Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108.

The Houston Rockets flew to Denver to face the Nikola Jokić-less Nuggets. Both teams came into Wednesday night's matchup as winners of four straight, looking to

Green torched Memphis for 42 points on Monday and has reached a new level of production and efficiency in January.

The Denver Nuggets were in desperate need of a spark in the offseason after suffering a second-round exit in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, leading to one of the most underrated moves in free agency. The Nuggets took a flyer on veteran point guard Russell Westbrook,

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The Rockets have won four in a row most recently knocking off the Grizzlies Monday Night at home. Jalen Green led Houston with a career-high 42 points. Denver has also won four straight. Last night the Nuggets routed the Mavericks in Dallas, 118-99. Jamal Murray had his biggest game of the season pouring in 45 points for the Nuggets.