James Harden had 32 points and 10 assists in the Rockets’ 130-125 OT win over the Nuggets earlier this week, and they will aim to sweep the season series when they travel to Denver on Wednesday night. [ad-4468020]<\/p>\n
Date\/Time: 9 PM ET, Wednesday, April 9, 2014
\nVenue: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
\nBroadcast: LOCAL
\nSpread: Houston -1.5
\nOver\/Under: 222<\/strong>
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After beating the Nuggets, 122-111 earlier in the season, Houston (55-25) trailed early on in the last contest, but was able to turn things around when it mattered most.<\/p>\n
The Rockets jumped out to an early lead behind a franchise-record, 47-point second quarter, but Denver overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to tie it at 88 entering the fourth period and was leading the game by eight late in regulation.<\/p>\n
Houston then used a 9-1 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Harden to tie the game at 117 with 7.1 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n
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Denver’s Evan Fournier scored 26 points and Aaron Brooks, who started for Ty Lawson who was out with a left ankle sprain, added 24 points and 15 assists against his former team.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Lin scored 19 points and Omer Asik had a season-high 18 points for the Rockets who beat the LA Lakers 145-130 last night.
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\nMeanwhile, Denver (33-44) has lost two straight including Sunday’s loss to the Rockets, but has had two days rest coming into this contest.<\/p>\nThe Nuggets have struggled all season long but are ranked ninth in league in scoring with 104.1 PPG.<\/p>\n
Defensively, however, Denver ranks 28th overall in defense, surrendering a loose 106.4 points per game.<\/p>\n
Not good as they face a Houston offense that seems at the time to be scoring at will, with a second best overall ranking (107.6 PPG) on nearly 49 percent shooing<\/p>\n
Still, just like the Nuggets, the Rockets defense is porous, giving up 102. 1 points per game, ranking them 22nd in league.<\/p>\n
Matt’s Prediction: Houston is 21-17 on the road, while Denver is 20-18 at the Pepsi Center.<\/p>\n
And while the Rockets are the hotter team at the moment this one, I think the Nuggets have the offense to keep up, making this one difficult to call straight up.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the safer play is probably on the over\/under here.<\/p>\n
The last two meetings were set at 214 and 222. So if the number set at 220 or below, take the over.<\/p>\n
Rockets 115, Denver 110<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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