LA Clippers 98, Denver Nuggets 120 — Recap

December 13, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): LA Clippers 98, Denver Nuggets 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 22-29 DEN; Q2 LAC 25-19 DEN; Q3 LAC 22-35 DEN; Q4 LAC 29-37 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-11 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-9 shooting; Norman Powell (LAC) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Kevin Porter Jr. (LAC) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Jamal Murray

20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 5-11 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 6-9 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
LAC	22	25	22	29		98
DEN	29	19	35	37		120

🧮 How They Scored

LACDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.8%Effective FG%61.0%

17.1%Turnover %18.7%

8.9%Offensive rebound %17.2%

0.200Free-throw rate0.416

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	32	15	5	6	2	—	9	6-14	2-6	1-2	-16
Ivica Zubac C	32	13	13	4	1	—	2	6-12	—	1-3	-8
Norman Powell F-G	30	16	3	4	—	—	1	6-14	3-10	1-2	-7
Amir Coffey G	29	8	2	1	2	—	—	3-9	1-6	1-2	-27
Kevin Porter Jr. G	24	16	3	4	2	—	1	6-12	2-4	2-4	-21
Nicolas Batum F-G	22	6	1	—	3	—	1	2-3	2-3	—	-5
Nah'Shon Hyland G	21	13	—	1	1	2	3	4-8	3-6	2-3	-14
Kris Dunn G	21	7	1	1	4	—	—	3-6	1-4	—	+9
Jordan Miller G	15	—	—	2	—	—	1	0-2	0-1	—	-11

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	32	20	5	3	4	1	6	8-16	2-5	2-2	+18
Nikola Jokic C	30	16	7	2	2	—	5	6-9	2-2	2-4	+14
Michael Porter Jr. F	29	17	5	4	1	—	1	5-11	2-7	5-6	+15
Peyton Watson G	26	14	5	—	2	—	—	5-6	1-2	3-4	+9
Julian Strawther G	26	12	4	2	—	—	1	3-6	0-2	6-7	+7
Christian Braun G	24	8	3	1	2	—	—	4-8	0-4	—	+8
Russell Westbrook G	24	5	1	5	3	—	4	2-9	0-3	1-2	+21
Aaron Gordon F	23	14	6	2	—	—	1	4-7	1-2	5-5	+10
DeAndre Jordan C	14	4	9	2	1	1	—	2-2	—	—	+8
Hunter Tyson F	5	5	1	—	—	—	2	1-1	1-1	2-2	—
Jalen Pickett G	4	3	—	1	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	—
Zeke Nnaji F-C	4	2	—	1	—	—	1	1-1	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Norman Powell	Bench	30	16	53.8	22.9	-8.9	8.8
Kevin Porter Jr.	Bench	24	16	58.1	27.3	-35.5	10.5
James Harden	Bench	32	15	50.4	33.8	-20.0	7.3
Ivica Zubac	Bench	32	13	48.8	20.0	-9.9	16.3
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	21	13	69.7	24.5	-30.4	6.0
Amir Coffey	Bench	29	8	40.5	14.7	-38.2	2.3
Kris Dunn	Bench	21	7	58.3	12.8	+24.6	12.7
Nicolas Batum	Bench	22	6	100.0	7.5	-11.7	5.2
Jordan Miller	Bench	15	—	0.0	8.3	-28.8	-2.8

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	32	20	59.2	29.1	+22.3	14.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	29	17	62.3	21.7	+23.8	13.1
Nikola Jokic	Bench	30	16	74.3	21.6	+19.8	12.1
Aaron Gordon	Bench	23	14	76.1	17.2	+17.4	16.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	26	14	90.2	12.7	+15.3	16.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	26	12	66.1	16.4	+12.3	11.1
Christian Braun	Bench	24	8	50.0	12.9	+11.3	7.7
Russell Westbrook	Bench	24	5	25.3	23.7	+39.6	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	5	5	133.0	36.4	+12.1	9.1
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	14	4	100.0	5.7	+26.6	30.6
Jalen Pickett	Bench	4	3	150.0	10.0	0.0	13.3
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	4	2	100.0	25.0	0.0	8.0