Houston was ahead after every quarter and beat Denver by 10.<\/strong> The Rockets led 54-40 at the half, and Denver trailed 77-68 going into the fourth. Kevin Durant had 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Alperen Sengun added 20 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Houston won the boards 51-39. All six Nuggets listed as questionable on our page played. Canadian Jamal Murray scored 38 on 14-of-23 shooting, and Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists. Denver made eight of 29 threes.<\/p>\n Winner right, no bet on the spread.<\/strong> We took the Rockets and passed at -8.5 to -9.5, a number that sat on our margin. With every questionable Nugget suiting up, the DraftKings line in ESPN’s feed came down to Houston -4.5. A 10-point win would have covered at either of the numbers we passed on. Our net-rating case held up even with Denver close to full strength. The 210 points fell well short of a 224.5 total. Kevin Durant’s points line was 20.5, and his 23 made it an over.<\/p>\n The preview as published before the game follows.<\/em><\/p>\n Denver beat Indiana 114-102 in Mexico City on Saturday. Two days later, the league’s report lists all five of its usual starters as questionable for Monday’s game in Houston.<\/strong><\/p>\n Houston has lost its last two, the latest 102-99 in Phoenix on Saturday, but it is 4-1 at home. Kevin Durant scored 21 in that game.<\/p>\n\n\n