Follow usJalen Green was MVP on Tuesday night with 32 points, while six others scored in double figures as the last-place Houston Rockets prevented the Denver Nuggets from clinching the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a 124-103 home victory.
Denver was ahead of Memphis for the top spot in the Western Conference with four games remaining for both teams. At 19-60 entering Tuesday, the Rockets stood 33 1/2 games behind Denver’s 52-26 record.
The statistics, however, didn’t play part on court where Rockets were firing on all cylinders and got their most impressing win this season.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points for Denver, and Nikola Jokic had 14 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes. Jokic also added a sloppy eight turnovers and went 7 for 13 from the field.
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