Saturday, November 10, 2001 - Now that Denver Nuggets coach Dan Issel has seen what Isaiah Rider can do as a starter, Issel is considering lot of possibilities.

GAME WRAP - Box score

- NBA West standings

- NBA East standings Starting in place of the flu-stricken James Posey, Rider was the other scorer the Nuggets have been looking for Friday night, teaming with Nick Van Exel for two 28-point performances to lead the Nuggets to their second victory of the season, a 108-81 rout of the Houston Rockets at the Pepsi Center.

Challenged by Nuggets management Monday to show them what he could add to the team or face the waiver wire, Rider backed up a 19-point performance in Dallas on Thursday night with a strong performance against Houston, scoring 12 points in the second quarter when the Nuggets took control of the game and 10 in the third when they blew it open with a 37-16 run.

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