-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Johan Petro misses 14-foot jumper
- Johan Petro makes free throw 1 of 2
- Johan Petro makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Chauncey Billups makes layup
- Chuck Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chuck Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Aaron Brooks misses layup
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Chauncey Billups makes layup
- Kevin Martin makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses jumper
- Luis Scola misses 8-foot hook shot
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes layup
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 21-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes 22-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 20-foot two point shot
- Jordan Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Hill makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- J.R. Smith makes layup (Johan Petro assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 22-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin misses 15-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 8-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 13-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Kyle Lowry makes 5-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Martin makes 14-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups makes 21-foot two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses driving layup
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 19-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
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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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