National Basketball Association
Denver 132, Houston 114
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 6, 2013
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials:
#6 Tony Brown, #34 Kevin Cutler, #55 Bill Kennedy
Attendance:
19155
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Nuggets 132, Rockets 114: Corey Brewer scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and Denver tied a franchise record with its 20th straight home win.
Wilson Chandler had 21 points and Andre Iguodala added 18 points and 14 assists for Denver, which has won seven in a row against the Rockets and stands 1 1/2 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies in the battle for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Houston fell 1 1/2 games behind sixth-place Golden State in the West.
Jeremy Lin led the Rockets with 23 points, but leading scorer James Harden missed eight of his 10 shots and finished 14 points. After a strong start, Houston was unable to keep pace with the Nuggets, who shot 54.5 percent and made 11 3-pointers.
In their first game since losing second-leading scorer Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the Nuggets trailed by 10 after one quarter before outscoring the Rockets 77-48 over the next two periods.
Rookie Evan Fournier scored 17 points off the bench for the Nuggets, who scored a season-high 132 points while outscoring the Rockets 74-44 in the paint. Andre Miller added 11 points and 12 assists to complete the Nuggets’ balanced attack.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Denver improved to 26-3 when scoring at least 110 points. … The Nuggets played without PG Ty Lawson (heel), who hopes to return by the start of the playoffs. … Houston fell to 9-26 when trailing after three quarters.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Denver |
|
Jeremy Lin 23 |
Scoring |
Corey Brewer 22 |
|
Patrick Beverley 9 |
Assists |
Andre Iguodala 14 |
|
Omer Asik 9 |
Rebounds |
Andre Iguodala 7 |
|
James Harden 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Corey Brewer 6 |
|
James Anderson 1 |
Steals |
Anthony Randolph 4 |
|
Aaron Brooks 2 |
Blocks |
Kenneth Faried 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
114 |
47.0 |
14-34 |
22-32 |
30 |
41 |
10 |
5 |
19 |
| Denver
|
132 |
54.5 |
11-25 |
13-21 |
40 |
46 |
4 |
12 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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