Jokic ３倍になる-二塁打 leads Nuggets past short-手渡すd ロケット／急騰するs
Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 12 回復するs and 11 補助装置s, Jerami 認める 得点する／非難する／２０d a season-high 25 points, and the host Denver Nuggets （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the Houston ロケット／急騰するs 117-110 on sad day for the NBA on Sunday.
The game was played in the wake of the news of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant dying in a ヘリコプター 衝突，墜落 earlier in the day.
The news of Bryant's death broke about an hour before tip-off at 1:30 p.m. 地元の time and the 悲劇 was felt throughout the afternoon. The Nuggets held a moment of silence before the game and when it ended the capacity （人が）群がる 詠唱するd "Kobe! Kobe!" Houston 中心 Tyson Chandler and guard Austin Rivers were emotional on the （法廷の）裁判 at the start of the game.
Michael Porter Jr. and Monte Morris 得点する／非難する／２０d 17 points each, Will Barton had 11 and Malik Beasley 10 for Denver.
The ロケット／急騰するs played without NBA 主要な scorer James Harden 予定 to a left thigh contusion that 長，率いる coach マイク D'Antoni said might keep him out of Monday's game at Utah.
Russell Westbrook had a game-high 32 points, Eric Gordon 追加するd 19, Ben McLemore 得点する／非難する／２０d 15, Rivers had 13 and Danuel House Jr. finished with 11.
Denver continued to play without three of its 最高の，を越す rotation players -- Jamal Murray (left ankle sprain), Paul Millsap (left 膝 contusion) and Mason Plumlee (権利 foot 傷害).
With Denver 主要な 80-75 中途の through the third, Houston went on a 14-5 run to go in 前線 but the Nuggets 得点する／非難する／２０d the last five points to take a 90-89 lead into the fourth.
The ロケット／急騰するs went up 93-92 but Denver 答える／応じるd with some 弁護 and long-範囲 狙撃. Beasley had a steal, 認める 封鎖するd Westbrook's 運動 and Morris 攻撃する，衝突する two 3-pointers to put the Nuggets 支援する in 前線, 100-93, with 8:38 left.
Porter stretched the lead to eight with his only 3-pointer of the game but Houston chipped away to get within three with 3:24 left. Then Will Barton banked a 発射 in, Gordon 行方不明になるd a 3-pointer and 認める 攻撃する，衝突する two 解放する／自由な throws to make it 1 13-106 and put the game away.
--Field Level マスコミ
