Denver Nuggets (10-5, third in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (7-6, eighth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -4
BOTTOM LINE: Houston hosts Denver looking to prolong its seven-game home winning streak.
The Rockets are 6-5 in Western Conference games. Houston has a 3-3 record against opponents over .500.
The Nuggets are 8-3 against conference opponents. Denver is seventh in the NBA giving up just 108.8 points while holding opponents to 46.3% shooting.
The Rockets average 110.0 points per game, 1.2 more points than the 108.8 the Nuggets give up. The Nuggets are shooting 49.7% from the field, 5.2% higher than the 44.5% the Rockets' opponents have shot this season.
The two teams play for the second time this season. The Rockets defeated the Nuggets 107-104 in their last matchup on Nov. 13. Fred VanVleet led the Rockets with 26 points, and Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 36 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Green is scoring 19.2 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun is averaging 20.4 points and 8.5 rebounds over the last 10 games for Houston.
Michael Porter Jr. is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 7.8 rebounds for the Nuggets. Jokic is averaging 28.2 points and 13.8 rebounds over the last 10 games for Denver.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 7-3, averaging 112.7 points, 45.2 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 102.7 points per game.
Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 115.0 points, 44.4 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.4 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Amen Thompson: out (ankle).
Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee), Jamal Murray: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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