The Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets 129-93 on March 11, 2026 at Ball Arena. A crowd of 19,602 witnessed the Denver Nuggets secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 129 |
| HOU | 20 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 93 |
Game 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 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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