Follow along with the best of a five-game night in the NBA, headlined by Cade Cunningham and Jaylen Brown facing off in Pistons-Celtics.

A disputed call against Houston's Amen Thompson led to the game-tying free throw for Denver late in the fourth quarter.

The Houston Rockets (16-6) travel to Ball Arena to face the Denver Nuggets (18-6) in this Monday night NBA Basketball matchup.

Nikola Jokic had 39 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his NBA-leading 12th triple-double of the season as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Houston Rockets 128-125 in overtime on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top three teams in the Western Conference standings.

Nikola Jokic was dominant yet again on Monday night, this time leading the Nuggets to an OT win vs. the Rockets despite fouling out.

Such success has bumped Houston back into the top three in NBA.com's latest power rankings from John Schuhmann. Last week, the Rockets were fourth, but a string of defeats from the Los Angeles Lakers dropped them to seventh, bumping a number of teams up one spot.

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