Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler, front, pulls in a loose ball on the baseline in front of Houston Rockets forwards Josh Smith, back left, and Donatas Motiejunas on Saturday in Denver.
DENVER – James Harden scored 28 points, Corey Brewer had 24 and the Houston Rockets snapped a three-game road losing streak by beating the Denver Nuggets 114-100 on Saturday night
Trevor Ariza had 19 points and Donatas Motiejunas added 18 for the Rockets, who began a key four-game road trip with their second straight win in Denver after losing the previous four.
Wilson Chandler had 26 points to lead Denver, which is 2-2 under interim coach Melvin Hunt. He replaced Brian Shaw, who was fired Tuesday.
Trailing by seven points at halftime, the Nuggets got a pair of 3-pointers and a three-point play from Randy Foye at the start of the third quarter to surge in front 62-58.
