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Saturday, December 13, 2014

8:00 PM ET - Toyota Center, Houston, TX

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31	17	25	23	96

21	33	26	28	108

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By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Dec 12 2014 2:57PM

James Harden posted his highest-scoring game of the season in leading the Houston Rockets to victory their last time out.

He may not need to carry as big a load Saturday night with Dwight Howard aiming to return against the visiting Denver Nuggets.

The Rockets (17-5) are hoping to have their All-Star center available after an 11-game absence due to soreness in his right knee. Howard was averaging 18.8 points and a team-leading 11.3 rebounds before going down.

Houston managed to go 8-3 without Howard thanks in large part to Harden, who averaged 29.1 points during his absence. He's averaged 32.8 in the past four games and scored 44 in Thursday's 113-109 overtime win at Sacramento.

Harden made a 3-pointer to tie it with 21 seconds left in regulation, then scored Houston's first 10 points in the extra period.

"(Harden's) the best 2-guard in the league for sure, I think the best player in the league," point guard Patrick Beverley said.

Beverley finished with 15 points, a season-high 10 rebounds and five assists in his third game back since missing six with a hamstring injury. Forward Terrence Jones remains out with a leg injury, and backup point guard Isaiah Canaan is nearing a return after missing six straight with a sprained knee.

"We've been fighting all year, the injury bug," Harden said. "All we have on our backs is the fight."

The Rockets have also been clamping down defensively - they're allowing 95.2 points per game to rank among the NBA leaders, including 92.2 at home. Houston has gone 8-3 on its own court while holding teams to 41.9 percent shooting.

The Rockets are 2-8 in their last 10 against the Nuggets, with both wins coming at home last season. Harden has scored 14, 17, 32 and 10 points in his past four in the series, shooting 29.3 percent in that span.

Nuggets guard Ty Lawson has missed three of those last four meetings, but he's averaged 21.9 points in his past seven against Houston.

Denver (10-12) gave up an average of 108.0 points during a four-game losing streak before bouncing back to beat Miami 102-82 on Wednesday. The Nuggets outscored the Heat 31-14 in the third quarter.

"It felt good to finally get this win, get the monkey off our back and head into these next games," Lawson said.

Lawson scored 10 points and shot 3 of 12 in 30 minutes before sitting out the fourth with the game out of reach. He had averaged just under 43 minutes in the previous four games, including a season-high 49 two nights earlier in a 112-107 overtime loss at Toronto.

"It's like a day off," said Lawson, among the NBA leaders with 10.3 assists per game. "It feels good to get my legs back and have a chance to rest."

Kenneth Faried had 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench after missing the previous two games with a back issue. He's averaged 15.8 points and 9.4 boards over a five-game stretch against the Rockets.

Danilo Gallinari sat out Wednesday with a couple of bone bruises to his right knee, leaving his status for Saturday unclear. The Nuggets were also without Nate Robinson (back) and JaVale McGee (leg).

Denver is 4-8 on the road, where it's allowing an average of 107.0 points to rank near the bottom of the league.

Howard, Harden lead Rockets over Nuggets, 108-96

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Posted Dec 14 2014 12:05AM

HOUSTON (AP) Dwight Howard isn't quite where he wants to be.

He was still good enough to lead the Houston Rockets to a win in his return from injury.

Howard had 26 points and 13 rebounds, James Harden had a triple-double, and the Rockets overcame an early deficit for a 108-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.

Howard, who missed the previous 11 games with a strained right knee, also reached a milestone, eclipsing 10,000 rebounds in his career.

"I didn't know what to expect," he said. "I just wanted to come there and give my teammates everything I had. I didn't play a perfect game, but I gave the hardest effort I could for my team."

Howard said he's still getting his conditioning back and that his knee got stiff when he'd return to the game after a break.

Harden had 24 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his third career triple-double. He almost didn't get it, grabbing his 10th rebound with less than a second left in the game. He almost had one a few seconds earlier, but teammate Troy Daniels swiped it from him.

"I almost tackled Troy out of bounds trying to get that rebound," Harden said with a laugh. "Everybody in the arena knew what was going on but Troy."

Ty Lawson had 19 points and 12 assists, and Darrell Arthur had a season-high 20 points for the Nuggets.

"We got dominated by their big guys inside," Denver coach Brian Shaw said. "Howard and (Donatas) Motiejunas we couldn't stop when they threw the ball in the post. They just backed us down and got whatever they wanted."

Houston trailed by 14 points in the first half before taking the lead with a big second quarter and keeping it the rest of the game. They led by seven points at the beginning of the fourth quarter and had extended the lead to 92-77 midway through the period.

Coach Kevin McHale was a bit worried about how Howard would do after last playing on Nov. 17. It was apparent there was no reason for concern with the All-Star center's dominant performance. McHale planned to limit him to 20-24 minutes, but kept him in for almost 30.

"Dwight did fantastic ... it's really hard to take that much time off, a month, and then come back and have any semblance of rhythm at all," McHale said. "He looked good and now we just have to build from here."

Howard also had three blocks, two assists and a steal.

About the only thing that slowed him down was a bloody nose he got early in the third quarter. He played several minutes after that with blood smeared on his crisp white jersey just above the `R' in Rockets and white paper stuffed up his right nostril.

He said he got hit in the nose, but refused to elaborate.

He went to the bench with about 4 minutes left in the quarter and changed into a fresh jersey.

JJ Hickson scored the first basket of the second half to get the Nuggets within four points. But the Rockets scored the next eight points, thanks to 3s by Harden and Trevor Ariza, to make it 62-50 with 10 minutes left in the third.

Howard made it 72-59 with a layup with about 5 1/2 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Denver outscored Houston 14-8 the rest of the quarter to cut the lead to 80-73 entering the fourth.

Houston trailed by 14 points about eight minutes before halftime when they went on a 21-4 run to take a 47-44 lead with about 2 1/2 minutes left in the quarter. Motiejunas got things going in that span, scoring the first nine points of the run.

TIP-INS

Nuggets: Lawson is the first player to have 10 or more assists against Houston this season. ... Danilo Gallinari (bruised knee) and JaVale McGee (leg strain) were out for Denver.

Rockets: Motiejunas added a career-high 25 points. ... Francisco Garcia (strained right calf/Achilles), Isaiah Canaan (sprained left ankle), Terrence Jones (nerve inflammation in left leg) and Kostas Papanikolaou (strained right knee) all sat out for Houston.

ROBINSON'S RETURN

Denver guard Nate Robinson (back) was cleared by a doctor to play on Friday, but Shaw wants him to go through some contact drills in practice or a shootaround before he returns. Robinson has missed four games with the injury.

UP NEXT

Nuggets: Host San Antonio on Sunday.

Rockets: At Denver on Wednesday.

DEN HOU

37.5% 44.3% 25.0% 29.4% 65.4% 58.8% FG % 3FG% FT %

	DEN	HOU
Total Rebounds	51	52
Offensive Rebounds	15	13
Turnovers	15	14
Fast Break Pts:	17	18
Biggest Lead:	14	15
Points in the Paint:	42	50

	DEN	HOU
p	Arthur 20	Howard 26
rb	Hickson 10	Howard 13
a	Lawson 12	Harden 10
s	Afflalo 3	2 players 2
b	Nurkic 3	Howard 3

12/13 - DEN 96 @ HOU 108
12/17 - HOU 115 @ DEN 111
03/07 - HOU @ DEN
03/19 - DEN @ HOU

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Denver Nuggets (10-13)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
W. Chandler	F	31:15	4-13	1-5	0-0	-22	1	8	9	2	3	0	2	0	0	9
J. Hickson	F	22:04	5-7	0-0	4-8	-6	2	8	10	2	4	0	2	2	1	14
T. Mozgov	C	14:09	0-1	0-0	0-0	-15	3	1	4	1	5	0	1	0	1	0
A. Afflalo	G	37:26	4-17	1-7	3-3	+2	0	4	4	2	2	3	3	0	2	12
T. Lawson	G	39:13	7-13	1-3	4-5	-11	0	4	4	12	0	0	2	0	0	19
J. Nurkic		18:23	3-9	0-0	3-6	+7	2	3	5	1	6	2	0	3	1	9
K. Faried		20:08	3-7	0-0	1-2	+2	1	2	3	2	3	0	0	1	1	7
D. Arthur		24:03	7-14	4-9	2-2	+3	3	3	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	20
E. Green		10:18	2-7	0-1	0-0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4
G. Harris		13:11	0-4	0-1	0-0	-19	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
A. Gee		09:50	1-4	0-2	0-0	-2	2	1	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	2
D. Gallinari	DND - Right Knee Contusion
N. Robinson	DNP - Coach's Decision
Total		240	36-96	7-28	17-26		15	36	51	24	26	7	15	7	7	96
			37.5%	25.0%	65.4%		team rebs: 13			total to: 16

Houston Rockets (18-5)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
T. Ariza	F	41:43	4-14	3-11	2-4	+24	3	5	8	2	3	2	0	0	1	13
D. Motiejunas	F	32:03	11-19	2-4	1-2	+8	2	3	5	1	3	1	1	0	3	25
D. Howard	C	29:36	9-11	0-0	8-17	+35	3	10	13	2	3	1	2	3	0	26
J. Harden	G	37:59	7-20	2-5	8-9	+8	0	10	10	10	3	1	3	2	2	24
P. Beverley	G	34:33	4-9	1-4	0-0	+22	0	2	2	3	5	2	3	1	1	9
T. Black		07:14	0-1	0-0	1-2	-6	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
J. Dorsey		15:17	0-0	0-0	0-0	-20	3	5	8	0	2	0	1	1	0	0
J. Terry		25:25	3-9	2-8	0-0	-10	0	1	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	8
N. Johnson		14:25	1-5	0-2	0-0	+2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
T. Daniels		01:45	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Canaan	DND - Sprained Left Ankle
C. Capela	DNP - Coach's Decision
Total		240	39-88	10-34	20-34		13	39	52	20	21	8	14	7	7	108
			44.3%	29.4%	58.8%		team rebs: 16			total to: 15

inactive

Nuggets: Foye, McGee
Rockets: Garcia, Jones, Papanikolaou

technical fouls

Nuggets: --
Rockets: McHale

scoring

Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 5

arena stats

Arena: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Officials: #65 Sean Wright, #79 Kevin Scott, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance: 18136
Duration: 2:23

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Denver Nuggets (10-13)		Houston Rockets (18-5)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs Mozgov (Motiejunas gains possession)
	11:45	Motiejunas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Afflalo (1 ST)
Afflalo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)	11:37 [DEN 2-0]
	11:24 [HOU 2-2]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Mozgov Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Beverley (1 ST)	11:09
Hickson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	11:00
	10:53	Motiejunas Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:51
	10:38	Motiejunas Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:38 [DEN 3-2]
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:38
	10:38	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:24	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:23
Afflalo Jump Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:16	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:10 [HOU 5-3]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)
Hickson Running Hook Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Mozgov (1 AST)	09:50 [DEN 5-5]
	09:28	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:25
	09:21	Howard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:21
Team Rebound	09:21
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:21
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:18
Chandler Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (1 AST)	09:04 [DEN 7-5]
Chandler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:48
	08:48	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:48	Team Rebound
	08:48	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:48
Chandler Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)	08:36 [DEN 9-5]
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:25
	08:25	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:25	Team Rebound
	08:25	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	08:25	Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:23	Ariza Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hickson (1 BLK)
	08:21	Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	08:10	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:09
Chandler Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	07:56
	07:54	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:50	Harden Layup Shot: Missed
	07:47	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:46	Motiejunas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hickson (2 BLK)
Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:44
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:22
	07:22 [HOU 6-9]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Nurkic	07:22
	07:22 [HOU 7-9]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:05	Ariza Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Nurkic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hickson (1 AST)	07:00 [DEN 11-7]
	06:47	Harden Running Jump Shot: Missed
	06:46	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:46	Motiejunas Tip Shot: Missed
Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:44
	06:43	Beverley Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:43 [DEN 12-7]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:43
Team Rebound	06:43
	06:43	Motiejunas Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:43
Team Rebound	06:43
	06:43	Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Black
Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:43 [DEN 13-7]
	06:28 [HOU 10-13]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:15
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed	06:01
	05:59	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Nurkic Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:51
	05:51 [HOU 11-13]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	05:51 [HOU 12-13]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	05:39	Howard Foul: Personal Block (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:39
Team Rebound	05:39
	05:39	Howard Substitution replaced by Dorsey
Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:39
	05:39	Black Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:25 [HOU 15-13]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)
Hickson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)	05:13 [DEN 15-15]
	05:01	Beverley Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Nurkic Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hickson (2 AST)	04:50 [DEN 17-15]
	04:40	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	04:40	Black Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Nurkic Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:38
	04:38 [HOU 16-17]	Black Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:38	Beverley Substitution replaced by Terry
Nurkic Substitution replaced by Faried	04:38
	04:38	Black Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:38
Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Faried (1 AST)	04:25 [DEN 19-16]
	03:55 [HOU 18-19]	Ariza Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (8 PTS)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:44 [DEN 22-18]
	03:18	Black Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	03:16	Dorsey Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:11	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:10	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:07	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:05	Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	03:00	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:58
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:54 [DEN 24-18]
	02:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:45	Ariza Substitution replaced by Johnson
	02:33	Harden Turnaround Bank shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:32
Hickson Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	02:32
Hickson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:32
Hickson Substitution replaced by Arthur	02:32
	02:22	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	02:20	Dorsey Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:14 [HOU 21-24]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)
	01:59	Johnson Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:59 [DEN 25-21]
Chandler Substitution replaced by Nurkic	01:59
Afflalo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:59 [DEN 26-21]
	01:47	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:45
Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (2 AST)	01:33 [DEN 29-21]
	01:03	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:01
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:53.9	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:49.9	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed
Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:47.9
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:41.9
	00:39.9	Dorsey Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:30.9	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Nurkic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:28.9
Nurkic Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:04.9
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:02.9
Lawson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arthur (1 AST)	00:00.8 [DEN 31-21]
	00:00.8	Black Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Afflalo (2 ST)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (10-13)		Houston Rockets (18-5)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
(12:00) [HOU] McHale Technical
(12:00) [DEN 32-21] Afflalo Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
(12:00) [DEN] Afflalo Substitution replaced by Harris
Harris Jump Shot: Missed	11:46
	11:43	Dorsey Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	11:35	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:35	Team Rebound
Arthur Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:35
	11:21	Terry Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	11:21	Terry Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Faried Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dorsey (1 BLK)	11:08
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:06
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	11:03
	11:02	Dorsey Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:42 [HOU 24-32]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Beverley (1 AST)
Harris Jump Shot: Missed	10:21
	10:21	Team Rebound
	10:10	Dorsey Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	10:10	Dorsey Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Faried (2 AST)	09:57 [DEN 35-24]
	09:45	Motiejunas Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:44
	09:44	Beverley Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Faried Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nurkic (1 AST)	09:35 [DEN 37-24]
	09:13 [HOU 26-37]	Motiejunas Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Green Pullup Jump shot: Missed	09:01
	08:59	Dorsey Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	08:44	Beverley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	08:44
	08:44	Dorsey Substitution replaced by Howard
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Harris Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:19
Green Substitution replaced by Lawson	08:19
Harris Substitution replaced by Afflalo	08:19
	08:13	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Nurkic (1 ST)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)	08:06 [DEN 40-26]
	07:50	Terry Substitution replaced by Harden
Faried Violation:Kicked Ball	07:47
	07:34 [HOU 29-40]	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harden (5 AST)
Afflalo Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	07:05 [HOU 31-40]	Motiejunas Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Arthur Substitution replaced by Chandler	06:58
	06:58	Jump Ball Ariza vs Faried
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	06:46
	06:44	Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Nurkic Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	06:44
Nurkic Substitution replaced by Mozgov	06:44
	06:35 [HOU 33-40]	Motiejunas Turnaround Bank shot: Made (9 PTS)
Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:23
Faried Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:04
	06:04 [HOU 34-40]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Faried Substitution replaced by Hickson	06:04
	06:04 [HOU 35-40]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Afflalo Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)	05:49 [DEN 42-35]
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:39 [HOU 37-42]	Beverley Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)
Afflalo Jump Shot: Missed	05:25
Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:23
Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	05:15
	05:14	Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Chandler Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	05:13
	05:13 [HOU 38-42]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	05:13 [HOU 39-42]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed	04:53
	04:52	Beverley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:47	Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:46	Team Rebound
Hickson Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (2 FTA)	04:46
	04:46	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:46	Team Rebound
	04:46	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	04:46
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:37	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:21 [HOU 42-42]	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Harden (6 AST)
	04:09	Howard Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Hickson Running Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:09 [DEN 44-42]
	03:54	Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:53
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:43
	03:43	Team Rebound
Mozgov Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:43
	03:43 [HOU 43-44]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Faried	03:43
	03:43 [HOU 44-44]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Afflalo Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	03:31
Hickson Substitution replaced by Arthur	03:31
	03:18	Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed
Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:17
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	03:08
	03:06	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Faried Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:06
	03:06 [HOU 45-44]	Motiejunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:06	Motiejunas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:06
Arthur Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)	02:52
	02:45 [HOU 47-44]	Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Harden (7 AST)
	02:39	Beverley Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
	02:39	Beverley Substitution replaced by Terry
	02:25	Howard Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Faried Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)	02:25 [DEN 46-47]
	02:15 [HOU 49-46]	Howard Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Harden (8 AST)
Afflalo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)	02:00
	01:53	Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Afflalo Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	01:31
Afflalo Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	01:31
	01:22	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:21
Chandler Layup Shot: Missed	01:11
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:10
Chandler Tip Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:08	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:03 [HOU 51-46]	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	00:45.9
	00:43.7	Team Rebound
	00:43.7	Howard Substitution replaced by Dorsey
	00:43.7	Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Johnson
	00:30.8 [HOU 53-46]	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Afflalo Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	00:30.8
	00:30.8	Terry Substitution replaced by Black
	00:30.8 [HOU 54-46]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Faried Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)	00:11.1 [DEN 48-54]
	00:03.9	Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:03.6
	00:03.6	Ariza Foul: Personal (2 PF)
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (10-13)		Houston Rockets (18-5)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Hickson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)	11:44
	11:33	Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Afflalo (3 ST)
Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Lawson (7 AST)	11:27 [DEN 50-54]
	11:12 [HOU 57-50]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Motiejunas (1 AST)
Afflalo Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)	10:47
Team Rebound	10:47
Hickson Jump Shot: Missed	10:44
	10:42	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	10:27 [HOU 59-50]	Motiejunas Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Lawson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Motiejunas (1 ST)	10:11
	10:03 [HOU 62-50]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Beverley (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	10:03
Hickson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)	09:47
	09:45	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:40	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:39	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Hickson Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	09:39
	09:39	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:39	Team Rebound
	09:39	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	09:39
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:14	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	08:59	Beverley Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	08:48
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:47
	08:47	Harden Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
	08:39	Ariza Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	08:39 [DEN 51-62]
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	08:39 [DEN 52-62]
	08:22 [HOU 64-52]	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Harden (9 AST)
Lawson Running Bank shot: Missed	08:07
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	08:04
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Harden (1 BLK)	08:00
Team Rebound	08:00
Afflalo Jump Shot: Missed	07:50
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	07:49
	07:49	Harden Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	07:49 [DEN 53-64]
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:49
	07:49	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	07:34
	07:34 [HOU 65-53]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Nurkic	07:34
Hickson Substitution replaced by Arthur	07:34
	07:34 [HOU 66-53]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Chandler (2 AST)	07:27 [DEN 55-66]
	07:14	Howard Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)
	07:14	Howard Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Nurkic Hook Shot: Missed	07:02
Nurkic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:01
Nurkic Jump Shot: Missed Block: Harden (2 BLK)	07:00
Team Rebound	07:00
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:53	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:37 [HOU 68-55]	Motiejunas Running Hook Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:16
Arthur Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:15
	06:10	Beverley Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:10 [DEN 56-68]
	06:10	Beverley Substitution replaced by Terry
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:10 [DEN 57-68]
	05:56 [HOU 70-57]	Motiejunas Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
Nurkic Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lawson (8 AST)	05:43 [DEN 59-70]
	05:29	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:28	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	05:25 [HOU 72-59]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:13	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	05:12	Howard Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Nurkic (2 ST)
Nurkic Hook Shot: Missed	05:09
	05:07	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:03	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:01
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	04:49
	04:47	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	04:29	Harden Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nurkic (1 BLK)
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:27
Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (2 ST)	04:26
	04:20	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:20	Howard Substitution replaced by Dorsey
Chandler Substitution replaced by Faried	04:20
	04:11	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:10	Dorsey Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	03:57	Motiejunas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nurkic (2 BLK)
Team Rebound	03:56
Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed	03:38
Nurkic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:37
Nurkic Tip Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:35	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:31	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:28
Nurkic Hook Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:12	Dorsey Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	03:00	Motiejunas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Faried (1 BLK)
Nurkic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:59
Arthur Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lawson (9 AST)	02:55 [DEN 61-72]
	02:40 [HOU 74-61]	Motiejunas Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lawson (10 AST)	02:32 [DEN 64-74]
	02:14	Harden Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nurkic (3 BLK)
	02:14	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:14
	02:14	Ariza Substitution replaced by Johnson
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Gee	02:14
	02:09	Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Arthur (1 ST)
	02:05	Dorsey Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:05
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:05 [DEN 65-74]
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:05
Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:04
Lawson Running Bank shot: Missed	01:58
Team Rebound	01:58
	01:58	Motiejunas Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:58 [DEN 66-74]
Faried Substitution replaced by Green	01:58
Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:58 [DEN 67-74]
Nurkic Foul: Personal (4 PF)	01:46
	01:36 [HOU 76-67]	Harden Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	01:17
Gee Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:15
Green Jump Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:02	Team Rebound
	00:45.9	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Nurkic Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:43.8
Gee Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:39.9
Arthur Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:38.9
Arthur Putback Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:37.9 [DEN 69-76]
	00:27.9	Harden Layup Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:26.8
	00:26.8	Harden Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Arthur Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:26.8 [DEN 70-76]
Arthur Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:26.8 [DEN 71-76]
	00:26.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:26.8	Dorsey Substitution replaced by Ariza
Lawson Substitution replaced by Harris	00:26.8
	00:07.8 [HOU 78-71]	Harden Driving Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Green Turnover : Inbound Turnover (1 TO)	00:06.9
	00:06.7 [HOU 80-71]	Motiejunas Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Green Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:01.2 [DEN 73-80]
	00:00.0	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (10-13)		Houston Rockets (18-5)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Nurkic Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)	11:46
	11:46	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:46	Team Rebound
	11:46 [HOU 81-73]	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Harris Running Jump Shot: Missed	11:29
	11:27	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	11:19	Johnson Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:17
Green Layup Shot: Missed	11:13
	11:11	Beverley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Nurkic Foul: Shooting (6 PF) (2 FTA)	11:10
Nurkic Substitution replaced by Mozgov	11:10
	11:10	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:10	Team Rebound
	11:10 [HOU 82-73]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Green Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:00 [DEN 75-82]
	10:49 [HOU 84-75]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Howard (2 AST)
Green Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	10:24
	10:01 [HOU 86-75]	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Gee Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:42 [DEN 77-86]
	09:27	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Gee Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:26
Gee Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beverley (2 ST)	09:19
	09:14	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Gee (1 ST)
Harris Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)	09:10
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)	09:06
	09:06 [HOU 87-77]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Hickson	09:06
Green Substitution replaced by Lawson	09:06
Harris Substitution replaced by Afflalo	09:06
	09:06	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	09:06
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	08:41
Gee Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:21
	08:21
Arthur Substitution replaced by Chandler	08:21
	08:10 [HOU 89-77]	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed	07:45
	07:44	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:38 [HOU 92-77]	Beverley 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	07:19
	07:01	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:59
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	06:50
	06:48	Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:32	Beverley Step Back Jump shot: Missed Block: Gee (1 BLK)
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	06:30
Gee 3pt Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:22	Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	06:16	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	06:14
	06:09	Team Timeout : Regular
Gee Substitution replaced by Harris	06:09
	06:09	Howard Substitution replaced by Motiejunas
	06:09	Johnson Substitution replaced by Harden
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:00 [DEN 79-92]
	05:34	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:33
Afflalo Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lawson (11 AST)	05:28 [DEN 81-92]
	05:13 [HOU 94-81]	Beverley Floating Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Lawson Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	05:04 [DEN 83-94]
	05:04	Beverley Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (1 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)	05:04 [DEN 84-94]
	04:49 [HOU 96-84]	Terry Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	04:39 [DEN 86-96]
	04:20 [HOU 98-86]	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Made (23 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lawson (12 AST)	04:09 [DEN 89-98]
	03:44	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:41
	03:41	Terry Substitution replaced by Johnson
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:34
	03:31	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
Chandler Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:29
	03:29	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:29	Team Rebound
Hickson Substitution replaced by Faried	03:29
	03:29	Johnson Substitution replaced by Howard
	03:29 [HOU 99-89]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:18	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	03:12 [HOU 101-89]	Motiejunas Dunk Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Harden (10 AST)
Chandler Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:57 [DEN 91-101]
	02:39 [HOU 103-91]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Beverley (3 AST)
Faried Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	02:39
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
	02:39	Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Johnson
	02:39 [HOU 104-91]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (24 PTS)
Harris 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Beverley (1 BLK)	02:29
	02:28	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	02:25 [HOU 106-91]	Beverley Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:11 [DEN 93-106]
	01:59	Beverley Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:58	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	01:58 [HOU 108-93]	Howard Putback Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:45	Team Rebound
Lawson Substitution replaced by Green	01:45
Chandler Substitution replaced by Gee	01:45
	01:45	Howard Substitution replaced by Dorsey
	01:45	Ariza Substitution replaced by Daniels
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Arthur	01:45
	01:41	Jump Ball Harden vs Faried (Dorsey gains possession)
	01:32	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:31
Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	01:22 [DEN 96-108]
	00:59.9	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:57.9
Gee 3pt Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:46.9	Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:22.2	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed	00:13.9
Team Rebound	00:12.0
Green Jump Shot: Missed	00:07.9
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:04.9
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.8
	00:00.1	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
End of 4th Quarter

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