Denver Nuggets 122, LA Clippers 126 — Recap

December 1, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 122, LA Clippers 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 23-32 LAC; Q2 DEN 36-27 LAC; Q3 DEN 31-33 LAC; Q4 DEN 32-34 LAC.

Top performers (box score): James Harden (LAC) 39 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-26 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 28 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Norman Powell (LAC) 28 points, null rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 18 points, null rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

James Harden

39 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST, 6 3PM · 10-26 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

28 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST, 2 3PM · 12-24 FG

Scoring · LAC

Norman Powell

28 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 9-17 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	23	36	31	32		122
LAC	32	27	33	34		126

🧮 How They Scored

DENLAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

63.6%Effective FG%56.3%

12.7%Turnover %11.6%

25.0%Offensive rebound %29.5%

0.216Free-throw rate0.284

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	39	28	14	11	1	1	5	12-24	2-7	2-4	-7
Jamal Murray G	38	18	—	7	1	—	3	7-12	2-4	2-2	-1
Christian Braun G	36	11	7	2	1	—	2	5-7	—	1-3	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	32	18	7	1	—	—	1	8-11	1-1	1-4	+3
Peyton Watson G	29	13	5	2	1	1	1	6-9	1-2	—	+1
Russell Westbrook G	25	9	3	8	2	1	—	3-11	1-5	2-4	-7
Aaron Gordon F	24	10	1	4	1	—	1	4-7	1-2	1-1	-7
Julian Strawther G	19	15	2	2	—	—	1	6-7	2-3	1-1	-2

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	38	39	9	11	1	—	5	10-26	6-15	13-13	+14
Ivica Zubac C	35	6	8	5	—	—	3	2-9	—	2-5	+10
Norman Powell F-G	25	28	—	1	1	—	1	9-17	5-8	5-5	+2
Terance Mann G	25	15	3	1	—	—	1	6-7	2-2	1-2	+11
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	25	4	4	—	1	—	1	2-5	—	—	-5
Kris Dunn G	23	4	3	2	4	2	—	2-5	0-2	—	-11
Nicolas Batum F-G	23	3	3	5	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	+9
Amir Coffey G	18	13	5	1	—	—	1	5-11	3-7	—	-2
Jordan Miller G	15	8	2	2	—	—	1	4-6	0-2	—	-6

🔬 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	39	28	54.3	33.7	-8.3	16.8
Jamal Murray	Bench	38	18	69.9	16.5	-2.7	9.0
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	32	18	70.5	19.4	+4.5	9.8
Julian Strawther	Bench	19	15	100.8	18.6	+1.1	14.6
Peyton Watson	Bench	29	13	72.2	15.4	+1.7	9.5
Christian Braun	Bench	36	11	66.1	12.2	0.0	7.2
Aaron Gordon	Bench	24	10	67.2	14.0	-10.7	8.3
Russell Westbrook	Bench	25	9	35.3	22.8	-15.9	7.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	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
James Harden	Bench	38	39	61.5	39.6	+17.5	19.3
Norman Powell	Bench	25	28	72.9	35.7	+3.8	16.4
Terance Mann	Bench	25	15	95.2	13.4	+15.1	9.9
Amir Coffey	Bench	18	13	59.1	25.5	-2.0	9.5
Jordan Miller	Bench	15	8	66.7	16.3	-26.3	9.2
Ivica Zubac	Bench	35	6	26.8	17.1	+9.0	1.5
Kris Dunn	Bench	23	4	40.0	9.3	-17.9	7.8
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	25	4	40.0	10.5	-7.5	4.1
Nicolas Batum	Bench	23	3	75.0	3.2	+15.0	5.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0