Nuggets (100) vs Clippers (102) · Apr 4, 2024

FINAL

Apr 4, 2024

Game Recap

Los Angeles defeats Denver, 102-100. For Los Angeles, Paul George led the way with 28 points, four rebounds, and three steals with James Harden adding 20 points, six rebounds, and eight assists in the victory. Nikola Jokic finished with 36 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists with Aaron Gordon recording 18 points, six rebounds, and seven assists for Denver in the losing effort. Los Angeles improves to 48-28, while Denver moves to 53-24 with the loss.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	18	21	30	100
LAC	20	33	22	27	102

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	6-18	2-10	0-0	9	1	0	1	2	4	14	-3
50Aaron GordonPF	35	5-10	0-2	8-14	6	7	1	2	1	4	18	+1
15Nikola JokicC	40	14-24	3-8	5-6	17	10	0	0	5	2	36	+12
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	37	6-13	4-7	0-1	4	3	1	1	1	4	16	+9
7Reggie JacksonPG	21	2-6	1-2	2-2	2	3	0	0	2	1	7	-14
0Christian Braun	33	3-9	1-4	0-0	8	3	1	0	0	2	7	+7
8Peyton Watson	18	0-2	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	-9
9Justin Holiday	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	-5
6DeAndre Jordan	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10
3Julian Strawther	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8343.4%	11-3531.4%	17-2568%	51	27	3	4	13	19	100	-

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
17P.J. TuckerSF	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	-12
13Paul GeorgePF	36	10-21	2-6	6-8	4	2	3	0	3	2	28	-11
40Ivica ZubacC	34	4-11	0-0	6-6	15	1	1	0	0	4	14	-5
14Terance MannSG	18	2-6	0-2	2-2	3	1	2	0	0	3	6	-9
1James HardenPG	38	6-23	2-13	6-7	6	8	1	0	1	0	20	+4
24Norman Powell	35	4-12	2-7	1-2	3	3	1	0	0	0	11	+10
0Russell Westbrook	23	4-9	0-2	4-4	6	5	1	1	2	1	12	+8
7Amir Coffey	23	3-5	1-2	2-3	6	1	1	0	0	1	9	+18
44Mason Plumlee	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	5	2	+7
4Brandon Boston Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Kobe Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Bones Hyland	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Xavier Moon	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Daniel Theis	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	34-9037.8%	7-3321.2%	27-3284.4%	48	22	10	2	6	20	102	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenlac

(11:56) Jump Ball Zubac vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
(11:37) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:33) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:30) MISS Mann 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:21) Gordon 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
20
(10:59) MISS Harden 2' Driving Layup
(10:57) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:53) Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
50
(10:34) MISS Zubac 6' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:33) Mann REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:26) Zubac 5' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Tucker 1 AST)
52
(10:02) MISS Gordon 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:59) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:52) George Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:52) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(9:44) MISS Porter Jr. 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:42) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:35) George 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
54
(9:23) Mann P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
+3 (9:13) Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
84
(8:57) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:54) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:51) Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
114
(8:34) MISS Zubac 3' Floating Jump Shot
(8:32) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:30) Caldwell-Pope 3' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
134
(8:29) CLIPPERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:16) MISS George 17' Jump Shot
(8:13) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:09) MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:05) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:01) MISS Harden 2' Running Layup
(7:58) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:55) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
164
(7:42) MISS George 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:40) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:32) MISS Gordon 7' Hook Shot
(7:28) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:23) Mann 1' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
166
(7:06) MISS Caldwell-Pope 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:02) Mann REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:57) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:54) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:51) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:51) Mann STEAL (1 STL)
(6:51) Porter Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
(6:43) MISS Mann 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:43) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:42) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:32) MISS Porter Jr. 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:30) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:30) Gordon 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
186
(6:30) Tucker S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
(6:30) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:27) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:14) Jump Ball Harden vs. Porter Jr.: Tip to Zubac
(6:06) MISS Powell 12' Floating Jump Shot
(6:05) CLIPPERS Rebound
(6:05) CLIPPERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(5:48) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:45) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:40) George 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
188
+2 (5:18) Jokic 20' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
208
(5:03) MISS Zubac 7' Hook Shot
(5:01) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (4:56) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST)
238
(4:29) MISS Westbrook 2' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:29) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (4:13) Jokic 12' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
258
+3 (3:57) Powell 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (George 1 AST)
2511
(3:39) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:39) George STEAL (1 STL)
(3:37) MISS Westbrook 1' Running Layup
(3:35) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:30) Mann S.FOUL (P2.T3) (A.Smith)
(3:30) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:30) Nuggets Rebound
(3:30) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:27) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (3:14) George 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2513
(3:02) Jokic Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:53) MISS George 20' Jump Shot
(2:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (2:40) Jokic 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
2713
(2:40) Zubac S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Tiven)
(2:40) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:40) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:38) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:26) MISS Powell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:23) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:08) Jokic 5' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
2913
+2 (1:49) Westbrook 3' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
2915
(1:39) Holiday Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:39) Zubac STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:35) Powell 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Zubac 1 AST)
2917
+2 (1:14) Jokic 8' Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
3117
+3 (1:05) George 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
3120
(0:37) MISS Jokic 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:35) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:26) MISS Westbrook 5' Layup
(0:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
(0:17) MISS Holiday 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:15) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(0:05) Watson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Smith)
(0:01) MISS George 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) CLIPPERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAC

100Points102

36-83(43.4%)Field Goal(%)34-90(37.8%)

11-35(31.4%)3-Point(%)7-33(21.2%)

17-25(68.0%)Free Throw(%)27-32(84.4%)

51(6)Rebounds(Offensive)48(7)

27Assists22

3Steals10

4Blocks2

13Turnovers6

19Fouls20

48Pts In The Paint50

20Fast Break Pts15

9Pts Off Turnovers10

9Bench Pts34

17Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, April 4, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 19,370 (101.6%)

tv: TNT/truTV