Clippers (121) vs Nuggets (108) · Dec 25, 2020 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 25, 2020

Game Recap

Led by Paul Georges 23 points, five rebounds and nine assists, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets, 121-108, in Denver. Kawhi Leonard added 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists for the Clippers in the victory, while Nikola Jokic tallied 24 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Clippers improve to 2-0 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 0-2.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	32	40	26	23	121
DEN	26	29	24	29	108

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
2Kawhi LeonardSF	30	8-14	2-4	3-3	5	7	4	1	2	4	21	+13
33Nicolas BatumPF	36	5-8	2-5	1-1	10	4	1	1	2	5	13	+13
9Serge IbakaC	21	6-9	2-2	1-1	2	2	0	1	1	4	15	+10
13Paul GeorgeSG	36	8-14	5-9	2-2	5	9	1	0	6	1	23	+14
21Patrick BeverleyPG	21	3-6	2-5	1-2	2	0	2	0	1	5	9	+5
23Lou Williams	23	3-7	2-4	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	1	8	+4
5Luke Kennard	19	2-6	2-4	2-2	6	2	0	0	2	1	8	+6
40Ivica Zubac	19	2-2	0-0	8-11	0	0	0	1	2	4	12	+9
14Terance Mann	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-4
54Patrick Patterson	11	1-1	1-1	2-2	3	2	0	0	1	4	5	+2
1Reggie Jackson	13	2-6	1-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	2	5	-4
25Mfiondu Kabengele	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
10Daniel Oturu	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Amir Coffey	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL		41-7455.4%	19-3850.0%	20-2483.3%	38	32	9	4	18	32	121

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	23	4-9	2-6	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	2	10	-14
4Paul MillsapPF	21	3-5	1-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	-10
15Nikola JokicC	38	7-13	1-4	9-11	9	10	1	0	5	2	24	-20
14Gary HarrisSG	22	1-5	0-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	2	2	-12
27Jamal MurrayPG	37	9-20	4-11	1-2	5	3	1	0	3	4	23	-3
5Will Barton	28	4-10	1-4	6-9	5	3	1	0	1	3	15	0
35PJ Dozier	19	3-5	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	7	+1
11Monte Morris	30	3-7	1-3	6-7	1	4	1	0	0	0	13	-5
7Facundo Campazzo	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-7
10Bol Bol	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
25Isaiah Hartenstein	9	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	1	6	+7
00Markus Howard	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
13R.J. Hampton	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		37-8145.7%	11-3630.6%	23-3174.2%	32	25	7	1	13	20	108

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlacden

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Ibaka: Tip to Millsap
(11:42) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:23) MISS Leonard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:18) Beverley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:16) MISS Beverley 3PT Jump Shot
(11:14) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:12) Beverley P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
(11:06) MISS Harris 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:00) Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) George Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:46) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(10:43) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:43) Leonard STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:34) Batum 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (George 1 AST)
30
+2 (10:17) Jokic Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
32
(9:52) MISS Leonard 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:51) Batum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:51) Clippers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(9:33) Harris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:33) Beverley STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:28) George 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
62
(9:16) Ibaka P.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Fitzgerald)
+3 (9:07) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
65
(8:56) Ibaka Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(8:56) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:54) Porter Jr. 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
67
(8:54) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:44) Beverley OFF.Foul (P2) (K.Fitzgerald)
(8:44) Beverley Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(8:29) MISS Jokic 3' Layup
(8:26) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:17) George OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Fitzgerald)
(8:17) George Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
(7:55) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Reverse Layup
(7:54) Ibaka REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:37) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(7:35) Clippers Rebound
(7:35) Porter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Fitzgerald)
+2 (7:31) Leonard 3' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Batum 1 AST)
87
+3 (7:14) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
810
(6:50) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
+1 (6:50) George Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
910
+1 (6:50) George Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1010
(6:39) MISS Murray 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:36) Batum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:34) Batum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(6:34) Porter Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:30) Porter Jr. 1' Dunk (7 PTS)
1012
(6:21) MISS Ibaka 13' Jump Shot
(6:17) Batum REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (6:15) George 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Batum 2 AST)
1312
(5:59) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:54) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:54) Leonard STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:51) Batum 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
1512
(5:51) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (5:32) Millsap 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1514
+3 (5:19) Williams 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (3 PTS) (Leonard 2 AST)
1814
(5:00) MISS Murray 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:58) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:46) Ibaka 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 3 AST)
2114
(4:26) Ibaka P.FOUL (P2.T3) (K.Fitzgerald)
(4:21) Zubac P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Van Duyne)
+2 (4:14) Jokic 5' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2116
(3:58) Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
(3:58) MISS Zubac Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:58) Clippers Rebound
(3:58) MISS Zubac Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:34) MISS Barton 3PT Jump Shot
(3:33) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:33) Leonard S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (3:33) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2117
+1 (3:33) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2118
+3 (3:21) Kennard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 4 AST)
2418
(3:10) MISS Dozier 3PT Jump Shot
(3:07) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:01) MISS Kennard 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (2:46) Barton 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
2420
(2:32) MISS Leonard 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:31) NUGGETS Rebound
(2:19) Zubac S.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Collins)
+1 (2:19) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2421
+1 (2:19) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2422
(2:08) Dozier S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Collins)
+1 (2:08) Zubac Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2522
+1 (2:08) Zubac Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2622
(1:57) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:53) Kennard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:49) Dozier P.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Collins)
+1 (1:49) Kennard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2722
+1 (1:49) Kennard Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2822
(1:39) Patterson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Collins)
+1 (1:39) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2823
+1 (1:39) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2824
+2 (1:23) George 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (10 PTS) (Kennard 1 AST)
3024
(1:10) Campazzo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:10) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
(1:03) Kennard Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:52) Mann S.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Fitzgerald)
(0:52) MISS Barton Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:52) NUGGETS Rebound
(0:52) MISS Barton Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:47) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:31) Mann 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Williams 2 AST)
3224
(0:15) Patterson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (0:15) Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3225
+1 (0:15) Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3226
(0:04) MISS George 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:04) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

DEN

121Points108

41-74(55.4%)Field Goal(%)37-81(45.7%)

19-38(50.0%)3-Point(%)11-36(30.6%)

20-24(83.3%)Free Throw(%)23-31(74.2%)

38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)

32Assists25

9Steals7

4Blocks1

18Turnovers13

32Fouls20

30Pts In The Paint50

8Fast Break Pts5

22Pts Off Turnovers21

40Bench Pts41

24Largest Lead2

Game Details

Friday, December 25, 2020 · 10:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

capacity: 19,099