James Harden pulled up from the left wing, sunk one of his devastating 3-pointers and sent the Nuggets on their way to their fourth consecutive loss.
The Nuggets, now 9-5 after Tuesday’s 109-99 defeat at the Pepsi Center, didn’t suffer a four-game losing streak last season.
Harden scored 22 points and tallied 11 assists, including several of the no-look variety that kept the Nuggets’ defense off balance and paced the Rockets’ 55 percent shooting effort. Rockets rim-runner Clint Capela was a terror inside and finished with 24 points on 11-for-15 shooting.
Monte Morris had a team-high 19 off the bench, while Gary Harris and Jamal Murray added 15 each.