NBA: Rockets take early lead then fend off late surge by Nuggets for win

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Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun posted double-doubles, and the Houston Rockets withstood a furious rally by the visiting Denver Nuggets and held on for a 110-100 victory on Monday.

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