LA Clippers 103, Denver Nuggets 126 — Recap

January 8, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): LA Clippers 103, Denver Nuggets 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 19-33 DEN; Q2 LAC 31-33 DEN; Q3 LAC 27-32 DEN; Q4 LAC 26-28 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Norman Powell (LAC) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Russell Westbrook (DEN) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Julian Strawther (DEN) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Norman Powell

30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

21 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 7-13 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 8-12 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	19	31	27	26		103
DEN	33	33	32	28		126

🧮 How They Scored

LACDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

46.0%Effective FG%64.6%

10.7%Turnover %10.2%

15.6%Offensive rebound %21.9%

0.507Free-throw rate0.191

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amir Coffey G	33	6	—	1	1	—	—	2-11	0-3	2-2	-12
Ivica Zubac C	29	10	8	3	—	1	2	2-4	—	6-7	-21
Norman Powell F-G	28	30	4	1	—	—	—	8-17	4-10	10-13	-16
James Harden G	27	16	3	4	—	1	5	5-15	2-8	4-5	-17
Kris Dunn G	20	—	3	1	1	1	1	0-1	0-1	—	-8
Kevin Porter Jr. G	15	10	—	1	2	1	—	4-7	1-4	1-4	-13
Jordan Miller G	15	6	5	—	—	—	1	1-5	—	4-4	+1
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	15	4	2	—	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	—	-11
Terance Mann G	12	3	—	—	1	—	2	1-4	1-2	—	-11
Kobe Brown F	11	6	3	—	—	—	—	2-2	1-1	1-1	—
Nah'Shon Hyland G	9	5	2	2	—	—	—	1-4	1-4	2-2	+4
Nicolas Batum F-G	9	3	2	1	2	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	-12

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	34	21	3	9	1	1	2	7-13	4-6	3-3	+24
Julian Strawther G	32	16	4	2	—	—	1	5-10	4-8	2-2	+18
Russell Westbrook G	29	19	6	8	—	—	3	8-16	1-5	2-5	+18
Christian Braun G	28	15	2	1	1	—	—	6-8	2-2	1-1	+11
Michael Porter Jr. F	27	19	8	2	1	—	2	8-12	3-5	—	+15
Peyton Watson G	24	9	4	1	1	2	1	4-10	0-2	1-3	+17
DeAndre Jordan C	23	12	9	2	2	—	—	5-6	—	2-3	+17
Dario Saric F	20	7	7	2	1	—	2	3-8	1-4	—	+11
Hunter Tyson F	9	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-1
Jalen Pickett G	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	2-2	2-2	—	-5
Zeke Nnaji F-C	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	-5
Trey Alexander G	4	—	1	2	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	-5

🔬 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	28	30	66.0	35.9	-27.1	16.2
James Harden	Bench	27	16	46.5	34.9	-27.1	6.3
Ivica Zubac	Bench	29	10	70.6	13.6	-39.3	10.7
Kevin Porter Jr.	Bench	15	10	57.1	23.7	-43.5	12.3
Amir Coffey	Bench	33	6	25.3	16.0	-16.6	-0.7
Kobe Brown	Bench	11	6	123.0	8.3	0.0	18.9
Jordan Miller	Bench	15	6	44.4	21.6	+10.1	7.8
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	9	5	51.2	26.3	+31.3	15.7
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	15	4	66.7	8.3	-29.3	1.6
Nicolas Batum	Bench	9	3	75.0	9.5	-60.0	9.8
Terance Mann	Bench	12	3	37.5	18.8	-40.7	-6.8
Kris Dunn	Bench	20	—	0.0	4.3	-18.6	-0.6

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	34	21	73.3	20.0	+32.5	18.8
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	27	19	79.2	21.5	+25.4	22.7
Russell Westbrook	Bench	29	19	52.2	30.9	+30.5	12.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	32	16	73.5	16.2	+21.5	8.9
Christian Braun	Bench	28	15	88.9	12.3	+19.0	12.4
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	23	12	82.0	12.5	+32.0	21.2
Peyton Watson	Bench	24	9	39.8	21.4	+35.1	4.0
Dario Saric	Bench	20	7	43.8	21.3	+23.4	7.8
Jalen Pickett	Bench	4	6	150.0	25.0	-62.5	25.5
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	4	2	100.0	12.5	-62.5	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	9	—	0.0	5.9	+3.7	-5.6
Trey Alexander	Bench	4	—	0.0	25.0	-62.5	4.3