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Recap: Denver Nuggets smother James Harden and the Houston Rockets, win 105-95

The Denver Nuggets came into tonight with just one victory over the Houston Rockets in the past three seasons. The Rockets came into tonight on an eight game winning streak. Despite the long term and recent history, it was the Nuggets who would end up with the victory. Denver played an excellent defensive scheme to limit James Harden to his lowest scoring output since opening night. Nikola Jokic led the way for Denver while getting an all around effort from the rest of the team. Denver finds a way to get the Rockets monkey off their back and take this one 105-95.