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.Jokic injured his elbow during warmups and was ruled out before the start of the game while Gordon is out due to right calf injury management.

Green stayed hot and helped Huston push the lead to 55-37 with 3:23 left in the second. After the Nuggets tried to cut into the deficit, Green made four free throws, fed Sengun for a jumper and scored the last six points of the half to give the Rockets a 69-46 lead at intermission.