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Denver Nuggets at Houston Rockets

Monday, November 9, 2026 · Final · Toyota Center

Denver Nuggets100FinalHouston Rockets110

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Win probability HOU 100% · DEN 0%
StartEnd Q1End Q2End Q3End Q4DEN50%HOU

Computed by NBAScope (model wp-v1) from the score, the time left and the pre-game Elo expectation — see methodology.

Score margin, minute by minute Above the line: HOU ahead · below: DEN ahead
StartEnd Q1End Q2End Q3End Q4+190+19HOU aheadDEN ahead

Scoring runs: HOU 14-0 (Q1 2.6 → Q2 8:08)DEN 8-0 (Q3 9:54 → Q3 8:09)DEN 10-0 (Q3 7:34 → Q3 5:04)

Team comparison

DENHOU

37-8341-91Field goals
4545Field goal %
8-2914-383-pointers
28373-point %
18-2514-17Free throws
3950Rebounds
715Offensive rebounds
2029Assists
75Steals
63Blocks
1211Turnovers
4046Points in the paint
511Fast-break points
1821Fouls
219Largest lead
33Lead changes

Score by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Nuggets24162832100
Rockets32222333110

Denver Nuggets — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jamal Murray · starter39382212114-235-85-5+1
Nikola Jokic · starter392516912311-211-52-2-2
Christian Braun · starter324533012-70-40-2-1
Cameron Johnson · starter318212022-62-52-3-2
Aaron Gordon · starter303520031-60-21-2+6
DeMar DeRozan197420002-80-13-3-16
Trevon Brazile145200002-30-11-2-3
Spencer Jones140010100-30-20-0-19
Marvin Bagley III126300102-20-02-4-7
Tyus Jones62000000-20-12-2-11
Bryce Hopkins32000001-20-00-00
DaRon Holmes II10000000-00-00-0+2
Alpha Diallo10000000-00-00-0+2
Zeke NnajiDid not play — coach's decision

Houston Rockets — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jabari Smith Jr. · starter3814730006-132-80-0+10
Kevin Durant · starter36231280166-151-310-10+3
Alperen Sengun · starter35201181129-171-31-3-3
Amen Thompson · starter358931013-80-02-2+1
Fred VanVleet · starter3012120014-93-61-2+1
Tari Eason1912522105-112-60-0+18
Reed Sheppard178000003-82-70-0+11
Marcus Smart175221002-51-30-0+6
Bogdan Bogdanovic128310003-52-20-0+7
Bruce Thornton10000000-00-00-0-2
Isaiah Crawford10000000-00-00-0-2
Steven AdamsDid not play — right soleus strain
Clint CapelaDid not play — right ankle sprain
Jae'Sean TateDid not play — coach's decision

Play-by-play

  1. 0.0End of Game100-110
  2. 0.0End of the 4th Quarter100-110
  3. 17.9DENBryce Hopkins makes 8-foot two point shot100-110
  4. 32.5DENSpencer Jones enters the game for Aaron Gordon98-110
  5. 32.5DENBryce Hopkins enters the game for Cameron Johnson98-110
  6. 32.5DENDaRon Holmes II enters the game for Nikola Jokic98-110
  7. 32.5DENAlpha Diallo enters the game for Jamal Murray98-110
  8. 32.5DENTrevon Brazile enters the game for Christian Braun98-110
  9. 32.5HOUBruce Thornton enters the game for Fred VanVleet98-110
  10. 32.5HOUIsaiah Crawford enters the game for Alperen Sengun98-110
  11. 32.5HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 298-110
  12. 32.5HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 298-109
  13. 32.5DENAaron Gordon personal take foul98-108
  14. 40.3HOUAmen Thompson offensive rebound98-108
  15. 40.3HOUAlperen Sengun misses 24-foot three point jumper98-108
  16. 1:04HOUAmen Thompson defensive rebound98-108
  17. 1:04DENJamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot98-108
  18. 1:14HOU(01:14) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Rockets] charged with a timeout98-108
  19. 1:14HOURockets Full timeout98-108
  20. 1:14HOUKevin Durant offensive foul turnover98-108
  21. 1:14HOUKevin Durant offensive charge98-108
  22. 1:19HOUKevin Durant defensive rebound98-108
  23. 1:19DENChristian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper98-108
  24. 1:32HOUAlperen Sengun makes 14-foot two point shot98-108
  25. 1:53DENNikola Jokic makes driving layup98-106
  26. 2:06HOUFred VanVleet makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)96-106
  27. 2:19DENAaron Gordon personal foul96-103
  28. 2:28DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 296-103
  29. 2:28DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 295-103
  30. 2:28HOUJabari Smith Jr. personal foul94-103
  31. 2:31DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound94-103
  32. 2:31HOUKevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot94-103
  33. 2:53DENJamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)94-103
  34. 3:00HOUKevin Durant bad pass turnover (Christian Braun steals)92-103
  35. 3:04HOUKevin Durant defensive rebound92-103
  36. 3:04DENKevin Durant blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot layup92-103
  37. 3:20HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)92-103
  38. 3:36DENNikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot92-100
  39. 3:56HOUAmen Thompson makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)90-100
  40. 4:06DEN8 second turnover90-98
  41. 4:14HOUAmen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard90-98
  42. 4:14DENNuggets Full timeout90-98
  43. 4:14HOUAlperen Sengun makes two point shot90-98
  44. 4:26HOUJabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound90-96
  45. 4:26HOUReed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper90-96
  46. 4:42HOUKevin Durant defensive rebound90-96
  47. 4:42HOUAlperen Sengun enters the game for Amen Thompson90-96
  48. 4:42DENChristian Braun misses free throw 2 of 290-96
  49. 4:42DENNuggets offensive team rebound90-96
  50. 4:42DENChristian Braun misses free throw 1 of 290-96
  51. 4:42HOUReed Sheppard shooting foul90-96
  52. 4:45HOUKevin Durant bad pass turnover (Christian Braun steals)90-96
  53. 5:01DENAaron Gordon enters the game for Marvin Bagley III90-96
  54. 5:01DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 290-96
  55. 5:01DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 289-96
  56. 5:01HOUFred VanVleet personal foul88-96
  57. 5:06DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound88-96
  58. 5:06HOUReed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper88-96
  59. 5:26HOUAmen Thompson defensive rebound88-96
  60. 5:26DENCameron Johnson enters the game for DeMar DeRozan88-96
  61. 5:26HOUJabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun88-96
  62. 5:26DENMarvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 288-96
  63. 5:26DENMarvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 288-96
  64. 5:26HOUAlperen Sengun shooting foul87-96
  65. 5:34HOUFred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper87-96
  66. 5:42HOUAlperen Sengun offensive rebound87-93
  67. 5:42HOUKevin Durant misses 15-foot two point shot87-93
  68. 5:49DENNikola Jokic personal foul87-93
  69. 6:06HOUKevin Durant defensive rebound87-93
  70. 6:06DENJamal Murray misses 13-foot pullup jump shot87-93
  71. 6:27DENChristian Braun defensive rebound87-93
  72. 6:27DENNikola Jokic enters the game for Aaron Gordon87-93
  73. 6:27DENChristian Braun enters the game for Cameron Johnson87-93
  74. 6:27HOUKevin Durant enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.87-93
  75. 6:27HOUFred VanVleet enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic87-93
  76. 6:27HOURockets Full timeout87-93
  77. 6:27HOUAlperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 187-93
  78. 6:27DENMarvin Bagley III shooting foul87-93
  79. 6:27HOUAlperen Sengun makes two point shot87-93
  80. 6:29HOUAlperen Sengun offensive rebound87-91
  81. 6:29HOUMarvin Bagley III blocks Alperen Sengun's two point shot87-91
  82. 6:49DENJamal Murray makes 15-foot fade away jump shot87-91
  83. 7:03HOUAlperen Sengun traveling turnover85-91
  84. 7:10HOUBogdan Bogdanovic offensive rebound85-91
  85. 7:10HOUBogdan Bogdanovic misses 11-foot step back jumpshot85-91
  86. 7:26DENJamal Murray makes finger roll layup85-91
  87. 7:44HOUReed Sheppard makes 25-foot three pointer83-91
  88. 7:59DENJamal Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot83-88
  89. 8:05HOUBogdan Bogdanovic personal foul81-88
  90. 8:15DENNuggets offensive team rebound81-88
  91. 8:15DENDeMar DeRozan misses 14-foot pullup jump shot81-88
  92. 8:34HOUAlperen Sengun makes 4-foot dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)81-88
  93. 8:48(08:48) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)81-86
  94. 8:48DENDeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 181-86
  95. 8:48HOUAlperen Sengun shooting foul80-86
  96. 8:48DENDeMar DeRozan makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)80-86
  97. 8:58DENDeMar DeRozan defensive rebound78-86
  98. 8:58HOUAlperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 278-86
  99. 8:58HOUAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 278-86
  100. 8:58DENMarvin Bagley III shooting foul78-85
  101. 9:21DENJamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot78-85
  102. 9:37HOUReed Sheppard makes 30-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)76-85
  103. 9:51HOUBogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound76-82
  104. 9:51DENAaron Gordon enters the game for Nikola Jokic76-82
  105. 9:51HOUJabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Marcus Smart76-82
  106. 9:51DENMarvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 276-82
  107. 9:51DENMarvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 276-82
  108. 9:51HOUMarcus Smart shooting foul75-82
  109. 9:52DENMarvin Bagley III offensive rebound75-82
  110. 9:52DENJamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot75-82
  111. 10:19HOUBogdan Bogdanovic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot75-82
  112. 10:36DENMarvin Bagley III makes layup75-80
  113. 10:43HOUAlperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)73-80
  114. 11:03DENMarvin Bagley III makes tip in dunk73-80
  115. 11:06DENMarvin Bagley III offensive rebound71-80
  116. 11:06DENJamal Murray misses two point shot71-80
  117. 11:20HOUBogdan Bogdanovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)71-80
  118. 11:25HOUAlperen Sengun offensive rebound71-77
  119. 11:25HOUReed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper71-77
  120. 11:44DENJamal Murray makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Cameron Johnson assists)71-77
  121. 12:00HOUBogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Kevin Durant68-77
  122. 12:00HOUReed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason68-77
  123. 12:00HOUAlperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.68-77
  124. 12:00DENMarvin Bagley III enters the game for Bryce Hopkins68-77
  125. 12:00DENCameron Johnson enters the game for Trevon Brazile68-77
  126. 12:00DENJamal Murray enters the game for Spencer Jones68-77

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