Playing at Ball Arena on March 11, 2026, the Denver Nuggets topped the Houston Rockets 129-93. The Denver Nuggets executed their game plan effectively before 19,602 fans.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Total |
| DEN |
24 |
29 |
40 |
36 |
129 |
| HOU |
20 |
27 |
22 |
24 |
93 |
Officials
Courtney Kirkland (Referee), Evan Scott (Referee), Natalie Sago (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team |
Player |
Position |
Status |
Injury |
Expected Return |
| DEN |
Peyton Watson |
G |
Out |
Hamstring – Strain |
2026-03-17 |
| HOU |
Dorian Finney-Smith |
F |
Out |
Ankle – Not Specified |
2026-03-13 |
| HOU |
Jae’Sean Tate |
F |
Out |
Knee – Sprain |
2026-03-16 |
| HOU |
Steven Adams |
C |
Out |
Ankle – Surgery |
2026-10-01 |
| HOU |
Fred VanVleet |
G |
Out |
Knee – Surgery |
2026-06-01 |
Team Statistics
| Team |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PTS |
| HOU |
43 |
12 |
36 |
44 |
25 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
93 |
| DEN |
55 |
53 |
73 |
42 |
36 |
12 |
4 |
10 |
129 |
Houston Rockets Player Statistics
| Player |
POS |
MIN |
PTS |
FGM-A |
FG% |
3PM-A |
3P% |
FTM-A |
FT% |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
| Kevin Durant |
F |
26 |
11 |
5-8 |
62.5 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
-18 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. |
F |
28 |
11 |
5-10 |
50.0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
-12 |
| Tari Eason |
F |
22 |
8 |
4-9 |
44.4 |
0-4 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
-17 |
| Alperen Sengun |
C |
24 |
10 |
5-8 |
62.5 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
0-4 |
0.0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
-17 |
| Amen Thompson |
G |
30 |
16 |
8-14 |
57.1 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-17 |
| Jeff Green |
F |
8 |
0 |
0-3 |
0.0 |
0-3 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
| Isaiah Crawford |
F |
12 |
5 |
1-5 |
20.0 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
3-4 |
75.0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-12 |
| Clint Capela |
C |
24 |
9 |
4-7 |
57.1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
-19 |
| Aaron Holiday |
G |
16 |
2 |
1-10 |
10.0 |
0-4 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-17 |
| Josh Okogie |
G |
24 |
12 |
5-11 |
45.5 |
2-5 |
40.0 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-22 |
| Reed Sheppard |
G |
27 |
9 |
4-12 |
33.3 |
1-9 |
11.1 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
-26 |
Denver Nuggets Player Statistics
| Player |
POS |
MIN |
PTS |
FGM-A |
FG% |
3PM-A |
3P% |
FTM-A |
FT% |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
| Aaron Gordon |
F |
22 |
0 |
0-3 |
0.0 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+17 |
| Cameron Johnson |
F |
25 |
17 |
6-9 |
66.7 |
3-5 |
60.0 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
+23 |
| Nikola Jokic |
C |
30 |
16 |
6-12 |
50.0 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
4-5 |
80.0 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
+27 |
| Jamal Murray |
G |
31 |
30 |
11-21 |
52.4 |
3-4 |
75.0 |
5-6 |
83.3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+25 |
| Christian Braun |
G |
26 |
19 |
8-10 |
80.0 |
3-4 |
75.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+20 |
| Zeke Nnaji |
F |
6 |
1 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
| Spencer Jones |
F |
20 |
0 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
+17 |
| David Roddy |
F |
6 |
2 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas |
C |
12 |
12 |
6-6 |
100.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
+7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. |
G |
21 |
14 |
5-9 |
55.6 |
4-6 |
66.7 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
+15 |
| Tyus Jones |
G |
8 |
2 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
0-1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
| Bruce Brown |
G |
20 |
7 |
2-5 |
40.0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
2-4 |
50.0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+17 |
| Jalen Pickett |
G |
6 |
3 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
| Julian Strawther |
G |
8 |
6 |
2-3 |
66.7 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
Jamal Murray paced the offense with 30 points. Nikola Jokic secured 12 rebounds and Nikola Jokic facilitated the offense with 13 assists. Comprehensive statistics are shown above.
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