The Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets 93-87 in a NBA game Wednesday night. Ty Lawson scored 21 points for the Nuggets, and Kenneth Faried, a second-year player who holds the NCAA modern-era record for rebounds with 1,673 in his college career, added 16 points and 16 rebounds. James Harden, the Rockets\' newest acquisition, had a tough night and finished with a season-low 15 points on 5 of 15 shooting. Carlos Delfino led the Houston Rockets with 19 points and Patrick Patterson followed with 18 points. Omer Asik added 10 points and Jeremy Lin had 6 points, 6 steals and 6 assists for the Rockets, who have lost two straight since opening the season with back-to-back victories.