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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 201–217 of 217, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Feb 3, 19811980-81DEN 128, HOU 135
Jan 18, 19811980-81HOU 98, DEN 97
Jan 3, 19811980-81DEN 134, HOU 132
Dec 6, 19801980-81DEN 108, HOU 111
Oct 21, 19801980-81HOU 119, DEN 117
Feb 17, 19801979-80HOU 99, DEN 112
Jan 9, 19801979-80DEN 112, HOU 114
Mar 6, 19791978-79HOU 119, DEN 118
Feb 28, 19791978-79DEN 97, HOU 122
Jan 24, 19791978-79DEN 116, HOU 117
Oct 29, 19781978-79HOU 121, DEN 134
Apr 2, 19781977-78HOU 100, DEN 109
Jan 27, 19781977-78HOU 100, DEN 105
Jan 12, 19781977-78DEN 109, HOU 106
Apr 9, 19771976-77DEN 118, HOU 110
Feb 22, 19771976-77HOU 106, DEN 118
Jan 7, 19771976-77DEN 117, HOU 107

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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