Scouting report: vs. Denver Nuggets

When/where: 7 p.m. today; Toyota Center.

TV/radio: ATTSW; 790 AM, 740 AM, 850 AM (Spanish), 101.7 FM (Spanish).

Rockets (22-16) update: Their loss in Portland on Saturday snapped a six-game winning streak. The Rockets have won 11 of 13 games and nine straight at home. … The Rockets have an eight-game winning streak against the Nuggets, including a 109-99 victory in Denver this season. … The Rockets fell from first to fourth in offensive rating in the past three games, but are just .7 of a point per 100 possessions from the top spot. … James Harden’s streak of 10 consecutive games scoring at least 35 points is the fifth longest in NBA history, one game shy of Kobe Bryant’s run for the longest since Wilt Chamberlain. … Guard Austin Rivers, who had a season-high 21 points Saturday, has scored in double figures in all six of his games with the Rockets, making 41.5 percent of his 3s. … Danuel House Jr. has averaged 10.7 points on 57.1 percent shooting and 50 percent 3-point shooting in seven games as a starter. … Guards Eric Gordon (bruised right knee) and Chris Paul (strained left hamstring) are out.

Nuggets (26-11) update: They have their best record through 37 games in franchise history and lead the Western Conference later in the season than they have since March 16, 1977. … The Nuggets are 10-8 on the road after winning their past two road games. … Averaging 27.2 assists per game, the Nuggets lead the NBA in the percentage of points scored (65.6 percent) off assists. Denver has had at least 30 assists in three of its past four games. … The Nuggets’ 31 second-chance points Saturday were a season high. Center Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 39 points Saturday. He is averaging 23.3 points in his past 10 games and a career-high 7.5 assists this season. … Paul Millsap and Gary Harris came off the bench Saturday while coming back from injuries, combining for 35 points. … Guard Isaiah Thomas (right hip surgery), forward Jarred Vanderbilt (right foot surgery), forward Michael Porter Jr. (back surgery) and guard Will Barton (right hip, core muscle surgery) are out. Statistically speaking: 24.5 – second-chance points allowed in the Rockets’ two losses in the past four weeks. They have allowed an average of 9.2 in the 11 wins in that stretch. The Nuggets average a league-best 15.8 second-chance points per game.