Denver
Nuggets
114
–
115
FINAL
LA
Clippers
Date
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 114 |
| LAC | 25 | 20 | 33 | 37 | 115 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kawhi Leonard
LAC
23
PTS
4
REB
3
AST
-9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.35
Impact Composite38.0
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 29.9Impact: -0.9
3 deflectionsonly 23 pts allowed on 65.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Bennedict Mathurin
LAC
38
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-22 (54.5%)
3PT2-6
FT12-13
TS%68.5%
eFG%59.1%
STL3
TOV3
ORTG112
DRTG104
NET+8
38 points3 stealsonly 21 pts allowed on 53.3 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 36:07 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9-22 | 41% | 0-6 | 0% | 4-7 | 57% | -6 |
| Julian Strawther | 25:00 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Christian Braun | 34:26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| Jamal Murray | 34:59 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5-15 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 8-10 | 80% | -1 |
| Cameron Johnson | 35:18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-4 | 100% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brown | 25:28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 4-7 | 57% | +1 |
| Spencer Jones | 16:27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 20:21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 11:54 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 45 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 39-86 | 45% | 13-40 | 33% | 23-31 | 74% | — |
Jalen Pickett —
Zeke Nnaji —
DaRon Holmes II —
| LAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 30:48 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Kris Dunn | 29:24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| John Collins | 31:39 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 33:33 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-7 | 29% | 6-7 | 86% | -2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 32:52 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 44% | 1-7 | 14% | 6-8 | 75% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Miller | 13:13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Nicolas Batum | 17:37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 3:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 33:49 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12-22 | 55% | 2-6 | 33% | 12-13 | 92% | +4 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | 13:14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 45 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 41-87 | 47% | 8-33 | 24% | 25-30 | 83% | — |
Kobe Sanders —
Cam Christie —
Bogdan Bogdanović —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN39/86 (45%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
3/8 (38%)
3PT
13/40 (33%)
ATB3 29%RA 61%Paint 52%Corner 3 42%Mid 50%
LAC41/87 (47%)
Paint
29/45 (64%)
Mid
8/20 (40%)
3PT
8/33 (24%)
RA 77%ATB3 16%Paint 50%Corner 3 50%Mid 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Brook Lopez
defended Nikola Jokić
6.5 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Jordan Miller
held Tim Hardaway Jr.
3.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kawhi Leonard
vs Spencer Jones
2.1 min • 5 pts • 67%
| LAC Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 5.9m 8pts 50% | 1.8m 3pts 25% | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 67% | 2.1m 5pts 67% | — |
| John Collins | 2.4m 3pts 33% | 5.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 2.8m 4pts 0% | 1.1m 5pts 100% | 2.9m 5pts 67% | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | 2.2m 5pts 40% | — |
| Brook Lopez | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 6.5m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Kris Dunn | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | — | — | — | 5.9m 9pts 57% | — | 3.3m 2pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Batum | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 4pts 67% | — | — |
| Jordan Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 0pts 0% |
| Isaiah Jackson | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.4m 3pts 33% | 1.9m 4pts 50% | 2.5m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 4pts 50% | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 2.5m 11pts 44% | — | 2.7m 8pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = DEN leads
LAC Largest Lead
5
Q4 9:27
DEN Largest Lead
10
Q3 7:08
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 2:25 – Q1 3:24
-4 → -9
LAC 8-0 run
Q1 8:48 – Q1 10:35
-4 → +1
LAC 10-0 run
Q1 8:48 – Q2 1:14
-4 → +3
LAC 9-0 run
Q3 7:19 – Q3 9:21
-7 → -1