Denver Nuggets 103, LA Clippers 100 — Recap

December 26, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 103, LA Clippers 100. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 32-30 LAC; Q2 DEN 32-25 LAC; Q3 DEN 15-28 LAC; Q4 DEN 24-17 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 26 points, 22 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-24 shooting; Brandon Boston Jr. (LAC) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Eric Bledsoe (LAC) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Ivica Zubac (LAC) 17 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists on 7-of-8 shooting; Will Barton (DEN) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-18 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

26 PTS, 22 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 9-24 FG

Scoring · LAC

Brandon Boston Jr.

18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 6-15 FG

Scoring · LAC

Eric Bledsoe

18 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 8-17 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 22 reboundsEric Bledsoe · Season-high 10 assistsTerance Mann · Season-high 8 assists

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	32	32	15	24		103
LAC	30	25	28	17		100

🧮 How They Scored

DENLAC

40Points in the paint50

11Fast-break points11

18Second-chance points12

7Points off turnovers16

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.9%Effective FG%51.2%

12.3%Turnover %13.0%

20.8%Offensive rebound %17.4%

0.116Free-throw rate0.209

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	38	26	22	8	2	2	4	9-24	1-3	7-7	-7
Will Barton G	36	17	4	3	2	0	2	7-18	2-9	1-1	-2
Monte Morris G	32	12	5	5	0	0	1	5-14	2-5	0-0	+11
Austin Rivers G	31	12	3	4	0	0	1	4-8	4-6	0-0	+5
Davon Reed G	26	15	2	1	1	1	0	6-8	3-4	0-1	+8
Jeff Green F	20	4	2	2	0	1	1	2-5	0-2	0-0	+1
Facundo Campazzo G	17	5	1	3	2	0	2	1-4	1-3	2-2	-6
Nah'Shon Hyland G	15	7	2	2	0	0	1	3-10	1-7	0-0	-5
Vlatko Cancar F	15	2	5	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0
JaMychal Green F	11	3	2	1	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	+10

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Eric Bledsoe G	37	18	2	10	5	2	3	8-17	1-2	1-2	+1
Terance Mann G	36	11	7	8	0	0	2	5-11	1-1	0-0	+16
Brandon Boston Jr. G	33	18	2	2	0	0	2	6-15	2-5	4-5	+1
Nicolas Batum F-G	30	4	4	1	0	0	1	2-6	0-4	0-0	-9
Ivica Zubac C	27	17	11	0	1	3	2	7-8	0-0	3-5	-4
Amir Coffey G	23	9	9	1	2	0	0	4-8	1-4	0-0	+4
Serge Ibaka F-C	19	10	6	3	0	1	3	4-6	1-2	1-2	+8
Luke Kennard G	17	8	1	0	0	0	0	3-10	2-8	0-0	-10
Keon Johnson G	11	3	3	1	0	1	1	0-3	0-0	3-4	-6
Justise Winslow F	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-16

🔬 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	38	26	48.0	34.1	-9.0	21.9
Will Barton	Bench	36	17	46.1	23.3	-5.6	7.8
Davon Reed	Bench	26	15	88.9	12.7	+14.5	19.7
Monte Morris	Bench	32	12	42.9	19.2	+15.0	7.2
Austin Rivers	Bench	31	12	75.0	12.3	+4.7	9.6
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	15	7	35.0	31.4	-12.6	3.4
Facundo Campazzo	Bench	17	5	51.2	16.7	-14.1	1.8
Jeff Green	Bench	20	4	40.0	12.0	-3.1	3.4
JaMychal Green	Bench	11	3	50.0	16.0	+48.6	9.0
Vlatko Cancar	Bench	15	2	100.0	5.1	0.0	5.8

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Boston Jr.	Bench	33	18	52.3	24.7	-1.4	8.3
Eric Bledsoe	Bench	37	18	50.3	23.5	-0.1	13.8
Ivica Zubac	Bench	27	17	83.3	19.4	-7.1	18.5
Terance Mann	Bench	36	11	50.0	15.9	+23.2	9.2
Serge Ibaka	Bench	19	10	72.7	21.7	+17.0	12.0
Amir Coffey	Bench	23	9	56.3	14.0	+7.7	24.2
Luke Kennard	Bench	17	8	40.0	25.6	-22.2	-3.8
Nicolas Batum	Bench	30	4	33.3	10.1	-16.3	3.2
Keon Johnson	Bench	11	3	31.5	22.2	-25.0	3.8
Justise Winslow	Bench	5	2	50.0	14.3	-152.4	3.6