Game completed
Denver Nuggets2-1102at
LA Clippers1-194
Sun, Oct 12, 9:30 PM EDTIntuit Dome, Inglewood, CAESPN · FanDuel Sports Network - SoCal/KTLA
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 102 |
| LAC | 32 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 94 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron JohnsonF | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Aaron GordonF | 22 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 4-6 | -1 |
| Nikola JokićC | 22 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Christian BraunG | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Peyton Watson | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Bruce Brown | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | +3 |
| Julian Strawther | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Spencer Jones | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Jalen Pickett | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Curtis Jones | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 2-2 | +10 |
| Hunter Tyson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Team | 102 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 38-82 | 15-42 | 11-17 |
DNP: Tamar Bates (coach's decision), Moses Brown (coach's decision), Kessler Edwards (coach's decision)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Jones Jr.F | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | +2 |
| John CollinsF | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Ivica ZubacC | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Kawhi LeonardG | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 6-6 | +2 |
| James HardenG | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Chris Paul | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Kris Dunn | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Brook Lopez | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Nicolas Batum | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Kobe Brown | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 3-4 | -5 |
| Jordan Miller | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Cam Christie | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -8 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Jason Preston | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Team | 94 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 33-77 | 9-37 | 19-26 |
DNP: Patrick Baldwin Jr. (coach's decision), Bradley Beal (coach's decision), Bogdan Bogdanović (coach's decision), Trentyn Flowers (coach's decision), John Poulakidas (coach's decision), Kobe Sanders (coach's decision), Jahmyl Telfort (coach's decision)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · LAC
- 7
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 8
- Times tied
- 14
- Lead changes
- 21
- Longest run · DEN
- 9
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- DEN has the rest edge with 5 days and 143.5h between games.
- DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,087 mi from its previous stop.
- DEN is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 1,182 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | DEN | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Days rest | 5 days | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 143.5h | 71h |
| Rest swing | +72.5h | -72.5h |
| Travel in | 1,087 mi | 76 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | -1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 2 | Homestand · 2 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 1,182 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
DEN
1,087 miDEN came from Vancouver, BC with 1,087 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Vancouver, BC to Inglewood, CA
LAC
76 miLAC came from Oceanside, CA with 76 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Oceanside, CA to Inglewood, CA
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
DEN
Road tripDEN is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 1,182 mi already behind it.
LAC
HomestandLAC is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.
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