Houston Rockets' Kevin Durant and Reed Sheppard celebrate 115-101 victory over Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena, scoreboard visible.
Houston Rockets' Kevin Durant and Reed Sheppard celebrate 115-101 victory over Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena, scoreboard visible.
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Nuggets-Rockets series: Rockets snap skid with 115-101 win over Nuggets

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Sa ikatlong laban ng season—at pagkatapos ng aming preview sa December 15 overtime thriller—ang Houston Rockets ay nagwagi laban sa Denver Nuggets na 115-101 noong Sabado sa Ball Arena, naghiganti sa dalawang nakaraang malapit na pagkatalo at nagtapos ng six-game winning streak ng Denver. Si Kevin Durant ang nag-lead sa Houston na may 31 points (limang threes), habang nagdagdag si Reed Sheppard ng 28 points (anim na threes), nagpapabuti sa Rockets sa 17-8.

Nagbuo ng maagang momentum ang Houston pagkatapos mag-lead ang Denver ng 29-26 pagkatapos ng first quarter. Nag-score ang Rockets ng 27-16 laban sa Nuggets sa second quarter para sa 53-45 halftime lead, with Durant scoring 16 points (perfect 3-for-3 from three) at Sheppard adding 11 (tatlong threes) off the bench.

Pivotal ang third quarter ni Sheppard, nag-spark ng 11-0 run na may tatlong straight threes sa final 1:15 para maabot ang 22 points (6-for-8 from deep), extending the lead sa 82-66 papasok sa fourth. Si Jabari Smith Jr. ay nag-post ng double-double (22 points, 10 rebounds, dalawang assists, dalawang blocks).

Si Nikola Jokic ang nag-headline sa Denver na may 25 points (9-for-20), pitong rebounds, at limang assists sa 29 minutes pero fouled out sa third. Nahirapan si Jamal Murray (15 points, 4-for-13), habang nagkaroon si Bruce Brown ng 12 points at 12 rebounds. Nag-contribute si Alperen Sengun ng apat na points, dalawang rebounds, tatlong assists, at isang block sa limited first-half minutes.

Nag-combine sina Durant at Sheppard para sa 59 points, 11 threes, at 14-for-15 free throws. Kapwa top-three ang dalawang teams sa offense at three-point shooting, pero ang perimeter efficiency ng Houston ay nag-overwhelm sa defense ng Denver. Ang panalong na ito ay nagpigil sa unang three-game skid ng Houston, habang bumagsak ang Denver sa 24-4 pagkatapos ng kanilang ikatlong pagkatalo. Manatiling sintonizado sa Nuggets-Rockets Series para sa higit pang updates.

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Pinuri ng mga user sa X ang 115-101 road win ng Houston Rockets laban sa Denver Nuggets, na nag-highlight sa 31 points ni Kevin Durant kabilang ang limang threes at 28 bench points ni Reed Sheppard na may anim na threes. Nagdiwang ang mga reaksyon sa exceptional three-point shooting ng Houston (19-of-35) na nagtapos ng six-game winning streak ng Denver at nagpapabuti sa Rockets sa 17-8. Nagpahayag ng frustration ang mga fan ng Nuggets sa mahinang shooting at key injuries, habang ang ilang skeptics ay nag-minimize ng significance ng win para sa contender status ng Houston.

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