Rockets clinch third seed with 110-104 win over Nuggets stat : thedreamshake

This wasn't the smoothest performance by the Rockets, but a win is still a win. James Harden finished with 31 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, and the Houston Rockets overcame some sloppy lulls to defeat the Denver Nuggets 110-104 and officially clinch the third seed in the Western Conference. The Rockets, on the other hand, are free to play their final four games however they see fit. On paper, it's a win, but we all know Houston has struggled this year with mediocre Eastern Conference teams, so thankfully, the game matters very little to the Rockets' fortunes. Houston was up by as many as 17 in the first half, before letting Denver claw back into the came as the Rockets often do.




G gets us started from D33P!#Nuggets pic.twitter.com/Sh1PDKPrC9 — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) April 6, 2017Once the reserves came in, Nene dominated Plumlee in the post though the help defense was severely lacking for Denver. In the most important game of the season, in a playoff atmosphere with playoff hopes on the line, the Denver Nuggets fell just short once again in an agonizing loss to the Houston Rockets. C R A F T Y pic.twitter.com/xf2TVf911u — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) April 6, 2017Houston did go on a 7-0 run thanks to Harden and Nene, and some guy named Troy Williams had a nasty dunk over Plumlee to end the quarter. The Nuggets had five players in double-digits, including Nikola Jokic who was one assist shy of yet another triple-double. The Nuggets playoff aspirations took a big hit, but again the season isn't over.


Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) drives into Denver Nuggets' Gary Harris (14) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Houston. The Nuggets cut the lead to two points on a layup by Nikola Jokic with 1:20 remaining. The victory improves Houston to 4-0 against the Nuggets this season after the Rockets lost all three games to Denver last season. Gallinari had 23 points for the Nuggets, who are in ninth place and are fighting for the last playoff spot in the West. The Nuggets cut the lead to two points after a layup by Wilson Chandler midway through the quarter.


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