Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
7
12
19
3166
2880
31
9
29
104
46
44
16
9
56
30
24
54
4
22
5
16
20
110
4
64
31
48
2529
1412
56
212
25
12
58
512
570
21
94
11
45
3330
6060
713
14
2
2226
911
41
20
20
100
610
51
661
00
45
12
61
2126
6060
6
3
50
25
14
56
2
2
100
5
5
10
2
9
1
4
33
60
4
1
25
29
12
41
12
5
42
8
12
20
1
4
1
5
30
60
7
1
14
22
9
41
2
2
100
6
5
11
0
4
1
6
21
60
13
4
31
26
11
42
0
0
0
10
1
11
0
5
2
1
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
34
6
11
55
2
3
67
2
2
100
2
3
5
1
0
0
1
1
16
-16
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
True
33
7
16
44
1
4
25
2
5
40
2
5
7
5
1
0
2
2
17
-23
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
29
3
12
25
1
6
17
2
2
100
1
2
3
5
0
0
1
4
9
-20
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
22
6
15
40
0
0
0
2
2
100
9
2
11
1
0
0
1
2
14
-13
double
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
True
20
5
9
56
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
3
7
1
2
3
4
2
10
-21
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
False
29
10
19
53
3
7
43
1
3
33
2
3
5
2
1
0
2
1
24
-8
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
18
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
3
5
-2
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
17
1
7
14
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
9
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
9
4
4
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
1
1
2
8
2
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
7
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Malik
Beasley
Malik Beasley
False
4
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
4
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
none
3
December
2016
Saturday
Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Jazz
Utah
False
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
13
7
20
3617
3369
37
17
46
88
45
51
25
21
84
31
10
41
7
25
11
11
14
128
4
146
72
49
2723
1410
52
710
79
11
68
63
131
13
86
33
14
4231
6060
107
53
50
1920
912
48
44
32
73
511
30
541
21
65
41
42
2629
6060
14
7
50
27
14
52
7
7
100
6
6
12
1
8
3
1
42
60
6
2
33
23
10
43
10
9
90
8
3
11
3
6
3
4
31
60
10
5
50
19
9
47
4
3
75
5
3
8
2
6
4
4
26
60
7
3
43
20
12
60
4
2
50
11
0
11
1
5
1
2
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
33
6
16
38
1
5
20
7
8
88
1
6
7
9
1
1
5
3
20
12
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
31
6
12
50
4
8
50
0
0
0
2
5
7
3
5
0
0
1
16
12
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
28
4
9
44
2
5
40
1
2
50
1
2
3
5
1
2
1
2
11
23
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
26
6
8
75
0
0
0
1
1
100
2
7
9
1
0
1
2
3
13
10
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
24
4
7
57
4
6
67
6
6
100
2
4
6
2
1
0
0
3
18
14
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
27
6
10
60
1
4
25
4
4
100
1
2
3
0
1
1
0
0
17
3
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
23
6
13
46
4
8
50
2
4
50
1
1
2
4
1
0
0
0
18
6
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
20
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
2
1
1
8
10
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
12
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
8
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
4
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-4
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
4
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
-2
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-2
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
December
2016
Monday
Toyota Center
Houston
Celtics
Boston
True
The visiting Houston Rockets defeated the Denver Nuggets on Friday , 128 - 110 . Houston ( 13 - 7 ) seemingly had no problem on Friday despite playing a double - OT game in Oakland against the Warriors on Thursday night . The grueling schedule did not stop the Rockets from taking both halves of their back - to - back . Much of the team 's success can be attributed to star guard James Harden , who followed a triple - double on Thursday with 20 points , six rebounds , and seven assists in Denver . Harden and the Rockets have provided the most three - heavy offense in the league this season , and hit 17 three - pointers on Thursday to show it . Houston 's bench played a critical role in the win , with sixth man Eric Gordon scoring 18 points and sophomore Sam Dekker scoring 17 . The Nuggets ( 7 - 12 ) , meanwhile , have now won only one of their last five games . Denver remains the top rebounding team in the league , and held a 52 - 42 advantage against Houston on the boards . Unfortunately for the Nuggets , this has not translated to the win column . The team struggled to match its opponent on the perimeter on Thursday , hitting just nine three - pointers on 30 percent shooting while allowing its opponents to shoot 50 percent from the field and hit 17 threes . Forward Wilson Chandler was an exception , as he continued his strong scoring stretch with 24 points from the bench . The Nuggets will visit Utah on Saturday , while the Rockets will host the Celtics on Monday . It was a statistical down night for superstar James Harden , though matching his typical stat line is quite a high bar . Harden followed an impressive triple - double against the Warriors on Thursday with 20 points , six rebounds , and seven assists in Denver . Forwards Ryan Anderson and Trevor Ariza complemented Harden 's offensive output by combining for 34 points and eight three - pointers . Bench players Eric Gordon and Sam Dekker combined for an additional 35 . Overall , the Rockets ' three - heavy offense was on full display , as the team shot over 50 percent and had 17 three - pointers . The Nuggets , meanwhile , characteristically won the rebounding battle , 52 - 42 . However , the team struggled from three - point range , hitting just nine three - pointers . The team also turned the ball over 16 times , while forcing only 11 from the Rockets . Forward Wilson Chandler led the team in scoring off the bench with 24 , while guard Will Barton slid into a starting role to provide 17 points , seven rebounds , and five assists .
The visiting Houston Rockets defeated the Denver Nuggets on Friday, 128 - 110. Houston (13 - 7) seemingly had no problem on Friday despite playing a double - OT game in Oakland against the Warriors on Thursday night. The grueling schedule did not stop the Rockets from taking both halves of their back - to - back. Much of the team's success can be attributed to star guard James Harden, who followed a triple - double on Thursday with 20 points, six rebounds, and seven assists in Denver. Harden and the Rockets have provided the most three - heavy offense in the league this season, and hit 17 three - pointers on Thursday to show it. Houston's bench played a critical role in the win, with sixth man Eric Gordon scoring 18 points and sophomore Sam Dekker scoring 17. The Nuggets (7 - 12), meanwhile, have now won only one of their last five games. Denver remains the top rebounding team in the league, and held a 52 - 42 advantage against Houston on the boards. Unfortunately for the Nuggets, this has not translated to the win column. The team struggled to match its opponent on the perimeter on Thursday, hitting just nine three - pointers on 30 percent shooting while allowing its opponents to shoot 50 percent from the field and hit 17 threes. Forward Wilson Chandler was an exception, as he continued his strong scoring stretch with 24 points from the bench. The Nuggets will visit Utah on Saturday, while the Rockets will host the Celtics on Monday.
The visiting Houston Rockets defeated the Denver Nuggets on Friday, 128 - 110. Houston (13 - 7) seemingly had no problem on Friday despite playing a double - OT game in Oakland against the Warriors on Thursday night. The grueling schedule did not stop the Rockets from taking both halves of their back - to - back. Much of the team's success can be attributed to star guard James Harden, who followed a triple - double on Thursday with 20 points, six rebounds, and seven assists in Denver. Harden and the Rockets have provided the most three - heavy offense in the league this season, and hit 17 three - pointers on Thursday to show it. Houston's bench played a critical role in the win, with sixth man Eric Gordon scoring 18 points and sophomore Sam Dekker scoring 17. The Nuggets (7 - 12), meanwhile, have now won only one of their last five games. Denver remains the top rebounding team in the league, and held a 52 - 42 advantage against Houston on the boards. Unfortunately for the Nuggets, this has not translated to the win column. The team struggled to match its opponent on the perimeter on Thursday, hitting just nine three - pointers on 30 percent shooting while allowing its opponents to shoot 50 percent from the field and hit 17 threes. Forward Wilson Chandler was an exception, as he continued his strong scoring stretch with 24 points from the bench. The Nuggets will visit Utah on Saturday, while the Rockets will host the Celtics on Monday. It was a statistical down night for superstar James Harden, though matching his typical stat line is quite a high bar. Harden followed an impressive triple - double against the Warriors on Thursday with 20 points, six rebounds, and seven assists in Denver. Forwards Ryan Anderson and Trevor Ariza complemented Harden's offensive output by combining for 34 points and eight three - pointers. Bench players Eric Gordon and Sam Dekker combined for an additional 35. Overall, the Rockets' three - heavy offense was on full display, as the team shot over 50 percent and had 17 three - pointers. The Nuggets, meanwhile, characteristically won the rebounding battle, 52 - 42. However, the team struggled from three - point range, hitting just nine three - pointers. The team also turned the ball over 16 times, while forcing only 11 from the Rockets. Forward Wilson Chandler led the team in scoring off the bench with 24, while guard Will Barton slid into a starting role to provide 17 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.
<GAME> <DATE> 2 December 2016 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 110 <WINS-LOSSES> 7 12 <QTRS> 33 30 21 26 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 46 <TEAM-FT> 9 <TEAM-REB> 54 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 3 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Vivint Smart Home Arena <NEXT-CITY> Salt Lake City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 128 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 7 <QTRS> 42 31 26 29 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 17 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 5 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Boston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Celtics <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 24 <FG> 10 19 53 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 9 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malik Beasley <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 20 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 7 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 18 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <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> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <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> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none