Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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DEN

DENVER NUGGETS

55-27

VS

HOU

HOUSTON ROCKETS

52-30

Everything you need for Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

3

DEN wins

of 4

1

HOU wins

RECENT FORM

DEN

Denver Nuggets 55-27 season

MIN

MIN Apr 18 W vs

SAS

SAS Apr 12 W vs

OKC

OKC Apr 10 W vs

MEM

POR

HOU

Houston Rockets 52-30 season

LAL

LAL Apr 18 W vs

MEM

MEM Apr 12 L vs

MIN

MIN Apr 10 W vs

PHI

PHX

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every DEN vs HOU meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

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DEN

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HOU

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

DEN

Denver Nuggets

1 Nikola Jokić 27.6/12.9/10.7 +29.1 2 Jamal Murray 25.8/4.5/7.2 +16.5 3 Aaron Gordon 16.6/6.0/2.8 +7.6 4 Peyton Watson 15.0/5.0/2.1 +2.9 5 Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.4/2.6/1.3 +2.2 6 Christian Braun 12.0/4.9/2.7 +1.7 7 Cameron Johnson 12.4/3.8/2.5 +1.4 8 Jonas Valančiūnas 9.8/5.7/1.4 -1.2

HOU

Houston Rockets

1 Kevin Durant 26.0/5.5/4.8 +16.1 2 Alperen Sengun 20.6/9.0/6.3 +13.1 3 Amen Thompson 18.2/7.8/5.3 +12.9 4 Jabari Smith Jr. 15.8/6.9/1.8 +7.6 5 Steven Adams 5.8/8.6/1.5 +2.8 6 Tari Eason 10.5/6.3/1.5 +2.3 7 Reed Sheppard 13.6/2.9/3.4 +2.2 8 JD Davison 6.7/3.8/3.2 -1.6

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DEN

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HOU

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