The Denver Nuggets’ 125-124 loss in Houston Monday was nearly one of their most impressive wins of the year.
After Will Barton‘s three-point play with 42 seconds remaining and a James Harden miss 11 seconds later, the Nuggets were clinging to a one-point lead at 124-123, with the ball, and 30 seconds left in regulation.
It would have been a monumental win for Denver. A victory without Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler over the third-seeded Rockets, who just beat the Nuggets in dramatic fashion Saturday at Pepsi Center.