Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
46
22
68
936
938
30
12
40
83
37
45
40
32
80
39
10
49
4
27
8
16
19
118
4
48
33
69
2121
129
6
912
611
67
912
23
935
01
79
12
25
3332
6060
99
33
33
1724
79
5
910
87
10
117
14
131
21
65
32
72
2528
6060
4
3
75
21
12
57
9
6
67
9
2
11
0
7
1
2
33
60
8
3
38
21
9
43
12
11
92
12
3
15
1
9
2
5
32
60
9
3
33
17
7
41
9
8
89
11
1
12
2
6
3
7
25
60
9
3
33
24
9
38
10
7
70
7
4
11
1
5
2
2
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
40
12
27
44
4
12
33
22
25
88
1
9
10
4
1
0
4
2
50
22
double
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
37
3
10
30
0
1
0
1
2
50
4
5
9
4
3
0
3
3
7
-11
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
36
3
7
43
2
5
40
2
2
100
1
1
2
7
1
0
2
1
10
14
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
36
6
13
46
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
6
6
4
1
0
2
2
17
-4
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
True
8
4
5
80
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
10
8
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
28
3
9
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
9
10
4
1
1
1
3
6
6
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
21
4
7
57
2
3
67
2
2
100
1
1
2
1
0
3
2
2
12
1
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
19
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
5
20
1
7
8
1
1
0
1
5
3
18
none
Pablo
Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
False
11
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
3
-4
none
Nick
Johnson
Nick Johnson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
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
21
March
2015
Saturday
Toyota Center
Houston
Suns
Phoenix
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
26
43
69
279
363
36
13
36
93
42
45
19
11
58
36
6
42
3
23
8
15
28
108
4
96
32
33
2421
127
5
09
06
67
98
21
119
01
75
12
36
2722
6060
1011
35
3
2622
1013
39
28
14
50
910
21
931
02
38
32
42
2435
6060
9
3
33
24
12
50
0
0
0
9
2
11
0
7
1
3
27
60
6
2
33
21
7
33
9
6
67
8
1
9
1
5
2
6
22
60
10
3
30
26
10
38
2
1
50
9
2
11
0
3
3
4
24
60
11
5
45
22
13
59
8
4
50
10
1
11
2
8
2
2
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
38
5
12
42
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
10
0
0
6
2
12
-12
double
Randy
Foye
Randy Foye
True
34
9
19
47
5
12
42
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
1
0
0
3
23
1
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
33
3
9
33
0
5
0
4
5
80
0
3
3
1
1
0
3
3
10
-7
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
30
10
17
59
2
6
33
1
1
100
0
6
6
2
3
1
1
5
23
-13
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
30
8
11
73
0
0
0
3
6
50
2
10
12
2
0
1
1
3
19
-17
double
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
18
1
6
17
0
1
0
1
2
50
2
3
5
0
1
0
2
2
3
-10
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
17
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
1
1
0
0
4
0
7
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
17
4
9
44
4
5
80
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
13
-1
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
11
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
0
1
1
0
2
3
6
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
5
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
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
-2
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
-2
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
20
March
2015
Friday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Heat
Miami
False
The Houston Rockets ( 46 - 22 ) defeated the Denver Nuggets ( 26 - 43 ) 118 - 108 on Thursday at the Toyota Center . James Harden reminded everyone why he 's an MVP candidate Thursday with his seventh outing of 40 or more points , setting a new career - high with 50 points . Fittingly , he hit two free throws to eclipse his previous career - high . Overall , he was 22 - of - 25 from the line against the Nuggets . For comparison 's sake , the Nuggets were 11 - of - 19 from the charity stripe in this contest . With Thursday 's win , the Rockets completed the season sweep of the Nuggets . Denver had its full complement of players available for this game after resting Ty Lawson , Danilo Gallinari , and Kenneth Faried on Monday . Faried recorded a double - double with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Lawson had a double - double of his own with 12 points and 10 assists . The Nuggets have two games remaining on their five - game road trip , which continues Friday in Miami . Houston has now won three in a row and five of its last seven . Patrick Beverley was able to play through elbow soreness and finished with 10 points and seven assists over 37 minutes . In addition to his 50 points , Harden also pulled down 10 rebounds to notch the double - double . Terrence Jones moved back into the starting lineup for this game , but exited with a rib injury after just nine minutes on the floor and did not return . The Rockets will be idle Friday before hosting the Suns on Saturday .
The Houston Rockets (46 - 22) defeated the Denver Nuggets (26 - 43) 118 - 108 on Thursday at the Toyota Center. James Harden reminded everyone why he's an MVP candidate Thursday with his seventh outing of 40 or more points, setting a new career - high with 50 points. Fittingly, he hit two free throws to eclipse his previous career - high. Overall, he was 22 - of - 25 from the line against the Nuggets. For comparison's sake, the Nuggets were 11 - of - 19 from the charity stripe in this contest. With Thursday's win, the Rockets completed the season sweep of the Nuggets. Denver had its full complement of players available for this game after resting Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari, and Kenneth Faried on Monday. Faried recorded a double - double with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Lawson had a double - double of his own with 12 points and 10 assists. The Nuggets have two games remaining on their five - game road trip, which continues Friday in Miami. Houston has now won three in a row and five of its last seven. Patrick Beverley was able to play through elbow soreness and finished with 10 points and seven assists over 37 minutes. In addition to his 50 points, Harden also pulled down 10 rebounds to notch the double - double. Terrence Jones moved back into the starting lineup for this game, but exited with a rib injury after just nine minutes on the floor and did not return. The Rockets will be idle Friday before hosting the Suns on Saturday.
The Houston Rockets (46 - 22) defeated the Denver Nuggets (26 - 43) 118 - 108 on Thursday at the Toyota Center. James Harden reminded everyone why he's an MVP candidate Thursday with his seventh outing of 40 or more points, setting a new career - high with 50 points. Fittingly, he hit two free throws to eclipse his previous career - high. Overall, he was 22 - of - 25 from the line against the Nuggets. For comparison's sake, the Nuggets were 11 - of - 19 from the charity stripe in this contest. With Thursday's win, the Rockets completed the season sweep of the Nuggets. Denver had its full complement of players available for this game after resting Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari, and Kenneth Faried on Monday. Faried recorded a double - double with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Lawson had a double - double of his own with 12 points and 10 assists. The Nuggets have two games remaining on their five - game road trip, which continues Friday in Miami. Houston has now won three in a row and five of its last seven. Patrick Beverley was able to play through elbow soreness and finished with 10 points and seven assists over 37 minutes. In addition to his 50 points, Harden also pulled down 10 rebounds to notch the double - double. Terrence Jones moved back into the starting lineup for this game, but exited with a rib injury after just nine minutes on the floor and did not return. The Rockets will be idle Friday before hosting the Suns on Saturday.
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J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Nick Johnson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 23 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Randy Foye <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 5 12 42 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 12 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 4 5 80 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joffrey Lauvergne <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Erick Green <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none