Basketball
Houston beat Denver in NBA match, Durant scored 31 points
Bruce Brown and Kevin Durant / Photo: © Matthew Stockman / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
The Houston Rockets defeated the Denver Nuggets in an away match of the NBA regular season.
The meeting in Denver ended with a score of 115:101 (26:29, 27:16, 29:21, 33:35) in favor of the guests.
Houston small forward Kevin Durant scored 31 points, and his teammate forward Jabari Smith scored a double-double: 22 points + 10 rebounds. For Denver, center Nikola Jokic was the most productive with 25 points, while Bruce Brown recorded a double-double for the Nuggets (12 points and 12 rebounds).
Houston (17 wins and 8 losses) ranks fifth in the Western Conference. Denver (20-7) snapped a six-game winning streak and is in third place in the West.
Results of other matches of the day:
New Orleans Pelicans – Indiana Pacers – 128:109
Philadelphia 76ers – Dallas Mavericks – 121:114
Toronto Raptors – Boston Celtics – 96:112
Detroit Pistons – Charlotte Hornets – 112:86
Memphis Grizzlies – Washington Wizards – 122:130
Golden State Warriors – Phoenix Suns – 119:116
Source: Sportbox
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