Russell Westbrook finished the loss with 17 points, four rebounds, two steals and one block while shooting 6/14 from the field and 3/5 from the three-point range in 25 minutes of playing time. Via The Athletic: "Russell Westbrook passes Vince Carter for 21st on the all-time scoring list with 25,

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Denver was dealt an unexpected blow an hour before opening tip Wednesday when Nikola Jokic was ruled out due to right elbow inflammation.

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

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and forward Aaron Gordon are not playing in the team's home game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.