DETROIT, March 10 -- Rookie Jalen Rose had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Rodney Rogers added 19 points and a career-high 21 rebounds Friday night to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 99- 88 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Denver led by as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter, but then had to hold off a furious Pistons' rally sparked by Allan Houston.
Detroit hit 10 straight baskets, including eight by Houston, in a 27-4 run which pulled the Pistons within 83-81 with 6:13 remaining. But Denver scored the next seven points to open a 90-81 advantage. Houston scored a career-high 36 points, including 22 in the fourth quarter. Denver is 7-3 since Bernie Bickerstaff took over as head coach last month. The Nuggets are 3-1 on their current road trip.