Official Site of the Nuggets · Jan 2, 2022
Denver Nuggets 124, Houston Rockets 111: Three Takeaways
It took longer than expected for them to get going, but once the Denver Nuggets did Saturday night against the Houston Rockets, they didn’t look back. A 47-point second quarter was what the Mile High squad needed to fuel a 124-111 victory in the first game of 2022.
Houston quickly jumped out to an 13-4 lead on the back of hot 3-point shooting (the Rockets knocked down their first three attempts from deep). Meanwhile, Denver missed seven of its first eight attempts from the field. Slowly but surely, the Nuggets chipped away at the deficit as Houston began to cough the ball up and miss some shots. At the end of one, Houston led 31-30. Nikola Joki\u0107 led the way for Denver with 10 points.