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Jokic finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds as the Nuggets won despite the absence of forward Michael Porter Jr.
The Nuggets had a chance to go up by three but P.J. Dozier missed a shot with 12.8 left. The Rockets raced down the court and Eric Gordon went into the lane and passed the ball to Tate, who drove baseline and went up for a possible winning basket but Jokic blocked it.“I didn’t jump, I went up, I didn’t even block it,” he said. “I think I actually hit it when I was jumping. Like a poke — I poked the ball.”“I thought I got fouled, honestly,” he said.
“This one stings because we were up most of the game and we were up five with 2 1/2 minutes to go and they hit the two 3s,” coach Stephen Silas said. Nuggets: Barton had 15 points, the only other Denver player in double figures. The Nuggets have won six straight home games against Houston and five straight overall.Denver’s bench has struggled this season but one bright spot is the play of rookie guard Bones Hyland. Hyland, the 26th pick of the 2021 draft, has played his way into the rotation after sitting the first three games. He made an impression on Malone, who is willing to stick with him through growing pains.
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