This Tuesday, the (43-19) Denver Nuggets will travel to Houston, TX to take on the (13-47) Houston Rockets. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Toyota Center (Houston). This will be the third meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Nuggets won the last battle, 120-100.
The Nuggets are coming into this one after taking down the Los Angeles Clippers, 134-124 in OT. They looked great on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to stay hot in this one if they want to take down the Rockets on the road.
The Houston Rockets are entering this game after falling to the Portland Trail Blazers, 131-114. They struggled on the defensive end of the court, as they allowed Dame Lillard to score 71 points. They will have to get more stops in this one if they want to snap this losing streak at home.
This game was written/published before last night's re sults.
The Denver Nuggets are currently in first place in the Western Conference standings, as they have a 5.5-game lead over the second-place Memphis Grizzlies. On offense, they are scoring 117 points per game and they have shot 50.9% from the field. This is the seventh most points scored per contest and the highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nuggets have the third-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Nikola Jokic continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 24.8 points per game on 63.3% shooting from the field. The Denver Nuggets have also shown that they have multiple players that can make it rain from behind the arc. They have shot 39.1% from deep, which is the highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they have not been as strong at the charity stripe. They have only shot 75.2% from the line, which is the 25th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Nuggets are allowing 112.8 points per game and their opponents have shot 48% from the field. This is the 24th-highest shooting percentage allowed and the 13th least amount of points given up per game. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nuggets have the 14th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have struggled to consistently contest shots down low, but their perimeter defense has saved them at times this season. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 34.7% from deep, which is the fifth-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Denver Nuggets have also grabbed 43 rebounds per game, which is the 18th most.
Injury Report: Zeke Nnaji PF (Shoulder) is out.
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