{"id":652187,"date":"2026-03-11T06:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/652187\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T06:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:16:14","slug":"jokic-and-the-nuggets-host-conference-foe-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/652187\/","title":{"rendered":"Jokic and the Nuggets host conference foe Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets<\/a> (40-24, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets<\/a> (39-26, sixth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Denver; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

Nuggets -5.5; over\/under is 228.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Kevin Durant<\/a> and the Houston Rockets take on Nikola Jokic<\/a> and the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets have gone 23-14 against Western Conference opponents. Denver averages 120.3 points while outscoring opponents by 3.7 points per game.<\/p>\n

The Rockets have gone 22-18 against Western Conference opponents. Houston is 15-7 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.7 turnovers per game.<\/p>\n

The 120.3 points per game the Nuggets average are 10.6 more points than the Rockets allow (109.7). The Rockets are shooting 47.6% from the field, 0.5% higher than the 47.1% the Nuggets’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

The teams play for the fourth time this season. In the last matchup on Dec. 20 the Rockets won 115-101 led by 31 points from Durant, while Jokic scored 25 points for the Nuggets.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 28.9 points, 12.5 rebounds and 10.3 assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray<\/a> is averaging 23.8 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Amen Thompson<\/a> is scoring 17.7 points per game and averaging 7.6 rebounds for the Rockets. Durant is averaging 26.6 points and 6.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 4-6, averaging 119.7 points, 46.4 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.3 points per game.<\/p>\n

Rockets: 6-4, averaging 115.2 points, 47.0 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Nuggets: Jamal Murray: day to day (ankle), Cameron Johnson<\/a>: day to day (back), Peyton Watson<\/a>: out (hamstring).<\/p>\n

Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate<\/a>: out (knee), Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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