Michael Porter Jr. established career bests of 39 points and eight 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets cruise to a 129-116 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday night.
MPJ pours in a career-high 39 PTS (8 3PM) for the @nuggets! #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/Vf6xJsEWvl
— NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2021
Nikola Jokic recorded 24 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds as Denver (39-21) won for the 13th time in their past 16 games. PJ Dozier scored a career-best 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting and JaMychal Green had 10 points for the Nuggets.
Joker (12 AST) and Facu (career-high 13 AST) combine for 25 dimes in the @nuggets W! pic.twitter.com/yne6nGDtb5
— NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2021
D.J. Wilson scored a career-best 25 points for Houston, which lost for the ninth time in the past 10 games and 36th in the last 40.
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