Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	20	27	22	24	93
DEN	24	29	40	36	129

Game Recap

Denver opens up a big lead in the second half behind Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray to fuel a romp against Houston.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Jabari Smith Jr.SF	27	5-10	1-2	0-0	7	2	1	0	1	4	-12	11
7Kevin DurantPF	26	5-8	0-2	1-1	4	5	0	0	3	2	-18	11
28Alperen SengunC	24	5-8	0-1	0-4	2	3	0	3	2	2	-17	10
17Tari EasonSG	21	4-9	0-4	0-0	8	2	1	0	1	0	-17	8
1Amen ThompsonPG	30	8-14	0-1	0-1	5	4	1	0	2	2	-17	16
20Josh Okogie	23	5-11	2-5	0-2	4	3	1	1	0	2	-22	12
30Clint Capela	23	4-7	0-0	1-2	7	0	1	1	2	2	-19	9
15Reed Sheppard	27	4-12	1-9	0-0	2	2	2	1	3	2	-26	9
0Aaron Holiday	16	1-10	0-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2	-17	2
27Isaiah Crawford	12	1-5	0-2	3-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	-12	5
32Jeff Green	7	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
2Dorian Finney-Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	42-9743.3%	4-3312.1%	5-1435.7%	44	25	7	6	15	18	-	93

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	24	6-9	3-5	2-2	2	4	2	2	0	1	+23	17
32Aaron GordonPF	22	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	0	+17	0
15Nikola JokicC	30	6-12	0-2	4-5	12	13	5	1	5	2	+27	16
0Christian BraunSG	26	8-10	3-4	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	0	+20	19
27Jamal MurrayPG	31	11-21	3-4	5-6	2	4	1	0	1	0	+25	30
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	21	5-9	4-6	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	+15	14
21Spencer Jones	19	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	1	+17	0
11Bruce Brown	19	2-5	1-2	2-4	1	2	0	0	1	1	+17	7
17Jonas Valanciūnas	11	6-6	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	4	+7	12
3Julian Strawther	7	2-3	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+3	6
1Tyus Jones	7	1-2	0-1	0-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	+3	2
22Zeke Nnaji	5	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	1	+2	1
45David Roddy	5	0-1	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	1	+2	2
24Jalen Pickett	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	3
TOTAL	-	48-8755.2%	17-3253.1%	16-2272.7%	42	36	12	4	9	15	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Sengun: Tip to Smith Jr.
+2 (11:33) Sengun 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:15) Jokic 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:57) Durant 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
42
(10:43) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:39) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:33) MISS Sengun 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:25) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:22) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:03) MISS Smith Jr. 12' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:48) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:44) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:33) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
72
(9:06) MISS Murray 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:00) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:49) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:49) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:43) Braun 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
74
(8:25) MISS Thompson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:23) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:09) Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
77
(7:42) MISS Thompson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:40) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:29) Smith Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Scott)
+2 (7:24) Murray 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
79
(7:09) NUGGETS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Jokic ) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (7:09) Durant Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
89
(7:01) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:01) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:57) Murray 2' Running Layup (4 PTS)
811
(6:43) MISS Eason 4' Driving Layup
(6:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:27) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:23) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:17) MISS Eason 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:15) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (6:12) Smith Jr. 13' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Eason 2 AST)
1011
+3 (5:55) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1014
(5:42) MISS Thompson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:42) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:42) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(5:42) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:30) MISS Okogie 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:28) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:27) MISS Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:26) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:26) Okogie Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
1214
+3 (5:00) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1217
+2 (4:40) Smith Jr. 13' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS)
1417
(4:30) MISS Murray 8' Driving Layup
(4:27) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:27) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(4:25) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:15) Durant 3' Running Layup (5 PTS)
1617
(4:06) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:06) Sheppard STEAL (1 STL)
(4:02) MISS Sheppard 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:59) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:52) MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:50) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:40) Sheppard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:40) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(3:38) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(3:38) Sheppard STEAL (2 STL)
(3:30) MISS Sheppard 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:25) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:12) Murray 14' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1619
+2 (2:55) Smith Jr. 12' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
1819
(2:55) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (2:45) Jokic 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1821
+2 (2:19) Eason 5' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)
2021
(2:03) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:00) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(1:53) MISS Okogie 3PT Jump Shot
(1:49) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (1:46) Braun 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2023
(1:19) Rockets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
(1:04) MISS Hardaway Jr. 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:00) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:53) MISS Thompson 4' Driving Layup
(0:51) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(0:29) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T4)
(0:29) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
(0:08) Sheppard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:08) Jokic STEAL (3 STL)
(0:04) Okogie S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Scott)
+1 (0:04) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2024
(0:04) MISS Brown Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:02) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:01) Hardaway Jr. Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
(0:00) Hardaway Jr. P.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Sago)
(0:00) MISS Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:00) Rockets Rebound
(0:00) MISS Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:00) Rockets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

DEN

93Points129

42-97(43.3%)Field Goal(%)48-87(55.2%)

4-33(12.1%)3-Point(%)17-32(53.1%)

5-14(35.7%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

44(16)Rebounds(Offensive)42(8)

25Assists36

7Steals12

6Blocks4

15Turnovers9

18Fouls15

70Pts In The Paint52

12Fast Break Pts24

10Pts Off Turnovers19

37Bench Pts47

5Largest Lead39

Game Details

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,602 (102.6%)

tv: ESPN