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12/14 01:04 CST Denver hosts Houston on 4-game home skid
Denver hosts Houston on 4-game home skid
By The Associated Press
Houston Rockets (16-6, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets
(18-6, second in the Western Conference)
Denver; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts Houston looking to end its four-game home slide.
The Nuggets are 13-5 in conference games. Denver averages 125.5 points while
outscoring opponents by 9.6 points per game.
The Rockets are 9-5 in Western Conference play. Houston is fifth in the NBA
scoring 120.6 points per game while shooting 48.6%.
The Nuggets' 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.8 more made
shots on average than the 12.7 per game the Rockets give up. The Rockets
average 120.6 points per game, 4.7 more than the 115.9 the Nuggets give up.
The teams meet for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Nov. 22
the Nuggets won 112-109 led by 34 points from Nikola Jokic, while Reed Sheppard
scored 27 points for the Rockets.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 29.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 10.9 assists
for the Nuggets. Hunter Tyson is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Alperen Sengun is averaging 23 points, 9.4 rebounds, seven assists and 1.5
steals for the Rockets. Amen Thompson is averaging 20.0 points over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 126.7 points, 41.4 rebounds, 30.3
assists, 5.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 53.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points per game.
Rockets: 7-3, averaging 115.7 points, 47.2 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 9.3 steals
and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 107.0 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Christian Braun: out (ankle), Aaron Gordon: out (hamstring),
Julian Strawther: day to day (back).
Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (ankle),
Tari Eason: out (oblique).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
