Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets
42-23, 15-17 Away
97
42-23, 15-17 Away
40-25, 23-8 Home
95
40-25, 23-8 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 32 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | -7 |
| 37 | 22 | 8-20 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | 8 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +5 |
| 27 | 15 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +8 |
| 25 | 19 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +6 |
| 29 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 |
97 | 34-80 | 9-20 | 20-35 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 24 | ||
43% | 45% | 57% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 39 | 21 | 8-21 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 |
| 24 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -7 |
| 38 | 10 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -11 |
| 44 | 28 | 9-21 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +4 |
| 13 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +3 |
| 21 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +8 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| 33 | 15 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
95 | 32-84 | 8-17 | 23-26 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 28 | ||
38% | 47% | 88% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
HOU wins 3-1
Game Information
Ball Arena
9:00 PM, March 9, 2009
Denver, CO
Attendance: 16,020
- Referees:
- Monty McCutchen
- James Capers
- Tony Brown
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 18 | 7 | .720 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 16 | 7 | .696 | 1 | L1 |
| Memphis | 12 | 14 | .462 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 17 | .370 | 9 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 5 | 22 | .185 | 14 | W2 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 24 | 2 | .923 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 19 | 6 | .760 | 4.5 | W5 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 9 | .654 | 7 | W2 |
| Utah | 10 | 15 | .400 | 13.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 10 | 16 | .385 | 14 | W1 |
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