In a scary moment for Denver midway through the second quarter, Nikola Jokic fell to the ground following a tipped layup with a non-contact injury. He limped off the court to the locker room but returned later in the quarter.

„I was really worried,“ coach Michael Malone said. „To see Nikola go down like that and have no idea how serious it was going to be, you can tell the competitor he is. He could have easily said, `I’m going to hang out in the back and watch the rest of this one with my feet in a cold tub.’ But he wanted to get back out there.“

Rockets Hall of Famers Hakeem Olajuwon and Elvin Hayes sat courtside next to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and were introduced to the crowd early in the second quarter. Olajuwon and Hayes also both played at nearby University of Houston.

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