The Denver Nuggets managed to overcome the loss of Aaron Gordon in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets on the road at the Toyota Center on Friday in an NBA Cup game.

Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Jamal Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Houston Rockets 112-109

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We're leaning toward a solid Rockets win in this one, but it won't surprise if Cleveland can pull off the upset.

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray recorded double-doubles as the Denver Nuggets snapped the host Houston Rockets' five-game winning streak with a 112-109 victory on Friday in NBA Cup play.

Cleveland got blasted by the Houston Rockets, 114-104, on Wednesday night. The loss snaps the Cavs’ two-game winning streak.

Credit to them,” Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson says of the Rockets (10-3), who won by double digits in Cleveland. “Heck of a team. Contender.”

The Cavaliers began the game ice cold from 3-point range and finished it as such from the free throw line, and Cleveland fell to the Houston Rockets.

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