HOUSTON (Interstat) — Kevin Durant had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Alperen Sengun added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100. Jamal Murray scored 38 points for Denver, while Nikola Jokic finished with 25 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists as the Nuggets fell to 5-4. Houston improved to 8-3 and snapped a two-game skid. The Rockets shot 41 of 91 from the floor and 14 of 38 from 3-point range. Denver shot 37 of 83 overall and 8 of 29 from deep. Houston held a 15-7 advantage on offensive rebounds and got 14 points from Jabari Smith and 12 from Tari Eason. Denver trimmed the deficit to six with about five minutes left, but Sengun and Amen Thompson answered as Houston pushed the lead to 100-90 with four minutes remaining. Denver pulled within seven on Jokic’s free throws, but Houston answered.