HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets drives to the basket against Alperen Sengun #28 of the Houston Rockets in the first half at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Aaron Gordon #50 of the Denver Nuggets drives against Dillon Brooks #9 of the Houston Rockets in the first half at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets walks to the locker room after the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Zeke Nnaji #22 of the Denver Nuggets blocks a shot by Fred VanVleet #5 of the Houston Rockets in the second half at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Dillon Brooks #9 of the Houston Rockets drives to the basket while defended by Michael Porter Jr. #1 of the Denver Nuggets in the second half at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets shoots the ball while defended by Alperen Sengun #28 of the Houston Rockets in the first half at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Collin Gillespie #21 of the Denver Nuggets goes up for a shot while defended by Alperen Sengun #28 of the Houston Rockets in the first half at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #5 of the Denver Nuggets shoots the ball while defended by Jalen Green #4 of the Houston Rockets in the first half at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets shoots the ball in the first half while defended by Jock Landale #2 of the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Aaron Gordon #50 of the Denver Nuggets shoots the ball while defended by Jabari Smith Jr. #10 of the Houston Rockets in the first half at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 12: Michael Porter Jr. #1 of the Denver Nuggets goes up for a shot in the first half against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on November 12, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)