5-3, 2-1 Away

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2:04 - 1st

	1	2	3	4	T
Nuggets DEN	20				22
Rockets HOU	24				24

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

7-3, 4-1 Home

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Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets

On the Court

Nuggets

Player	PTS	FG	REB	AST
N. Jokic#15C	2	1-5	1	4
S. Jones#21F	0	0-0	0	0
T. Brazile#7F	2	1-2	0	0
D. DeRozan#10G	0	0-2	0	0
T. Jones#5G	0	0-0	0	0

Rockets

Player	PTS	FG	REB	AST	PF
K. Durant#7F	11	5-6	4	2	0
J. Smith Jr.#10F	0	0-1	0	0	0
T. Eason#17F	0	0-1	0	0	1
M. Smart#36G	3	1-3	0	1	0
R. Sheppard#15G	0	0-0	0	0	0

DEN

14.6%

According to ESPN Analytics

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

42% (8-19)

Field Goal %

59% (10-17)

29% (2-7)

Three Point %

57% (4-7)

100% (2-2)

Free Throw %

0% (0-0)

Turnovers

Rebounds

Percent Led

62%

Largest Lead

Game Information

Houston, TX

Referee:Nick Buchert

Referee:John Butler

Referee:Robert Hussey

+2 Points

2:51 - 1st

Win %: HOU, 85.4

Kevin Durant makes 2-foot dunk (Marcus Smart assists)

1824

Rebound

2:59 - 1st

Win %: HOU, 84.0

Kevin Durant defensive rebound

1822

Missed FG

2:59 - 1st

Win %: HOU, 83.5

DeMar DeRozan misses driving floating jump shot

1822

Substitution

3:16 - 1st

Win %: HOU, 82.4

Tyus Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray

1822

Challenge

3:16 - 1st

Win %: HOU, 82.4

(03:16) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout

1822

Timeout

3:16 - 1st

Win %: HOU, 82.4

Nuggets Full timeout

1822

Game Leaders

DEN

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Injury Report

Denver Nuggets

Name	Status	Est. Return
Julian StrawtherJ. StrawtherG	OutKnee	29 Nov

Houston Rockets

Name	Status	Est. Return
Clint CapelaC. CapelaC	OutAnkle	15 Nov
Steven AdamsS. AdamsC	OutCalf	15 Nov
Oscar TshiebweO. TshiebweC	OutIllness	11 Nov

Data is currently unavailable.

Matchups

DEN

Season Matchup

0-0

HOU

Game 1@ HOU

2:04 - 1st

5-3

Game 2@ DEN

7-3

5-3

Game 3@ HOU

7-3

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	8	2	.800	-	W4
Minnesota	8	3	.727	0.5	W4
Portland	6	3	.667	1.5	L2
Denver	5	3	.625	2	W2
Utah	1	9	.100	7	L8

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	8	2	.800	-	W8
Houston	7	3	.700	1	L2
Memphis	6	3	.667	1.5	L3
Dallas	6	4	.600	2	W2
New Orleans	4	6	.400	4	L2

NBA News

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Luka Doncic returns for Lakers; Austin Reaves, Quentin Grimes out vs. Hawks

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Bronny James gets into verbal exchange with Pistons fans during Lakers' win

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