Overview
- Tipoff is 9:30 p.m. ET at Ball Arena, with Denver around a 1.5-point favorite and the total near 237.5, streaming on Peacock.
- Denver looks to snap a four-game home losing streak after winning 11 straight on the road and sweeping a four-game trip.
- Unavailable players include Denver’s Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Christian Braun (ankle) and Houston’s Fred VanVleet (ACL) and Dorian Finney-Smith (ankle), with Tari Eason and Denver’s Julian Strawther listed as questionable.
- Nikola Jokic vs. Alperen Sengun headlines the matchup, with Jokic averaging roughly 29.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 10.9 assists this season.
- Denver won 112-109 in the Nov. 22 meeting behind 34 points from Jokic, while Houston’s Reed Sheppard scored 27 as the Rockets now arrive off a light week and a 115-113 win over the Clippers.