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Nuggets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at NOP | W 118-125 | |
| vs CHI | L 127-130 | |
| at MIN | W 112-123 | |
| at LAC | W 116-130 | |
| at SAC | W 108-122 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at CLE | W 104-114 | |
| vs ORL | W 117-113 | |
| vs POR | W 140-116 | |
| vs WAS | W 135-112 | |
| at MIL | W 115-122 |
Injuries
Nuggets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Gordon | F | Hamstring | Gordon did not play in Wednesday's (Nov. 19) game against the Pelicans. | |
 Julian Strawther | G | Back | Strawther did not play in Wednesday's (Nov. 19) game against the Pelicans. | |
 Christian Braun | G | Ankle | Christian Braun will be re-evaluated in six weeks after suffering a left ankle sprain during Wednesday's (Nov. 12) win over the Clippers, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. |
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | Head coach Ime Udoka told Michael Shapiro of SI.com that Finney-Smith was behind schedule in his recovery, but the Rockets haven't offered up any sort of timeline regarding when the veteran forward might play. Consider Finney-Smith week-to-week until the | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
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