Rockets end skid with 110-100 win over Nuggets

Durant scored 23 points and Sengun added 20 as the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 on November 9, 2026. Houston rebounded after losses to Minnesota and Phoenix, which followed a 7-1 start to the season. The defeat ended Denver’s two-game winning streak.

Jamal Murray scored 38 points for Denver, while Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists. The Rockets led by 16 early in the third quarter, but an 18-2 Denver surge tied the game at 60. Houston missed nine shots in a row during that stretch, and Durant’s two free throws were its only points.

Tari Eason’s basket started an 11-2 Houston run late in the third, putting the Rockets ahead 71-62. Denver later pulled within four, but Sengun scored and Fred VanVleet hit a three-pointer to make it 96-87 with five and a half minutes left. Houston then extended its lead to 100-90 after baskets from Sengun and Amen Thompson.

Denver visits Memphis on Wednesday, while Houston hosts Golden State that night.