Nuggets target a win vs. visiting Rockets
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02/06/2012 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The suddenly shaky Denver Nuggets will try to avoid a
season-high third straight loss tonight when they welcome the Houston Rockets
to Pepsi Center.
The Nuggets, who are opening up a three-game homestand, have dropped four of
five overall after Saturday's 117-97 setback in Portland. Danilo Gallinari
netted 20 points while Kosta Koufos finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds in
that one for Denver.
"They're one of the best home teams in basketball. The times we played them,
they're a top-five team. They've played great," Nuggets head coach George Karl
said of the Blazers.
Denver, which is 7-4 in the Rockies this season, will also host Dallas and
Golden State on its residency.
The Rockets, who are resuming a six-game road trip tonight, have also hit the
skids a bit recently, losing for the third time in four games on Saturday in
the opener of the trek in Minnesota, 100-91.
Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry scored 24 points apiece for the Rockets and Patrick
Patterson had 14 off the bench in that one as the Timberwolves snapped an
eight-game losing streak to the Rockets at home and won for only the third
time in the last 18 meetings overall.
"We just started out with no defensive intensity," Houston coach Kevin McHale
told the team's website. "We can't be a pretty team, we can't be a team that
just goes out there and plays easy; we've got to be a team that's going to go
out there and fight like we did when we got mad."
The Rockets are just 3-8 on the road and will also visit Portland, Phoenix,
Golden State and Memphis before returning to South Texas.
These two teams split four meetings a season ago, with Houston winning the
last two.
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