Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets: player stats (Mar 11, 2026)

Regular seasonFinal

Houston Rockets

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

Head to head: Rockets vs Nuggets, series and next game

Follow the next game live on your lock screen — in the app

HOU

Game leaders

DEN

Points
Houston Rockets: Amen Thompson16 PTS8-14 FG, 0-1 3P, 0-1 FT
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray30 PTS11-21 FG, 3-4 3P, 5-6 FT
Rebounds
Houston Rockets: Tari Eason8 REB2 OREB, 6 DREB
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic12 REB4 OREB, 8 DREB
Assists
Houston Rockets: Kevin Durant5 AST11 PTS, 3 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic13 AST16 PTS, 5 TOV

The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets by a wide margin, 129-93, on March 11, 2026 at Ball Arena. Amen Thompson scored 16 for the Houston Rockets, while Jamal Murray had 30 for the Denver Nuggets.

Houston Rockets box score
Houston Rockets
Amen ThompsonG-F	30:00	16	5	4	8-14	0-1	0-1	1	0	2	2	-17
Jabari Smith Jr.F	28:00	11	7	2	5-10	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	4	-12
Kevin DurantF	26:00	11	4	5	5-8	0-2	1-1	0	0	3	2	-18
Alperen SengunF-C	24:00	10	2	3	5-8	0-1	0-4	0	3	2	2	-17
Tari EasonF	22:00	8	8	2	4-9	0-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	-17
Reed SheppardG	27:00	9	2	2	4-12	1-9	0-0	2	1	3	2	-26
Josh OkogieG	24:00	12	4	3	5-11	2-5	0-2	1	1	0	2	-22
Clint CapelaC	24:00	9	7	0	4-7	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	2	-19
Aaron HolidayG	16:00	2	1	3	1-10	0-4	0-0	0	0	1	2	-17
Isaiah CrawfordF	12:00	5	3	1	1-5	0-2	3-4	0	0	0	0	-12
Jeff GreenF	7:00	0	1	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	-3
Team	240	93	44	25	42-97	4-33	5-14	7	6	15	18

DNP: JD Davison, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jae'Sean Tate, Fred VanVleet, Steven Adams, Tristen Newton

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG	31:00	30	2	4	11-21	3-4	5-6	1	0	1	0	+25
Nikola JokicC	30:00	16	12	13	6-12	0-2	4-5	5	1	5	2	+27
Christian BraunG	26:00	19	4	3	8-10	3-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	+20
Cameron JohnsonF	25:00	17	2	4	6-9	3-5	2-2	2	2	0	1	+23
Aaron GordonF	22:00	0	4	1	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	+17
Tim Hardaway Jr.G	21:00	14	3	1	5-9	4-6	0-0	0	0	1	3	+15
Spencer JonesF	20:00	0	3	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	+17
Bruce BrownG	20:00	7	1	2	2-5	1-2	2-4	0	0	1	1	+17
Jonas ValanciunasC	12:00	12	5	3	6-6	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	4	+7
Tyus JonesG	8:00	2	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-1	0	0	0	0	+3
Julian StrawtherG	7:00	6	1	0	2-3	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	+3
Zeke NnajiF-C	6:00	1	1	0	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	0	1	1	+2
Jalen PickettG	6:00	3	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	+2
David RoddyF	6:00	2	4	1	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	1	+2
Team	240	129	42	36	48-87	17-32	16-22	12	4	9	15

DNP: K.J. Simpson, DaRon Holmes II, Curtis Jones, Peyton Watson

Team stats

Team stats: Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets
HOU	Stat	DEN
43.3%42-97	Field-goal percentage	55.2%(better)48-87
12.1%4-33	Three-point percentage	53.1%(better)17-32
35.7%5-14	Free-throw percentage	72.7%(better)16-22
44(better)	Rebounds	42
16(better)	Offensive rebounds	8
28	Defensive rebounds	34(better)
25	Assists	36(better)
7	Steals	12(better)
6(better)	Blocks	4
15	Turnovers	9(better)
18	Personal fouls	15(better)
37	Bench points	47(better)

Team advanced
HOU	Stat	DEN
99.9	Pace	99.9
93.1	Off. rating	129.1(better)
129.1	Def. rating	93.1(better)
-36.0	Net rating	36.0(better)
45.1	TS%	66.7(better)
45.4	eFG%	64.9(better)
12.7	TOV%	8.5(better)
32.0(better)	OREB%	22.2
0.144	FT rate	0.253(better)
34.0	3PA rate	36.8(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

HOU 30%DEN 70%

Expected margin: DEN by 6.4
Result: DEN by 36: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 29.6 pts from the result. Its largest input: Rest (back-to-backs), 2.1 pts toward DEN. 4 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

HOU 1, DEN 3

Nov 21Denver Nuggets 112, Houston Rockets 109
Dec 15Houston Rockets 125, Denver Nuggets 128
Dec 20Houston Rockets 115, Denver Nuggets 101
Mar 11 · this gameHouston Rockets 93, Denver Nuggets 129

Before and after

Houston Rockets

This week’s games

Sat, Nov 14

Sun, Nov 15

1:00 PMPacers vs 76ers Head to head: Pacers vs 76ers
4:00 PMLakers vs Suns Head to head: Lakers vs Suns
4:30 PMHornets vs Clippers Head to head: Hornets vs Clippers
5:00 PMSpurs vs Jazz Head to head: Spurs vs Jazz
6:00 PMMavericks vs Celtics Head to head: Mavericks vs Celtics
6:00 PMKnicks vs Raptors Head to head: Knicks vs Raptors
7:00 PMRockets vs Wizards Head to head: Rockets vs Wizards
8:00 PMHawks vs Bucks Head to head: Hawks vs Bucks
9:00 PMThunder vs Kings Head to head: Thunder vs Kings

Mon, Nov 16

Tue, Nov 17

7:30 PMKnicks vs Raptors Head to head: Knicks vs Raptors
8:00 PMTrail Blazers vs Timberwolves Head to head: Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves
8:00 PMPistons vs Spurs Head to head: Pistons vs Spurs
10:30 PMJazz vs Clippers Head to head: Jazz vs Clippers
11:00 PMHornets vs Lakers Head to head: Hornets vs Lakers

Thu, Nov 19

Fri, Nov 20

7:00 PMHornets vs Hawks Head to head: Hornets vs Hawks
7:30 PMMagic vs Nets Head to head: Magic vs Nets
7:30 PMPacers vs Cavaliers Head to head: Pacers vs Cavaliers
7:30 PMRaptors vs Pistons Head to head: Raptors vs Pistons
8:00 PMWizards vs Bulls Head to head: Wizards vs Bulls
8:00 PMPelicans vs Thunder Head to head: Pelicans vs Thunder
9:30 PMSuns vs Jazz Head to head: Suns vs Jazz
10:00 PMRockets vs Nuggets Head to head: Rockets vs Nuggets
10:00 PMKings vs Lakers Head to head: Kings vs Lakers

NBA schedule: every team