Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers

FINAL

Feb 19, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	24	28	25	37	114
LAC	25	20	33	37	115

Game Recap

In an exciting back-and-forth finish, the Clippers held on to win 115-114. Clips move to 27-28 and the Nuggets fall to 35-21.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	35	6-12	2-7	4-4	4	3	0	0	1	2	+2	18
3Julian StrawtherPF	25	6-11	6-10	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	1	+6	18
15Nikola JokicC	36	9-22	0-6	4-7	17	6	0	0	6	5	-6	22
0Christian BraunSG	34	3-6	0-1	1-1	2	3	3	0	1	3	-5	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	5-15	2-5	8-10	8	8	2	1	4	1	-1	20
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	20	1-5	0-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	-6	2
11Bruce Brown	25	6-9	3-5	4-7	5	6	0	0	2	4	+1	19
21Spencer Jones	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	4	-1	2
17Jonas Valanciūnas	11	2-3	0-0	2-2	4	0	2	0	2	2	+5	6
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	13-4032.5%	23-3174.2%	45	29	8	2	17	24	-	114

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Kawhi LeonardSF	32	8-18	1-7	6-8	4	3	0	0	2	0	-9	23
20John CollinsPF	31	5-10	1-4	0-0	12	4	1	3	2	5	-1	11
11Brook LopezC	30	4-10	0-4	0-0	6	2	1	1	1	4	-3	8
5Derrick Jones Jr.SG	33	7-15	2-7	6-7	3	1	0	0	1	2	-2	22
8Kris DunnPG	29	1-4	0-0	0-0	8	8	2	0	3	0	+2	2
9Bennedict Mathurin	33	12-22	2-6	12-13	5	4	3	0	3	4	+4	38
14Yanic Konan Niederhauser	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	4	+7	4
22Jordan Miller	13	0-2	0-2	1-2	1	4	1	0	0	1	+6	1
33Nicolas Batum	17	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+2	6
23Isaiah Jackson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3	-1	0
7Bogdan Bogdanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Cam Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Kobe Sanders	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8747.1%	8-3324.2%	25-3083.3%	45	27	9	4	12	23	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENLAC

(11:56) Jump Ball Lopez vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
+2 (11:45) Johnson 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
20
(11:26) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(11:22) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:18) MISS Johnson 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:14) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS Collins 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(11:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:58) Strawther 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
50
(10:35) Dunn Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:17) Jokic Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:05) Collins 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Dunn 1 AST)
52
(9:56) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:56) Collins STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:53) Jones Jr. Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Collins 1 AST)
54
(9:41) Lopez P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+3 (9:35) Strawther 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
84
(9:08) Collins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:08) Strawther STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:04) Johnson 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Strawther 2 AST)
114
(8:51) MISS Leonard 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:36) Johnson 19' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
134
(8:34) CLIPPERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:19) MISS Leonard 4' Driving Layup
(8:17) Lopez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:17) Lopez Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
136
(8:09) Strawther Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:53) MISS Lopez 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:51) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:30) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:27) Dunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:21) MISS Dunn 5' Running Layup
(7:21) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:12) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:08) Dunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:05) Dunn Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(7:05) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
(6:58) Dunn Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Smith)
(6:45) MISS Murray 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:43) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:30) Jones Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (6:18) Jokic 3' Layup (2 PTS)
156
+2 (6:03) Collins 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
158
+2 (5:42) Braun 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
178
+2 (5:21) Leonard 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1710
(5:05) MISS Jokic 7' Floating Jump Shot
(5:03) Lopez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:58) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
+1 (4:58) Mathurin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1711
+1 (4:58) Mathurin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1712
+2 (4:41) Jokic 7' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
1912
(4:41) Mathurin S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Smith)
(4:41) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:39) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:26) MISS Mathurin 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:23) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:23) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
+1 (4:23) Mathurin Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1913
+1 (4:23) Mathurin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1914
+3 (4:14) Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2214
+3 (3:56) Collins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Niederhauser 1 AST)
2217
+2 (3:43) Brown 2' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2417
(3:33) MISS Collins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(3:19) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:17) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (3:12) Mathurin 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2420
(2:55) MISS Braun 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:55) Collins BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:54) Nuggets Rebound
(2:54) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:46) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:46) Nuggets Rebound
(2:43) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:43) CLIPPERS Rebound
+2 (2:31) Mathurin 20' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
2422
(2:15) Niederhauser P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
(2:08) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:05) Niederhauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:48) MISS Dunn 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:45) Dunn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:43) Mathurin 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (11 PTS) (Dunn 2 AST)
2424
(1:33) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(1:33) Miller STEAL (1 STL)
(1:25) Brown S.FOUL (P2.T3) (K.Cutler)
(1:25) MISS Miller Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:25) CLIPPERS Rebound
+1 (1:25) Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2425
(1:11) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(1:08) Niederhauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:00) MISS Mathurin 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:00) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(0:55) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:52) Niederhauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:36) MISS Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:33) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:27) Niederhauser P.FOUL (P2.T4) (P.Fraher)
(0:16) MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:13) Dunn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS Mathurin 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) CLIPPERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAC

114Points115

39-86(45.3%)Field Goal(%)41-87(47.1%)

13-40(32.5%)3-Point(%)8-33(24.2%)

23-31(74.2%)Free Throw(%)25-30(83.3%)

45(6)Rebounds(Offensive)45(7)

29Assists27

8Steals9

2Blocks4

17Turnovers12

24Fouls23

50Pts In The Paint58

22Fast Break Pts16

21Pts Off Turnovers20

29Bench Pts49

10Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, February 19, 2026 · 10:30 PM

Intuit Dome · Inglewood, CA

attendance: 17,927 (99.6%)