Denver Nuggets 100, LA Clippers 102 — Recap

April 4, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 100, LA Clippers 102. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 31-20 LAC; Q2 DEN 18-33 LAC; Q3 DEN 21-22 LAC; Q4 DEN 30-27 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 36 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-24 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 28 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; James Harden (LAC) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-23 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists on 5-of-10 shooting; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

36 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 14-24 FG

Scoring · LAC

Paul George

28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · LAC

James Harden

20 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 6-23 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	31	18	21	30		100
LAC	20	33	22	27		102

🧮 How They Scored

DENLAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.3%Effective FG%42.6%

10.4%Turnover %5.6%

13.3%Offensive rebound %12.8%

0.303Free-throw rate0.364

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	40	36	17	10	—	—	5	14-24	3-8	5-6	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	38	14	9	1	—	1	2	6-18	2-10	—	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	37	16	4	3	1	1	1	6-13	4-7	0-1	—
Aaron Gordon F	36	18	6	7	1	2	1	5-10	0-2	8-14	—
Christian Braun G	34	7	8	3	1	—	—	3-9	1-4	—	—
Peyton Watson G	18	2	2	—	—	—	1	0-2	0-1	2-2	—
DeAndre Jordan C	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Julian Strawther G	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	38	20	6	8	1	—	1	6-23	2-13	6-7	—
Paul George F	37	28	4	2	3	—	3	10-21	2-6	6-8	—
Ivica Zubac C	35	14	15	1	1	—	—	4-11	—	6-6	—
Norman Powell F-G	35	11	3	3	1	—	—	4-12	2-7	1-2	—
Russell Westbrook G	24	12	6	5	1	1	2	4-9	0-2	4-4	—
Amir Coffey G	23	9	6	1	1	—	—	3-5	1-2	2-3	—
Terance Mann G	18	6	3	1	2	—	—	2-6	0-2	2-2	—
Mason Plumlee F-C	13	2	2	—	—	1	—	1-1	—	—	—

🔬 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	40	36	67.6	34.4	+14.3	29.1
Aaron Gordon	Bench	36	18	55.7	21.0	-0.1	11.8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	37	16	59.5	16.5	+8.9	8.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	38	14	38.9	22.5	-6.2	4.2
Christian Braun	Bench	34	7	38.9	11.8	+10.1	8.5
Peyton Watson	Bench	18	2	34.7	10.0	-18.9	-1.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	05	—	0.0	0.0	-87.3	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	02	—	0.0	0.0	+70.0	10.5
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paul George	Bench	37	28	57.1	32.5	-13.3	14.5
James Harden	Bench	38	20	38.3	28.6	+5.0	10.2
Ivica Zubac	Bench	35	14	51.3	17.1	-10.9	15.1
Russell Westbrook	Bench	24	12	55.8	23.6	+16.0	17.2
Norman Powell	Bench	35	11	42.7	15.5	+13.5	6.7
Amir Coffey	Bench	23	9	71.2	10.2	+35.3	14.3
Terance Mann	Bench	18	6	43.6	17.5	-21.6	6.6
Mason Plumlee	Bench	13	2	100.0	3.1	+25.0	-1.8
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kobe Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0