Will Barton's 20 points not enough as Nuggets get blown out by Houston

Denver Nuggets guard/forward Will Barton dropped 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting, adding 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 36.0 minutes of action in a 30-point blowout loss against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

What It Means:

That makes back-to-back 20-point games for Barton, who is averaging a career-high 14.9 points per game while shooting a career-best .547 effective field goal percentage.

numberFire's models project Barton for 15.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 30.6 minutes of action against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.