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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 22 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 124 |
 Nuggets | 35 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 134 |
LACTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 44-9048.9% | 11-3432.4% | 25-3083.3% | 38 | 24 | 12 |
| DEN | 49-9651.0% | 13-3933.3% | 23-3174.2% | 50 | 35 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets134| 42 | 40 | 14-21 | 0-1 | 12-15 | 0 | +11 | +25.5 | |||||||
| 41 | 21 | 8-22 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 0 | +13 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 39 | 29 | 12-18 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +6.5 | |||
| 38 | 8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +9 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −7.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 13 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | +1.5 | ||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.6 | |||
| 11 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.7 | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 134 | 49-9651.0% | 13-3933.3% | 50 | 35 | 14 | 23 | 23-3174.2% | 11 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 30 points on 10 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jeff Green, DeAndre Jordan, Ish Smith, Peyton Watson and Jack White (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers124| 39 | 33 | 12-19 | 3-4 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 36 | 23 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 11-11 | 0 | −18 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | −15 | +0.6 | |||||||
| 25 | 17 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +7.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.7 | |||||
| 25 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −4 | −6.0 | ||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +3.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.0 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.2 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 124 | 44-9048.9% | 11-3432.4% | 38 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 25-3083.3% | 6 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 39 shooting
Did not play: Robert Covington (coach’s decision).
Nuggets134Clippers124ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 40 points (26 in the paint), 17 rebounds and 10 assists, his 99th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the LA Clippers 134-124 in overtime.
Paul George made 2 free throws with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 120 for the Clippers, but the Nuggets outscored them 14-4 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Clippers 20-15. Jokić scored 10 of the Nuggets’ 20 on 3 for 4 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Jamal Murray had 5 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Jokić that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Michael Porter Jr. that put the Nuggets ahead.
Porter had 29 points and 11 rebounds on 12 for 18 shooting, and Murray added 21 points and 12 assists. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Jokić and Aaron Gordon set each other up for 6 baskets and 12 points.
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points on 12 for 19 shooting, and George added 23 points. Russell Westbrook had 17 points (11 in the third quarter) and 5 steals.
The Clippers got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They did not make a field goal in the last 6:46. The Clippers’ starters were outscored 23-10 in 8 minutes together. Aaron Gordon fouled out.
Denver NuggetsLA ClippersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
111 points from the field on 94 shots: 10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-23 | 87.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-25 | 44.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-9 | 55.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-8 | 75.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-31 | 22.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee | 30 | 16 | 6-8 | +5 |
| Nicolas Batum | 17 | 8 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Paul George | 13 | 11 | 5-8 | +6 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 11 | 5 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 8 | 4-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 48 points on 92 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 37 | 12 | 5-7 | +2 |
| Paul George | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 11 | 5-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mann | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | −4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 17 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Paul George | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 18 | 7-15 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAC
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Murray 10 AST)
Q4 0:27
52.3%
30→82
Jokic 6' Floating Jump Shot (34 PTS) (Murray 9 AST)
Q4 1:30
28.5%
30→58
Leonard 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (33 PTS)
Q4 1:46
27.0%
57→30
George Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Q4 0:23
20.1%
73→53
Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
Q4 2:05
19.0%
37→56
