Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
10
15
25
708
710
30
13
43
99
40
40
23
18
78
35
16
51
1
30
8
15
36
111
4
66
34
52
2225
1012
45
63
63
100
98
25
123
00
98
12
35
2931
6060
48
13
27
1824
77
4
64
34
53
89
35
124
10
54
14
25
1821
6060
6
3
50
22
10
45
6
6
100
9
2
11
0
9
1
3
29
60
6
4
67
25
12
48
3
3
100
8
5
13
0
8
2
5
31
60
4
1
25
18
7
39
6
3
50
8
3
11
1
5
1
2
18
60
8
3
38
24
7
29
4
4
100
9
5
14
0
4
4
5
21
60
6
2
33
10
4
40
4
2
50
1
1
2
0
4
0
0
12
25
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
46
4
12
33
0
0
0
4
4
100
0
1
1
16
1
0
4
3
12
-4
double
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
34
8
17
47
5
10
50
2
2
100
1
5
6
0
1
1
2
3
23
-21
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
33
7
17
41
3
7
43
5
6
83
1
1
2
1
1
0
4
5
22
-1
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
32
5
12
42
0
0
0
1
2
50
4
7
11
2
0
0
3
6
11
-14
double
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
19
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
4
6
0
0
0
0
4
1
-9
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
28
5
13
38
1
5
20
1
2
50
4
5
9
5
1
0
2
5
12
10
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
False
26
4
8
50
4
8
50
4
5
80
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
16
-3
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
20
4
8
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
2
1
0
0
2
8
5
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
16
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
8
0
2
0
0
5
6
17
none
Nate
Robinson
Nate Robinson
False
6
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Erick
Green
Erick Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
December
2014
Friday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Clippers
Los Angeles
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
19
5
24
914
915
28
8
29
85
35
41
48
37
77
45
10
55
5
17
7
16
23
115
4
55
12
22
2516
89
4
814
810
100
97
40
137
13
35
21
24
2530
6060
98
23
23
2019
86
4
413
29
7
1112
33
1145
10
44
13
26
2024
6060
5
1
20
25
8
32
8
8
100
9
4
13
1
3
2
2
25
60
5
2
40
16
9
56
14
10
71
7
0
7
3
5
1
4
30
60
9
2
22
20
8
40
4
2
50
11
3
14
1
4
1
2
20
60
8
3
38
19
6
32
13
9
69
12
3
15
0
4
3
6
24
60
1
0
0
5
4
80
9
8
89
6
0
6
0
1
0
2
16
25
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
46
3
9
33
0
2
0
6
6
100
1
11
12
5
3
0
0
5
12
9
double
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
45
4
15
27
3
11
27
2
3
67
1
7
8
1
0
0
2
2
13
14
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
44
11
21
52
1
7
14
18
21
86
1
3
4
10
2
0
4
2
41
12
double
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
42
7
16
44
0
0
0
10
15
67
4
12
16
1
0
4
4
4
24
17
double
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
41
7
13
54
3
5
60
1
3
33
1
5
6
0
1
1
2
2
18
5
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
False
19
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
0
1
0
1
2
2
-18
none
Nick
Johnson
Nick Johnson
False
17
2
6
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
3
5
5
-13
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
6
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-7
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Troy
Daniels
Troy Daniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Francisco
García
Francisco García
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
December
2014
Thursday
Toyota Center
Houston
Pelicans
New Orleans
True
The Houston Rockets ( 19 - 5 ) defeated the Denver Nuggets ( 10 - 15 ) 115 - 111 in overtime on Wednesday . Houston has won three straight and seven of their last eight games . James Harden led the way with a game - high 41 points , which was his second 40 - point game in the Rockets ' last three contests . Dwight Howard was questionable coming into the game as he continues to work his way completely back from a knee injury , but he played 43 minutes and put up 24 points and 16 rebounds . Isaiah Canaan returned from seven - game absence with a sprained ankle . He played seven minutes off the bench . The Rockets shot just 41 percent from the field , but they stayed in the game because they went to the free - throw line 48 times , converting 37 of their attempts . Houston will return home to host the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday . Denver is on a three - game losing streak , securing only one win over their last eight games as they 've been traversing a particularly difficult stretch of their schedule . Kenneth Faried was moved back into the starting lineup , and he put up 11 points and 11 rebounds in 32 minutes . Ty Lawson nearly dropped a whole role of dimes , putting up 12 points and 16 assists in 47 minutes . Danilo Gallinari returned from a three - game sabbatical due to knee soreness . He put up 16 points in 26 minutes off the bench . The Nuggets will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday .
The Houston Rockets (19 - 5) defeated the Denver Nuggets (10 - 15) 115 - 111 in overtime on Wednesday. Houston has won three straight and seven of their last eight games. James Harden led the way with a game - high 41 points, which was his second 40 - point game in the Rockets' last three contests. Dwight Howard was questionable coming into the game as he continues to work his way completely back from a knee injury, but he played 43 minutes and put up 24 points and 16 rebounds. Isaiah Canaan returned from seven - game absence with a sprained ankle. He played seven minutes off the bench. The Rockets shot just 41 percent from the field, but they stayed in the game because they went to the free - throw line 48 times, converting 37 of their attempts. Houston will return home to host the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. Denver is on a three - game losing streak, securing only one win over their last eight games as they've been traversing a particularly difficult stretch of their schedule. Kenneth Faried was moved back into the starting lineup, and he put up 11 points and 11 rebounds in 32 minutes. Ty Lawson nearly dropped a whole role of dimes, putting up 12 points and 16 assists in 47 minutes. Danilo Gallinari returned from a three - game sabbatical due to knee soreness. He put up 16 points in 26 minutes off the bench. The Nuggets will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.
The Houston Rockets (19 - 5) defeated the Denver Nuggets (10 - 15) 115 - 111 in overtime on Wednesday. Houston has won three straight and seven of their last eight games. James Harden led the way with a game - high 41 points, which was his second 40 - point game in the Rockets' last three contests. Dwight Howard was questionable coming into the game as he continues to work his way completely back from a knee injury, but he played 43 minutes and put up 24 points and 16 rebounds. Isaiah Canaan returned from seven - game absence with a sprained ankle. He played seven minutes off the bench. The Rockets shot just 41 percent from the field, but they stayed in the game because they went to the free - throw line 48 times, converting 37 of their attempts. Houston will return home to host the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. Denver is on a three - game losing streak, securing only one win over their last eight games as they've been traversing a particularly difficult stretch of their schedule. Kenneth Faried was moved back into the starting lineup, and he put up 11 points and 11 rebounds in 32 minutes. Ty Lawson nearly dropped a whole role of dimes, putting up 12 points and 16 assists in 47 minutes. Danilo Gallinari returned from a three - game sabbatical due to knee soreness. He put up 16 points in 26 minutes off the bench. The Nuggets will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.
<GAME> <DATE> 17 December 2014 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 111 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 15 <QTRS> 29 31 18 21 <TEAM-AST> 30 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 51 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 19 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Clippers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 115 <WINS-LOSSES> 19 5 <QTRS> 25 30 20 24 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 37 <TEAM-REB> 55 <TEAM-TO> 16 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 18 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 23 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 5 10 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 16 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 9 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 46 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 16 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 11 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> J. J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Erick Green <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nate Robinson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 44 <PTS> 41 <FG> 11 21 52 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 18 21 86 <REB> 4 <AST> 10 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 24 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 10 15 67 <REB> 16 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 4 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 45 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 15 27 <FG3> 3 11 27 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 46 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 12 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Nick Johnson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tarik Black <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Francisco García <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Troy Daniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none