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The Rockets had seen this one before. A 16-point lead had become an 11-point deficit in less than 12 minutes. The Denver Nuggets' explosive offense was burning everything in its path, with Carmelo Anthony hotter than a brick oven. Then, the Rockets did what they have not been able to do in too many critical games this season: They executed in the clutch. They fought back. Kyle Lowry scored at the cup on two straight possessions. Shane Battier dialed deep from long distance on consecutive tries. Aaron Brooks knifed through the Nugget defense for an acrobatic lay-in. Trevor Ariza drained a three-pointer to cut the once double-figure deficit to two. Down 121-119, Luis Scola finished off another workmanlike performance with a yeoman's board and a fast break basket. He wrestled a ...

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Article written by Robert Kleeman