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Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets

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27-12, 13-6 Away
Final
128 - 108

24-16, 12-8 Home

Green and Sengun help the Rockets beat the short-handed Nuggets 128-108

Jalen Green takes flight for a big slam over Dario Saric

Green, who hit six 3-pointers, continued his recent scoring surge. He is averaging 32 points in Houston's last six games, including a career-best 42 points against Memphis on Monday.

Fred VanVleet added 16 points, eight assists and three steals for the Rockets, who beat Denver for the fifth time in six meetings.

The Nuggets were without two of their five leading scorers in reigning league MVP Nikola Jokic (right elbow inflammation) and Aaron Gordon (right calf injury).

Jamal Murray and Christian Braun each scored 22 point for Denver, which had 18 turnovers in the loss, including five apiece from its starting backcourt of Murray and Russell Westbrook.

Takeaways Rockets: Houston won its fifth in a row and improved to 10-3 in its last 13 games to solidify its standing as the No. 2 team in the Western Conference.

Nuggets: Denver, which had won eight of its previous 10 games, absorbed its most lopsided defeat since a 145-118 loss to the New York Knicks on Nov. 25.

Key moment Houston opened the second quarter on an 8-2 run that was capped off by a corner 3 by former Nugget Jeff Green that stretched the Rockets' lead to 11 points. Houston outscored Denver 41-25 in the period to take a 69-48 lead into halftime.

Key stat The loss was Denver’s eighth in 20 home games this season, matching the Nuggets’ home loss total across 41 regular-season games in 2023-24.

Up next Houston continues its three-game road swing Thursday at Sacramento. The Nuggets are back in action Friday at the Miami Heat.

Regular Season Series

HOU leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 128 - 108
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 128 - 108
4th 5.1 shot clock turnover 128 - 108
4th 27.1 Cam Whitmore defensive rebound 128 - 108
4th 30.0 Hunter Tyson misses free throw 2 of 2 128 - 108

Statistics

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49-94 FG 40-75
52 Field Goal % 53
17-38 3PT 14-29
45 Three Point % 48
13-17 FT 14-21
76 Free Throw % 67
40 Rebounds 36
14 Offensive Rebounds 9
26 Defensive Rebounds 27
28 Assists 22
14 Steals 4
6 Blocks 7
8 Turnovers 18
3 Team Turnovers 2
11 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 34
25 Fast Break Points 7
56 Points in Paint 46
19 Fouls 16
24 Largest Lead 0
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Spencer Jones, F Out Feb 6
Cameron Johnson, F Out Feb 6
Nikola Jokic, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Christian Braun, G Day-To-Day Feb 6
Peyton Watson, G Out Feb 6
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jae'Sean Tate, F Out Feb 6
Steven Adams, C Out Jan 28
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,837 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 35 16 .686 - W3
Houston 31 19 .620 3.5 L2
Memphis 20 30 .400 14.5 L1
Dallas 19 32 .373 16 L6
New Orleans 14 40 .259 22.5 W1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 40 12 .769 - L1
Denver 33 19 .635 7 L3
Minnesota 32 21 .604 8.5 L1
Portland 24 28 .462 16 W1
Utah 16 36 .308 24 L1
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