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HOUSTON — Jamal Murray had 39 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points and nine rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat Houston 116-111 to snap the Rockets' nine-game win streak. Murray, who scored 17 in the first half, had 17 more as Denver outscored the Rockets 39-22 in the third quarter to take a 96-79 lead.Russell Westbrook had 14 points off the bench, Aaron Gordon scored 13 points and DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 15 rebounds for the Nuggets, which shot 51% and were 10 of 21 on 3-pointers.








