Recap: Boogie shows out in 116-101 win at home

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWith Nikola Jokic out dealing with a “Non-Covid Illness”, DeMarcus Cousins got his first start in a Denver Nuggets uniform. The Houston Rockets came into this game having lost 11 in a row and dropped another one. Will Barton entered this game trailing J.R. Smith for the all-time 3 pointers made by a Nugget by 1, he had missed his last 16 three-pointers as well. The Nuggets kept the game closer than many would have anticipated but won 116-101.

Thrill broke the record late in the 3rd quarter. But the story of this game was Boogie’s first 30 point game since January 2018. He led all scorers with 31 points, Cousins also had 9 rebounds, 4 assists, shot…