The Denver Nuggets managed to overcome the loss of Aaron Gordon in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets on the road at the Toyota Center on Friday in an NBA Cup game.

The Denver Nuggets traveled to face the Houston Rockets on the road on Friday night for an NBA Cup Group Play matchup, setting up one of their toughest challeng

Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Jamal Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Houston Rockets 112-109

Nikola Jokic outplayed Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant as the Rockets took a tough loss that has both NBA Cup and Western Conference implications.

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Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray recorded double-doubles as the Denver Nuggets snapped the host Houston Rockets' five-game winning streak with a 112-109 victory on Friday in NBA Cup play.

We're leaning toward a solid Rockets win in this one, but it won't surprise if Cleveland can pull off the upset.

Cleveland got blasted by the Houston Rockets, 114-104, on Wednesday night. The loss snaps the Cavs’ two-game winning streak.

Alepren Sengun said that while Jokic was someone he admired when entering the league, he no longer wants to be defined by that.

Credit to them,” Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson says of the Rockets (10-3), who won by double digits in Cleveland. “Heck of a team. Contender.”