NBA: Durant, Sheppard help Rockets end Nuggets’ 6-game win streak

DENVER — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Reed Sheppard scored the final 11 points of the third quarter to blow open a close game, and the Houston Rockets rolled past the Denver Nuggets 115-101 in the NBA on Saturday. Sheppard was 6 for 9 from long range and scored 28 points. His last bucket came