NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 114, LA Clippers 115 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 114, LA Clippers 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 24-25 LAC; Q2 DEN 28-20 LAC; Q3 DEN 25-33 LAC; Q4 DEN 37-37 LAC.
Top performers (box score): Bennedict Mathurin (LAC) 38 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists on 9-of-22 shooting; Derrick Jones Jr. (LAC) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-15 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAC
38 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 12-22 FG
Scoring · LAC
23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 8-18 FG
Scoring · DEN
22 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 9-22 FG
Season highs
Bennedict Mathurin · Season-high 38 pointsDerrick Jones Jr. · Season-high 22 pointsKris Dunn · Season-high 8 assistsJulian Strawther · Season-high 6 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DEN
10 largest lead
Q3 4:52 (DEN 74, LAC 64) · 8-0 run, Q1 9:35–Q1 8:36
LAC
5 largest lead
Q4 2:30 (DEN 102, LAC 107) · 10-0 run, Q1 3:12–Q2 10:46
Swings
13 lead changes
Tied 8 times
Ahead for good: Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2 (Q4 0:35, DEN 107, LAC 108).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 0:46 Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shotDEN · DEN 107, LAC 107
- Q4 0:35 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2LAC · DEN 107, LAC 108
- Q4 0:35 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2LAC · DEN 107, LAC 109
- Q4 0:24 Derrick Jones Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2LAC · DEN 107, LAC 110
- Q4 0:24 Derrick Jones Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2LAC · DEN 107, LAC 111
- Q4 0:18 Jamal Murray makes driving dunkDEN · DEN 109, LAC 111
- Q4 0:13 Brook Lopez makes 2-foot driving dunk (Bennedict Mathurin assists)LAC · DEN 109, LAC 113
- Q4 0:11 Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)DEN · DEN 112, LAC 113
- Q4 0:09 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2LAC · DEN 112, LAC 114
- Q4 0:09 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2LAC · DEN 112, LAC 115
- Q4 0:00 Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3DEN · DEN 113, LAC 115
- Q4 0:00 Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3DEN · DEN 114, LAC 115
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 114 | |
| LAC | 25 | 20 | 33 | 37 | 115 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENLAC
50Points in the paint58
22Fast-break points16
9Second-chance points14
21Points off turnovers20
29Bench points49
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
52.9%Effective FG%51.7%
14.6%Turnover %10.7%
13.6%Offensive rebound %15.2%
0.360Free-throw rate0.345
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 36 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9-22 | 0-6 | 4-7 | -6 |
| Jamal Murray G | 35 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 8-10 | -1 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 35 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 4-4 | +2 |
| Christian Braun G | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -5 |
| Bruce Brown G | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 4-7 | +1 |
| Julian Strawther G | 25 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 6-10 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Spencer Jones F | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +5 |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin G-F | 34 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12-22 | 2-6 | 12-13 | +4 |
| Kawhi Leonard F | 33 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 1-7 | 6-8 | -9 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. F-G | 33 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 6-7 | -2 |
| John Collins F-C | 32 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Brook Lopez C | 31 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Kris Dunn G | 29 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Nicolas Batum F-G | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser C | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Jordan Miller G | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Isaiah Jackson F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -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 | Starter | 36 | 22 | 43.9 | 34.4 | -7.3 | 10.5 |
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 35 | 20 | 51.5 | 26.4 | +0.1 | 12.8 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 35 | 18 | 65.4 | 16.3 | +1.1 | 9.9 |
| Julian Strawther | Starter | 25 | 18 | 81.8 | 18.8 | +6.8 | 12.5 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 34 | 7 | 54.3 | 8.2 | -3.5 | 4.4 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 26 | 19 | 78.6 | 23.0 | +5.0 | 21.3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 12 | 6 | 77.3 | 23.1 | +29.2 | 15.5 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 20 | 2 | 20.0 | 10.2 | -13.3 | -2.8 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 17 | 2 | 33.3 | 8.1 | -0.3 | -2.2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 00 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Starter | 33 | 23 | 53.4 | 27.5 | -12.2 | 10.4 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Starter | 33 | 22 | 60.8 | 23.2 | -2.6 | 8.5 |
| John Collins | Starter | 32 | 11 | 55.0 | 15.2 | -1.4 | 11.0 |
| Brook Lopez | Starter | 31 | 8 | 40.0 | 14.5 | -7.6 | 3.9 |
| Kris Dunn | Starter | 29 | 2 | 25.0 | 9.9 | +1.5 | 11.3 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Bench | 34 | 38 | 68.5 | 37.8 | +8.2 | 22.8 |
| Nicolas Batum | Bench | 18 | 6 | 100.0 | 7.0 | +5.3 | 13.7 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser | Bench | 13 | 4 | 66.7 | 9.4 | +27.0 | 8.9 |
| Jordan Miller | Bench | 13 | 1 | 17.4 | 8.8 | +17.9 | 5.9 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Jackson | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -12.5 | -44.4 |
| Cam Christie | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kobe Sanders | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
DEN 2
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Last 22 meetings · since 2020-21
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