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Houston vs Denver Results, Match Player Stats & Records
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU
Houston
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26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 115 |
DEN
Denver
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29 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 101 |
Game Info
Location Ball Arena
Referees Eric Dalen, Marc Davis, Tyler Ricks
Attendance 19,955 attendance
Bet Graph
| Team | ATS (Margin) | O/U (Margin) |
|---|---|---|
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HOU
Houston
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-1.5 (+12.5) | 235.5o |
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DEN
Denver
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+1.5 | 235.5u (19.5) |
Player Stats
| Player | POS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Sengun | C | 30:21 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| K. Durant | F | 39:32 | 8-14 | 5-6 | 10-11 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| J. Smith Jr. | F | 38:29 | 8-14 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| A. Thompson | G | 38:18 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| J. Okogie | G | 28:38 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| R. Sheppard | 30:00 | 9-15 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | |
| S. Adams | 25:14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| A. Holiday | 7:57 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Tate | 1:30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Green | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| C. Capela | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| J. Davison | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| T. Smith | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| I. Crawford | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 239:59 | 39-77 | 19-35 | 18-23 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 115 | ||
| 51% | 54% | 78% | |||||||||||||
| Player | POS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Jokic | C | 29:08 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 6-7 | -20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| C. Johnson | F | 31:53 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | -14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Jones | F | 27:50 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Murray | G | 34:35 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 5-6 | -12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | G | 29:54 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| B. Brown | 27:44 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| J. Pickett | 22:22 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| J. Valanciunas | 15:43 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Z. Nnaji | 11:19 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J. Strawther | 4:46 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| H. Tyson | 4:46 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 240:00 | 37-92 | 8-29 | 19-23 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 101 | ||
| 40% | 28% | 83% | |||||||||||||
Technical Fouls
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Team Statistics
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Denver
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| 14 | Fast Break Pts | 13 |
| 34 | Points in the Paint | 50 |
| 21 | Biggest Lead | 5 |
HOU vs DENRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, '25 | DEN |
128 - 125 (OT)
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DEN 1.0 | o237.5 |
| Nov 21, '25 | HOU |
112 - 109
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DEN 2.5 | u234.5 |
| Apr 13, '25 | HOU |
126 - 111
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DEN -5.5 | o234.5 |
| Mar 23, '25 | HOU |
116 - 111
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DEN 7.5 | o223.0 |
| Jan 15, '25 | DEN |
128 - 108
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HOU -5.5 | o225.0 |
| Dec 08, '23 | DEN |
114 - 106
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HOU 9.0 | u222.0 |
| Nov 29, '23 | DEN |
134 - 124
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Push -10.0 | o217.5 |
| Nov 24, '23 | HOU |
105 - 86
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HOU 3.0 | u216.5 |
| Nov 12, '23 | HOU |
107 - 104
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HOU 5.0 | u215.5 |
| Apr 04, '23 | HOU |
124 - 103
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HOU 8.5 | u230.0 |
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Last Meeting ( Dec 15, 2025 ) Houston 125, Denver 128
The last time the Houston Rockets were in Denver, they left angry and defeated. Five days later they have a chance to rewrite the ending when they return to face the Nuggets on Saturday afternoon.
Following Denver's 128-125 overtime win on Monday night, Houston head coach Ime Udoka was critical of the officiating, especially the foul call on Amen Thompson with 2.3 seconds left in regulation that allowed the Nuggets to tie it with a free throw.
Udoka's comments drew a fine from the league, and his mood wasn't much better after his team lost another overtime game, this time in New Orleans on Thursday night. The Rockets blew a 25-point lead to the lowly Pelicans.
"After holding them to 45 in the first half, the team gave up 74 in the second half, 38 and a 36-point quarter," Udoka said after the loss. "Obviously, that's an embarrassing defensive effort there. But guys looked intimidated, scared out of double teams to make plays."
Those two losses dropped Houston to fifth in the Western Conference standings, three games back of No. 2 Denver. After going 11-2 in November, the Rockets are 3-4 in December and a loss Saturday would give the Nuggets the season series and the tiebreaker.
Houston has the firepower to turn things around. Kevin Durant leads the team in scoring at 25.1 points per game. Alperen Sengun is second with 23.7 scoring average while leading the Rockets in rebounds (9.5) and assists (7.2).
Amen Thompson (17.6 points) and Jabari Smith Jr. (15.3) round out Houston's main scoring threats.
Denver has won six in a row and the last two at home after dropping four straight there. In the 126-115 win over Orlando on Thursday night, Nikola Jokic became the all-time assists leader for centers, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who finished his career with 5,660.
Jokic had 13 assists on Thursday night -- part of his 13th triple-double of the season -- and passed Abdul-Jabbar with his seventh dime of the night. His total sits at 5,667.
"It's really cool. This is a time that I'll be able to look back and appreciate all of the years that I've had to play this game with him," guard Jamal Murray said. "It's special. Passing Kareem in anything is pretty cool, so I think it just speaks to his greatness and how unselfish he is."
Jokic is making a case for a fourth MVP trophy, averaging 29.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 10.9 assists. His assists and rebounds lead the NBA, and he is fifth overall in scoring.
Murray is having a career year as well, averaging 25.2 ppg. He and Jokic have guided Denver through injuries to Aaron Gordon (hamstring), Christian Braun (ankle) and most recently Peyton Watson (right trunk contusion).
Watson was hurt against Houston on Monday night while Braun has been out since Nov. 12 and Gordon has been sidelined since the Nuggets' road win over the Rockets on Nov. 21.
Jalen Pickett picked up some of the minutes with Watson out, scoring nine points in 24 minutes against Orlando.
"I thought that was Jalen's best game of the year," head coach David Adelman said.
--Field Level Media
HOU vs DENInjury report
Houston's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Adams | C | Out For Season - Ankle( Jan 27, '26) | Jan 27, '26 | |
| The Rockets said on Wednesday (Jan. 28) that Adams underwent season-ending ankle surgery. | ||||
| F. VanVleet | PG | Out For Season - ACL( Sep 21, '25) | Sep 21, '25 | |
| The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. | ||||
Denver's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Gordon | PF | Day To Day - Hamstring( Mar 25, '26) | Mar 25, '26 | |
| Gordon did not play on Wednesday's (Mar. 25) game against the Mavericks. | ||||
HOU vs DENStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.6 | (6) | FG% | (18) | 46.7 |
| 44.4 | (4) | FGM | (21) | 42.3 |
| 91.4 | (11) | FGA | (23) | 90.6 |
| 39.6 | (6) | 3P% | (10) | 34.2 |
| 11.8 | (25) | 3PM | (14) | 12.9 |
| 29.7 | (29) | 3PA | (19) | 37.8 |
| 78.5 | (25) | FT% | (4) | 78.4 |
| 20.5 | (15) | FTM | (13) | 18.7 |
| 26.2 | (11) | FTA | (14) | 23.9 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 47.0 |
| 42.0 |
| 89.3 |
| 35.9 |
| 13.3 |
| 37.0 |
| 78.7 |
| 19.5 |
| 24.7 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.1 | (1) | REB | (11) | 40.8 |
| 16.5 | (1) | OREB | (22) | 11.2 |
| 32.6 | (1) | DREB | (12) | 29.6 |
| 25.7 | (26) | AST | (17) | 26.7 |
| 16.3 | (26) | TO | (30) | 12.4 |
| 1.6 | (28) | AST/TO | (28) | 2.2 |
| 9.1 | (22) | STL | (29) | 7.8 |
| 5.4 | (14) | BLK | (28) | 4.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.0 |
| 11.5 |
| 32.4 |
| 26.5 |
| 14.9 |
| 1.8 |
| 8.5 |
| 4.8 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121.1 | (12) | Points | (20) | 116.2 |
| 30.2 | (18) | 1st Q | (24) | 28.4 |
| 28.8 | (18) | 2nd Q | (24) | 29.0 |
| 29.3 | (18) | 3rd Q | (24) | 28.7 |
| 30.7 | (18) | 4th Q | (24) | 29.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 116.7 |
| 29.6 |
| 28.9 |
| 29.2 |
| 28.1 |