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Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs LAC | W 115-113 | |
| at DAL | L 122-109 | |
| vs PHX | W 117-98 | |
| vs SAC | W 121-95 | |
| at UTA | L 133-125 |
Nuggets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at SAC | W 105-136 | |
| at CHA | W 106-115 | |
| at ATL | W 133-134 | |
| at IND | W 120-135 | |
| vs DAL | L 121-131 |
Injuries
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. Eason is targeting a late December return, per Michael Shapiro of SI.com. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports. | |
 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. |
Nuggets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Gordon | F | Hamstring | Gordon is not expected to return before Christmas, according to Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports. | |
 Julian Strawther | G | Back | Strawther did not play on Thursday's (Dec. 11) game against the Kings. | |
 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. |
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