Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers

Oct 17, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	25	26	21	31	103
LAC	25	35	31	25	116

Game Recap

The Clippers defeated the Nuggets, 116-103. Paul George led the way with 23 points (9-13 FG) and five rebounds for the Clippers, while Ivica Zubac (13 points, eight rebounds) and Russell Westbrook (seven points, five rebounds, seven assists) combined for 20 points in the victory. Reggie Jackson tallied 15 points and three rebounds for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Clippers improve to 2-1 on the preseason, while the Nuggets fall to 2-2.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Justin HolidaySF	20	1-6	1-4	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	1	-12	3
8Peyton WatsonPF	32	5-15	1-2	0-2	2	3	4	0	1	0	-20	11
6DeAndre JordanC	21	4-5	0-0	0-1	9	4	2	0	5	3	-17	8
3Julian StrawtherSG	26	3-11	2-7	4-4	0	2	1	0	1	3	-3	12
7Reggie JacksonPG	22	6-12	3-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	-12	15
4Hunter Tyson	27	6-12	3-7	4-4	4	2	1	0	0	1	-4	19
24Jalen Pickett	20	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	4	-3	2
22Zeke Nnaji	21	3-9	0-1	5-5	5	2	2	0	0	0	-2	11
11Braxton Key	18	5-7	0-0	4-5	10	1	0	2	0	1	+3	14
21Collin Gillespie	17	1-4	0-2	1-1	2	2	0	0	2	0	-7	3
37Amida Brimah	4	2-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	+6	5
Au'Diese Toney	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	+3	0
24Jamorko Pickett	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+3	0
0Christian Braun	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Aaron Gordon	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Nikola Jokic	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jamal Murray	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Michael Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8842.0%	10-3231.3%	19-2479.2%	40	23	13	2	12	18	-	103

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33Nicolas BatumSF	16	2-3	2-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	3	+12	6
2Kawhi LeonardPF	17	2-5	2-4	1-2	2	2	1	0	2	2	+14	7
40Ivica ZubacC	22	6-8	0-0	1-3	8	0	0	3	1	1	+12	13
13Paul GeorgeSG	18	9-13	1-1	4-4	5	0	0	0	0	0	+16	23
0Russell WestbrookPG	17	3-4	1-2	0-0	5	7	0	0	1	0	+14	7
6KJ Martin	20	2-3	0-1	2-4	5	2	0	0	3	1	+7	6
14Terance Mann	20	4-6	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	0	1	1	+5	8
23Robert Covington	17	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	3	-1	4
24Norman Powell	15	2-7	0-3	1-1	1	2	0	0	1	1	-1	5
5Bones Hyland	16	4-9	1-4	3-4	3	4	2	0	3	3	0	12
21Kobe Brown	18	2-4	1-3	2-2	3	2	1	3	1	3	0	7
7Amir Coffey	15	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	3	-2	0
22Xavier Moon	13	5-9	2-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	0	-1	12
11Jordan Miller	5	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	4
Bryson Williams	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6	2
4Brandon Boston Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Nate Darling	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Moussa Diabate	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Marcus Morris Sr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Mason Plumlee	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Joshua Primo	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8256.1%	10-2835.7%	14-2070.0%	49	28	6	6	16	22	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENLAC

(11:57) Jump Ball D. Jordan vs. I. Zubac: Tip to R. Jackson
(11:40) MISS R. Jackson 9' driving floating Shot
(11:38) N. Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS I. Zubac 8' turnaround Hook
(11:18) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:07) MISS P. Watson driving Layup
(11:05) N. Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(11:00) MISS P. George 16' running pullup Shot
(10:57) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:50) MISS R. Jackson running reverse Layup
(10:48) P. George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:41) R. Westbrook driving Layup (2 PTS)
02
(10:41) D. Jordan defensive goaltending VIOLATION
(10:22) D. Jordan bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:22) K. Leonard STEAL (1 STL)
(10:19) K. Leonard bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:19) D. Jordan STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:16) J. Strawther 30' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Jordan 1 AST)
32
+3 (10:01) R. Westbrook 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (K. Leonard 1 AST)
35
(9:49) MISS P. Watson 27' 3PT
(9:49) N. Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:36) K. Leonard bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(9:36) D. Jordan STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (9:31) R. Jackson running DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Holiday 1 AST)
55
(9:18) MISS K. Leonard 25' 3PT
(9:12) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:12) I. Zubac tip Layup (2 PTS)
57
+2 (9:01) J. Strawther 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (5 PTS) (D. Jordan 2 AST)
77
+2 (8:38) I. Zubac turnaround Hook (4 PTS) (N. Batum 1 AST)
79
+2 (8:18) R. Jackson 9' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
99
(8:00) MISS I. Zubac alley-oop Layup
(7:57) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:45) I. Zubac shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Strawther 2 FT)
+1 (7:45) J. Strawther Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
109
+1 (7:45) J. Strawther Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
119
(7:32) MISS K. Leonard 12' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(7:26) R. Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:23) MISS R. Westbrook 26' 3PT
(7:22) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:22) J. Strawther lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:17) MISS N. Batum 26' 3PT
(7:13) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:01) MISS P. Watson 17' pullup Shot
(6:53) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (6:53) D. Jordan putback Layup (2 PTS)
139
+2 (6:45) I. Zubac 6' floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (R. Westbrook 1 AST)
1311
(6:32) K. Leonard personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:32) LAC Timeout
+3 (6:21) R. Jackson 27' 3PT pullup (7 PTS)
1611
+2 (5:59) P. George 12' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1613
(5:46) N. Batum personal FOUL (1 PF)
(5:42) D. Jordan bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:25) MISS P. George 9' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:21) R. Westbrook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (5:17) I. Zubac 7' floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (R. Westbrook 2 AST)
1615
(4:59) MISS D. Jordan Layup - blocked
(4:59) I. Zubac BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:57) K. Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:54) P. George running Layup (4 PTS)
1617
(4:54) J. Strawther shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (George 1 FT)
+1 (4:54) P. George Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1618
(4:40) MISS J. Holiday 25' 3PT
(4:38) P. George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:34) P. George 20' step back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1620
+2 (4:15) P. Watson driving Layup (2 PTS) (H. Tyson 1 AST)
1820
(4:04) N. Batum bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (3:50) H. Tyson 3PT (3 PTS) (P. Watson 1 AST)
2120
+2 (3:40) P. George 14' turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2122
(3:40) R. Jackson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (George 1 FT)
+1 (3:40) P. George Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2123
(3:32) D. Jordan offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(3:32) D. Jordan offensive foul TURNOVER (3 TO)
(3:14) MISS K. Martin Jr. 27' 3PT
(3:12) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(2:57) MISS H. Tyson 26' pullup 3PT
(2:53) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:45) MISS T. Mann 7' fadeaway Shot
(2:42) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:41) K. Martin Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:41) P. Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(2:28) P. Watson lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:28) B. Hyland STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:23) B. Hyland running Layup (2 PTS) (T. Mann 1 AST)
2125
(2:23) DEN Timeout
(2:13) MISS J. Strawther driving bank Shot
(2:09) B. Key REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:09) B. Key tip DUNK (2 PTS)
2325
(1:51) MISS B. Hyland 15' step back Shot
(1:48) B. Key REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:43) MISS J. Strawther running 3PT
(1:39) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:33) MISS N. Powell 26' 3PT
(1:28) J. Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:11) MISS Z. Nnaji driving Layup
(1:09) T. Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:06) MISS B. Hyland 25' running 3PT
(1:02) B. Key REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:52) B. Hyland shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Key 2 FT)
+1 (0:52) B. Key Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2425
+1 (0:52) B. Key Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2525
(0:41) B. Hyland offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(0:41) B. Hyland offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:29) MISS J. Pickett 26' step back 3PT
(0:25) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:11) J. Pickett personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:01) MISS B. Hyland 27' step back 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAC

103Points116

37-88(42.0%)Field Goal(%)46-82(56.1%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)10-28(35.7%)

19-24(79.2%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

40(12)Rebounds(Offensive)49(10)

23Assists28

13Steals6

2Blocks6

12Turnovers16

18Fouls22

52Pts In The Paint54

12Fast Break Pts15

22Pts Off Turnovers16

54Bench Pts60

5Largest Lead21

Game Details

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 · 10:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 16,182 (84.9%)

tv: ESPN2