With 34 points on better than 60% shooting in only three quarters, Jalen Green stayed hot as Houston (27-12) routed Denver for its fifth straight win.

The Houston Rockets flew to Denver to face the Nikola Jokić-less Nuggets. Both teams came into Wednesday night's matchup as winners of four straight, looking to

Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108.

Green torched Memphis for 42 points on Monday and has reached a new level of production and efficiency in January.

The Houston Rockets have seen a boost from Jalen Green as of late, and it is resulting in more victories for the team. In six games for the month of January, Green is averaging 30 points per game and the Rockets have won five of those six matchups.

Jalen Green matched his career high with 42 points and the Houston Rockets rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 120-118 on Monday.

Jalen Green #4 of the Houston Rockets goes up for a lay up over Tim ... [+] Hardaway Jr. #10 of the Dallas Mavericks in the second half at Toyota Cen

Jalen Green remains in search of his first All-Star bid in his fifth NBA season. But the former No. 2 overall pick can still flash his prodigious scoring skill on the right night as he did Monday at Toyota Center.

Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 in the NBA on Wednesday night. Fred VanVleet and Cam Whitmore each scored 16 points and Amen Thompson finished with 11 points for Houston.

With both Jalen Green and Amen Thompson in starring roles, the Rockets (26-12) have won four straight games and are holding a strong No. 2 placement in the Western Conference standings. Tuesday’s episode explores how Houston is getting it done,