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Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets

Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Houston Rockets lead 112-105217 meetings since 1977
Houston Rockets lead 108-103Regular season
Houston Rockets lead 4-2Playoff games
Denver Nuggets W1Current streak

Playoff meetings

Biggest wins

Every meeting (217)

Meetings 101–150 of 217, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Mar 17, 19991998-99HOU 114, DEN 109
Mar 9, 19991998-99DEN 75, HOU 84
Feb 8, 19991998-99DEN 80, HOU 99
Apr 14, 19981997-98DEN 88, HOU 94
Apr 7, 19981997-98HOU 104, DEN 87
Jan 2, 19981997-98HOU 116, DEN 115
Dec 2, 19971997-98DEN 101, HOU 112
Apr 1, 19971996-97HOU 116, DEN 99
Mar 29, 19971996-97DEN 105, HOU 120
Jan 30, 19971996-97DEN 113, HOU 109
Nov 7, 19961996-97HOU 110, DEN 108
Apr 11, 19961995-96DEN 109, HOU 113
Apr 7, 19961995-96HOU 105, DEN 111
Jan 17, 19961995-96HOU 120, DEN 112
Nov 18, 19951995-96DEN 97, HOU 101
Apr 9, 19951994-95HOU 123, DEN 120
Jan 31, 19951994-95DEN 74, HOU 86
Jan 14, 19951994-95HOU 104, DEN 118
Nov 29, 19941994-95DEN 81, HOU 96
Nov 19, 19941994-95HOU 109, DEN 101
Apr 24, 19941993-94DEN 115, HOU 107
Apr 10, 19941993-94HOU 93, DEN 92
Feb 22, 19941993-94DEN 97, HOU 98
Jan 20, 19941993-94HOU 106, DEN 111
Dec 23, 19931993-94DEN 106, HOU 93
Apr 14, 19931992-93HOU 107, DEN 96
Feb 27, 19931992-93DEN 102, HOU 107
Jan 8, 19931992-93HOU 90, DEN 115
Dec 26, 19921992-93DEN 82, HOU 90
Dec 1, 19921992-93HOU 105, DEN 112
Apr 2, 19921991-92DEN 114, HOU 137
Feb 28, 19921991-92HOU 84, DEN 81
Jan 14, 19921991-92DEN 94, HOU 111
Dec 3, 19911991-92DEN 110, HOU 100
Nov 2, 19911991-92HOU 101, DEN 109
Apr 21, 19911990-91DEN 125, HOU 131
Apr 5, 19911990-91HOU 126, DEN 120
Feb 26, 19911990-91HOU 129, DEN 99
Jan 10, 19911990-91HOU 156, DEN 133
Nov 6, 19901990-91DEN 135, HOU 145
Apr 19, 19901989-90DEN 130, HOU 127
Mar 13, 19901989-90HOU 114, DEN 117
Jan 22, 19901989-90DEN 104, HOU 116
Nov 18, 19891989-90HOU 111, DEN 141
Nov 9, 19891989-90DEN 128, HOU 127
Mar 21, 19891988-89DEN 112, HOU 110
Mar 2, 19891988-89HOU 103, DEN 113
Feb 17, 19891988-89DEN 111, HOU 121
Feb 5, 19891988-89DEN 112, HOU 124
Dec 13, 19881988-89HOU 101, DEN 126

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names. Denver’s record starts with the current franchise’s first NBA season (1976–77); the 1949–50 Denver Nuggets were a separate franchise.

Series by season

Denver Nuggets 3-12025-26 · Regular season
Denver Nuggets 2-12024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Mar 11, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonHOU 93, DEN 129Amen Thompson 16 · Jamal Murray 30
Dec 20, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonHOU 115, DEN 101Kevin Durant 31 · Nikola Jokić 25
Dec 15, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonHOU 125, DEN 128 (OT)Alperen Sengun 33 · Nikola Jokić 39
Nov 21, 20252025-26 · 2025 NBA Cup · Group stageDEN 112, HOU 109Nikola Jokić 34 · Reed Sheppard 27
Apr 13, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDEN 126, HOU 111Michael Porter Jr. 19 · Fred VanVleet 15
Mar 23, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDEN 116, HOU 111Jamal Murray 39 · Jalen Green 30
Jan 15, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonHOU 128, DEN 108Jalen Green 34 · Christian Braun 22

2025-26 team comparison

Denver NuggetsPer gameHouston Rockets
122.1Points115.2
116.9Points allowed110.0
+5.2Net rating+5.4
122.2Offensive rating118.5
117.0Defensive rating113.1
99.9Pace97.3
44.0Rebounds48.1
28.9Assists25.4

Quick answers

Who won the last Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets game?
The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 129-93 on March 11, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets play next?
The Denver Nuggets visit the Houston Rockets on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 8:30 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets?
The Houston Rockets lead 112-105 in 217 meetings since 1977 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

All-time records for every NBA rivalry

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