Denver Nuggets 110, LA Clippers 104 — Recap

May 1, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 110, LA Clippers 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 27-28 LAC; Q2 DEN 25-19 LAC; Q3 DEN 31-26 LAC; Q4 DEN 27-31 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 30 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 25 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-21 shooting; Rajon Rondo (LAC) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

30 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 9-17 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · LAC

Paul George

20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 5-21 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	27	25	31	27		110
LAC	28	19	26	31		104

🧮 How They Scored

DENLAC

42Points in the paint34

12Fast-break points2

9Second-chance points14

10Points off turnovers11

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.3%Effective FG%51.8%

10.1%Turnover %6.0%

21.6%Offensive rebound %21.7%

0.263Free-throw rate0.289

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	37	25	7	5	0	0	2	10-16	4-7	1-1	-7
PJ Dozier G-F	34	16	5	1	0	0	4	7-15	1-6	1-1	-4
Nikola Jokic C	33	30	14	7	0	1	0	9-17	2-6	10-10	-3
Facundo Campazzo G	32	10	3	3	0	0	3	2-4	2-4	4-4	-3
Aaron Gordon F	28	7	1	2	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	3-4	-11
Austin Rivers G	26	3	2	4	1	0	0	1-7	1-3	0-0	+22
JaMychal Green F	20	9	7	2	0	1	0	3-6	2-3	1-1	+15
Paul Millsap F	15	10	3	1	0	1	1	5-10	0-1	0-0	+9
Shaquille Harrison G	15	0	2	1	1	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+12

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paul George F	38	20	7	2	1	0	0	5-21	3-8	7-11	+3
Rajon Rondo G	30	18	5	5	2	1	2	8-12	2-5	0-0	-9
Kawhi Leonard F	30	16	5	6	0	0	1	7-12	2-3	0-0	-2
Reggie Jackson G	30	15	3	1	3	0	1	5-12	3-7	2-2	+6
Marcus Morris F	29	8	3	3	0	0	1	2-6	1-4	3-3	-2
Ivica Zubac C	24	6	7	1	0	0	1	1-3	0-0	4-6	+5
Nicolas Batum F-G	19	0	3	1	1	1	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-11
DeMarcus Cousins C	14	16	3	1	1	1	0	6-9	2-3	2-2	+5
Terance Mann G	13	5	2	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	-14
Patrick Patterson F	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-11
Luke Kennard G	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	33	30	70.1	30.0	-4.5	26.8
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	37	25	76.0	24.0	-12.0	15.8
PJ Dozier	Bench	34	16	51.8	26.0	-7.9	6.4
Paul Millsap	Bench	15	10	50.0	36.7	+43.7	6.9
Facundo Campazzo	Bench	32	10	86.8	12.3	-6.8	5.8
JaMychal Green	Bench	20	9	69.9	14.0	+46.0	15.2
Aaron Gordon	Bench	28	7	51.8	12.1	-22.2	3.2
Austin Rivers	Bench	26	3	21.4	12.3	+44.6	2.9
Shaquille Harrison	Bench	15	0	0.0	0.0	+47.8	3.5

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paul George	Bench	38	20	38.7	31.7	+4.2	6.2
Rajon Rondo	Bench	30	18	75.0	20.9	-13.7	16.9
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	30	16	66.7	20.3	-5.5	16.2
DeMarcus Cousins	Bench	14	16	81.0	31.3	+19.2	20.9
Reggie Jackson	Bench	30	15	58.2	22.2	+5.0	11.9
Marcus Morris	Bench	29	8	54.6	13.6	-3.6	5.1
Ivica Zubac	Bench	24	6	53.2	14.3	+10.9	5.3
Terance Mann	Bench	13	5	62.5	12.9	-56.9	5.6
Nicolas Batum	Bench	19	0	0.0	4.8	-32.4	0.0
Luke Kennard	Bench	5	0	0.0	0.0	-21.4	3.6
Patrick Patterson	Bench	7	0	0.0	12.5	-77.6	-7.3