Denver Nuggets 102, LA Clippers 111 — Recap

December 6, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 102, LA Clippers 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 36-21 LAC; Q2 DEN 21-40 LAC; Q3 DEN 25-18 LAC; Q4 DEN 20-32 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Paul George (LAC) 25 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 23 points, null rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-32 shooting; James Harden (LAC) 20 points, 1 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-10 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 18 points, 9 rebounds, null assists, 4 threes on 7-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Paul George

25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 8-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

23 PTS, 0 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

22 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 9-32 FG

Season highs

Jamal Murray · Season-high 23 pointsJames Harden · Season-high 11 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	36	21	25	20		102
LAC	21	40	18	32		111

🧮 How They Scored

DENLAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.2%Effective FG%53.2%

9.1%Turnover %10.0%

30.4%Offensive rebound %20.5%

0.057Free-throw rate0.316

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	37	22	15	10	1	—	4	9-32	2-7	2-2	+1
Michael Porter Jr. F	34	18	9	—	—	1	2	7-8	4-5	—	+4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	34	3	1	3	1	—	—	1-4	1-3	—	+2
Aaron Gordon F	31	8	6	2	2	—	—	4-9	—	—	+6
Jamal Murray G	29	23	—	6	1	1	1	10-18	2-7	1-1	+2
Christian Braun G	16	8	5	—	—	1	—	4-6	0-1	—	-17
Peyton Watson G	16	2	3	3	1	1	1	0-3	0-2	2-2	-15
Julian Strawther G	13	—	1	2	—	—	1	0-2	0-2	—	-9
DeAndre Jordan C	11	4	5	—	—	1	—	2-6	—	—	-8

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paul George F	38	25	8	1	—	1	2	8-20	5-9	4-4	+11
Kawhi Leonard F	38	17	4	5	1	1	2	8-16	1-3	—	-8
James Harden G	32	20	1	11	3	1	4	6-10	2-3	6-7	+6
Norman Powell F-G	32	17	5	2	1	—	1	5-12	1-3	6-6	+24
Ivica Zubac C	27	10	9	—	2	1	—	4-7	—	2-6	-6
Terance Mann G	20	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	-16
Kobe Brown F	17	3	4	1	—	—	—	1-4	1-3	—	+17
Russell Westbrook G	16	9	8	1	—	2	1	4-8	0-2	1-2	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	29	23	62.4	26.4	+3.4	12.7
Nikola Jokic	Bench	37	22	33.5	41.6	-0.1	10.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	34	18	112.5	12.2	+0.9	14.3
Aaron Gordon	Bench	31	8	44.4	12.3	+9.7	7.0
Christian Braun	Bench	16	8	66.7	15.4	-43.0	13.4
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	11	4	33.3	23.1	-42.6	8.2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	34	3	37.5	4.9	+4.6	2.6
Peyton Watson	Bench	16	2	25.8	12.5	-32.7	9.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	13	—	0.0	10.0	-34.6	-8.2

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paul George	Bench	38	25	57.4	28.9	+16.1	10.8
James Harden	Bench	32	20	76.5	24.6	+9.2	17.5
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	38	17	53.1	20.5	-13.3	10.3
Norman Powell	Bench	32	17	58.1	19.5	+34.1	14.5
Ivica Zubac	Bench	27	10	51.9	18.2	-11.8	8.6
Russell Westbrook	Bench	16	9	50.7	21.7	+3.7	20.2
Kobe Brown	Bench	17	3	37.5	8.3	+47.2	1.5
Terance Mann	Bench	20	2	50.0	4.8	-41.0	1.0
Amir Coffey	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0