While the Nuggets have climbed through the NBA standings, returning from their win in New Orleans on Wednesday one game behind the Warriors for the best record in the Western Conference, the Rockets have been immune to the Nuggets improvement. The Rockets won each of the first two meetings this season, giving them a nine-game winning streak against Denver heading into Friday’s game.
“I wish I knew,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said of the cause of the Rockets’ success against Denver. “Obviously, we’d keep doing it. A lot of times it’s just circumstances. It was a different team (in previous seasons.