National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Denver 132, Houston 114
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 6, 2013
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #6 Tony Brown, #34 Kevin Cutler, #55 Bill Kennedy
Attendance: 19155
Nuggets 132, Rockets 114: Corey Brewer scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and Denver tied a franchise record with its 20th straight home win.
Wilson Chandler had 21 points and Andre Iguodala added 18 points and 14 assists for Denver, which has won seven in a row against the Rockets and stands 1 1/2 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies in the battle for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Houston fell 1 1/2 games behind sixth-place Golden State in the West.

Jeremy Lin led the Rockets with 23 points, but leading scorer James Harden missed eight of his 10 shots and finished 14 points. After a strong start, Houston was unable to keep pace with the Nuggets, who shot 54.5 percent and made 11 3-pointers.

In their first game since losing second-leading scorer Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the Nuggets trailed by 10 after one quarter before outscoring the Rockets 77-48 over the next two periods.

Rookie Evan Fournier scored 17 points off the bench for the Nuggets, who scored a season-high 132 points while outscoring the Rockets 74-44 in the paint. Andre Miller added 11 points and 12 assists to complete the Nuggets’ balanced attack.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Denver improved to 26-3 when scoring at least 110 points. … The Nuggets played without PG Ty Lawson (heel), who hopes to return by the start of the playoffs. … Houston fell to 9-26 when trailing after three quarters.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   Denver
Jeremy Lin 23 Scoring Corey Brewer 22
Patrick Beverley 9 Assists Andre Iguodala 14
Omer Asik 9 Rebounds Andre Iguodala 7
James Harden 10 Free Throws Made Corey Brewer 6
James Anderson 1 Steals Anthony Randolph 4
Aaron Brooks 2 Blocks Kenneth Faried 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 114 47.0 14-34 22-32 30 41 10 5 19
Denver 132 54.5 11-25 13-21 40 46 4 12 11
Upcoming Games
  • Denver will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.