Nuggets 132, Rockets 114: Corey Brewer scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and Denver tied a franchise record with its 20th straight home win.
Wilson Chandler had 21 points and Andre Iguodala added 18 points and 14 assists for Denver, which has won seven in a row against the Rockets and stands 1 1/2 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies in the battle for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Houston fell 1 1/2 games behind sixth-place Golden State in the West.

Jeremy Lin led the Rockets with 23 points, but leading scorer James Harden missed eight of his 10 shots and finished 14 points. After a strong start, Houston was unable to keep pace with the Nuggets, who shot 54.5 percent and made 11 3-pointers.

In their first game since losing second-leading scorer Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the Nuggets trailed by 10 after one quarter before outscoring the Rockets 77-48 over the next two periods.

Rookie Evan Fournier scored 17 points off the bench for the Nuggets, who scored a season-high 132 points while outscoring the Rockets 74-44 in the paint. Andre Miller added 11 points and 12 assists to complete the Nuggets’ balanced attack.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Denver improved to 26-3 when scoring at least 110 points. … The Nuggets played without PG Ty Lawson (heel), who hopes to return by the start of the playoffs. … Houston fell to 9-26 when trailing after three quarters.