The Houston Rockets (52-30 in 2025-26) visit the Denver Nuggets (54-28) on , at Ball Arena. Since 2015-16 the Nuggets are 21-18 against the Rockets in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 225.2 total points. They last met on : Rockets 93, Nuggets 129.
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Game total points · over 236.5 in 3 of 15
Game total points · over 236.5 in 10 of 15
Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least
| Defense | vs Guards | vs Forwards | vs Centers |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 52.1 #1 −5.1 vs league | 42.6 #15 −0.2 vs league | 17.4 #12 −0.4 vs league |
| DEN | 56.8 #14 −0.4 vs league | 45.4 #24 +2.6 vs league | 17.3 #11 −0.5 vs league |
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DEN won 3 of 4 games in 2025-26. Since 2015 HOU leads 18–21.
Alperen Sengun scored 16.3 per game against DEN. He usually scores 20.4.
Kevin Durant scored 20.0 per game against DEN. He usually scores 26.0.
2025-26 averages, most minutes first
| Houston Rockets | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G | 18.3 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 37.4 |
| Kevin Durant F | 26.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 36.4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 15.8 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 35.1 |
| Denver Nuggets | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 25.4 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 35.4 |
| Nikola Jokić C | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 34.8 |
| Christian Braun G | 12.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 31.8 |