Going into Wednesday night, the anticipation between the Denver Nuggets game against the Houston Rockets was huge. Both teams are on a four-game winning streak

The Houston Rockets (26-12) travel to play the Denver Nuggets (24-15) on Wednesday at Ball Arena, the first game this season between the two teams. The Rockets won the season series 3-1 in 2023-24, with Alperen Şengün averaging 20.

Nikola Jokic was ruled out with elbow inflammation 45 minutes before the Nuggets hosted the Rockets on Wednesday. He sustained the injury warming up.

Jokic, according to Vinny Benedetto of the Denver Gazette, injured his right elbow during warmups ahead of tonight’s game. The Nuggets just announced Aaron Gordon (right calf injury management) and Nikola Jokic (right elbow inflammation) are out today. Jokic hurt his elbow in warmups, I’m told.

January 15 - The Houston Rockets were in rebuilding mode a couple ... night when Jamal Murray scored a season-high 45 points and Nikola Jokic notched his 16th triple-double of the season.

The Rockets' two top scorers have a chance to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game, recognition their teammates say both players earned. So we had them pitch it.

Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets once again made NBA history in Tuesday night's victory against the Dallas Mavericks.

In addition to helping the Denver Nuggets secure their sixth win in the past eight games on Friday night, Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook made

The Houston Rockets are 1.83 favorites on Bet365, while the Denver Nuggets are at 2.00 odds. The over 230 is at 1.762 on 1xbe, while the under is at 2.075 odds. The Denver Nuggets are 1.80 on the (+2.5) handicap on Betway, while the Rockets are at 1.99 to overcome the (-2.5) spread. Read more here.

In the NBA’s third and final update of its ongoing All-Star fan voting, Rockets center Alperen Sengun remains at No. 6 among West frontcourt voting.

The Houston Rockets flew to Denver to face the Nikola Jokić-less Nuggets. Both teams came into Wednesday night's matchup as winners of four straight, looking to

Ball was a highlight reel from the jump, making plays for Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges, finishing with 32 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, and four steals. Bridges finished with 21 points and seven rebounds, while Nick Richards earned a double-double off the bench, scoring 15 points and cleaning the glass 12 times.