Amid speculation managment would be shutting down Nuggets starters in favor of tanking, the Nuggets had a full roster again Thursday night. It wasn’t enough to slow down James Harden and the Rockets.

Harden scored a career high 50 points on 12-27 shooting and made 22 of his 25 free throw attempts.

Randy Foye and Wilson Chandler both led the Nuggets with 23 points in a losing effort.

The Nuggets will play in Miami tonight, we’ll see if any players need more “rest” on the second night of a back-to-back.