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Harden scores 37 and Clippers overcome Jokic's triple-double to beat Nuggets 126-122
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) James Harden scored 39 points - making all 13 of his free throws - and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame Nikola Jokic’s triple-double to beat the Denver Nuggets 126-122 on Sunday night.
Jokic finished with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his eighth triple-double of the season.
Harden narrowly missed a triple-double of his own, finishing with nine rebounds and 11 assists.
Norman Powell added 28 points for the Clippers in his return after missing six games because of an injury.
Harden made three 3-pointers in the first half, giving him 3,000 in his career.
The Clippers made three consecutive 3-pointers early in the fourth to lead by seven. Jokic hit a 3-pointer and fed Aaron Gordon for a dunk to draw the Nuggets within one.
After the Clippers went up by seven, Harden turned the ball over under pressure by Gordon in his return from injury. The Nuggets missed their first shot, got the offensive rebound and Christian Braun scored, leaving them trailing 123-121 with 19 seconds remaining.
The Nuggets opened the third with a 21-11 run to put the Clippers down 10. But Los Angeles rallied behind six 3-pointers - three each by Harden and Powell - to lead 92-90 going into the fourth.
Nuggets: They've now lost twice to the Clippers.
Clippers: They twice owned leads of 11 points in the first two quarters only to watch Denver tie it at halftime. But they stayed steady down the stretch, making 8 of 9 free throws.
Jokic was 2 of 4 from the free-throw line, missing a crucial one with 9 seconds to go and the Nuggets down by three.
The Clippers made 17 3-pointers while the Nuggets only attempted 21 from long range.
Nuggets host Golden State and Los Angeles hosts Portland in NBA Cup games on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Nikola Jokic vs. Ivica Zubac (Ivica Zubac gains possession) | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Ivica Zubac turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 11:34 |  | Â | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point running layup | Â |
| 11:27 | | Â | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Peyton Watson misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 11:21 | | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Nikola Jokic blocks Derrick Jones Jr.'s two point running layup | Â |
| 11:13 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Kris Dunn blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:04 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point running jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:45 | | Â | Jamal Murray turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 10:33 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup (James Harden assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:21 | | Â | Peyton Watson misses two point driving reverse layup | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:14 | | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:02 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Christian Braun assists) | 2-5 |
| 9:37 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses two point driving hook shot | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | Clippers defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:01 | | Â | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:57 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Clippers offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Jamal Murray personal foul (Loose ball) (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:19 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (James Harden assists) | 2-7 |
| 8:12 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:54 | | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Ivica Zubac assists) | 2-9 |
| 7:23 | | Â | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | Â |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 2-11 |
| 7:00 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 4-11 |
| 6:31 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â |
| 6:29 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:20 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 7-11 |
| 6:06 | | Â | Peyton Watson shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:06 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-12 |
| 6:06 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-13 |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 9-13 |
| 5:34 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 9-16 |
| 5:15 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving reverse layup | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:11 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 11-16 |
| 4:52 | | Â | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 4:48 | | Â | James Harden offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:48 | | Â | James Harden misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 13-16 |
| 4:34 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:20 | | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 4:20 | | Â | Nuggets defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Terance Mann shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-16 |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-16 |
| 3:31 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 15-18 |
| 3:13 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 3:11 | | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Amir Coffey offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:57 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point jump shot | 15-20 |
| 2:42 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 17-20 |
| 2:29 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-23 |
| 2:29 | | Â | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:29 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-24 |
| 2:16 | | Â | Amir Coffey personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 1:48 | | Â | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Julian Strawther turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â |
| 1:35 | | Â | James Harden turnover (palming) | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Mo Bamba steals) | Â |
| 1:13 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point running layup (James Harden assists) | 17-26 |
| 1:02 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 1:02 | | Â | Clippers defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:02 | | Â | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Terance Mann draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:02 | | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 1:02 | | Â | Terance Mann misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:54 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 19-27 |
| 0:42 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point cutting dunk (Jordan Miller assists) | 19-29 |
| 0:33 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 21-29 |
| 0:32 | | Â | Mo Bamba defensive goaltending violation | Â |
| 0:19 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists) | 21-32 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 23-32 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Amir Coffey misses three point floating jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Clippers offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Â | Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot (Amir Coffey assists) | 23-34 |
| 11:09 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 26-34 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving layup (Terance Mann assists) | 26-36 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-36 |
| 10:30 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 28-39 |
| 10:19 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Amir Coffey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 30-39 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-41 |
| 9:46 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 9:37 | | Â | Amir Coffey personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Jordan Miller turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | Â |
| 9:05 | | Â | Mo Bamba blocks Russell Westbrook's two point running layup | Â |
| 9:05 | | Â | Julian Strawther offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point putback dunk | 32-41 |
| 8:44 | | Â | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses two point running layup | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Amir Coffey misses two point running layup | Â |
| 8:29 | | Â | Amir Coffey offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Amir Coffey misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | Terance Mann offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Terance Mann turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | Â |
| 8:18 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 34-41 |
| 8:18 | | Â | Mo Bamba shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:18 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-41 |
| 8:01 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â |
| 7:58 | | Â | Jordan Miller offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:58 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point tip layup | 35-43 |
| 7:45 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-43 |
| 7:25 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses two point driving hook shot | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:15 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 40-43 |
| 7:14 | | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | Christian Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:40 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 42-43 |
| 6:19 | | Â | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:14 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 44-43 |
| 5:54 | | Â | Kris Dunn misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 46-43 |
| 5:17 | | Â | Norman Powell misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:05 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 5:03 | | Â | Jordan Miller defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Norman Powell misses two point running layup | Â |
| 4:57 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Christian Braun turnover (lost ball) (Kris Dunn steals) | Â |
| 4:45 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving floating jump shot | 46-45 |
| 4:23 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 48-45 |
| 4:05 | | Â | Jordan Miller misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 4:03 | | Â | Christian Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | Â |
| 3:53 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 48-48 |
| 3:37 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 51-48 |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point cutting dunk (Norman Powell assists) | 51-50 |
| 3:27 | | Â | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:27 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 51-51 |
| 3:04 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses three point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 3:02 | | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:54 | | Â | Norman Powell turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | Â |
| 2:43 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 53-51 |
| 2:43 | | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:29 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 53-54 |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 55-54 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 55-56 |
| 1:32 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:29 | | Â | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Clippers offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:12 | | Â | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 57-56 |
| 0:40 | | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 59-56 |
| 0:22 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot | 59-59 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 61-59 |
| 11:30 | | Â | Ivica Zubac turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â |
| 11:13 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:11 | | Â | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 63-59 |
| 10:55 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:55 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 63-60 |
| 10:55 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 63-61 |
| 10:55 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 63-62 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 65-62 |
| 10:24 | | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 10:05 | | Â | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:59 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point bank jump shot | 67-62 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point alley-oop layup (James Harden assists) | 67-64 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 69-64 |
| 9:05 | | Â | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:02 | | Â | Christian Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:55 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-64 |
| 8:34 | | Â | Peyton Watson blocks James Harden's two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Amir Coffey offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:29 | | Â | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:14 | | Â | Christian Braun turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | Â |
| 8:08 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving floating jump shot | 70-66 |
| 7:46 | | Â | Kris Dunn blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Christian Braun offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:40 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:30 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running layup (James Harden assists) | 70-68 |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 72-68 |
| 7:17 | | Â | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:17 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 73-68 |
| 7:04 | | Â | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | Nuggets defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:28 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 73-70 |
| 6:21 | | Â | Christian Braun misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:09 | | Â | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Ivica Zubac personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 6:07 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 74-70 |
| 5:53 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 76-70 |
| 5:26 | | Â | Norman Powell misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Christian Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 78-70 |
| 4:58 | | Â | James Harden misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:52 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 80-70 |
| 4:32 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point pullup jump shot | 80-73 |
| 4:10 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 83-73 |
| 3:56 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 83-76 |
| 3:36 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 3:23 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 83-79 |
| 3:09 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | Â |
| 2:55 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 85-79 |
| 2:30 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 85-82 |
| 2:28 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Norman Powell steals) | Â |
| 2:09 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point running layup (Nicolas Batum assists) | 85-84 |
| 1:55 | | Â | James Harden shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:39 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 85-87 |
| 1:21 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 88-87 |
| 0:59 | | Â | Ivica Zubac offensive foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Ivica Zubac turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 0:47 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 0:33 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 88-90 |
| 0:11 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 90-90 |
| 0:04 | | Â | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Take) (Norman Powell draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 90-92 |
| 0:00 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Â | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | Â |
| 11:27 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (James Harden steals) | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:25 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-93 |
| 11:25 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-94 |
| 11:11 | | Â | Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Russell Westbrook blocks Terance Mann's two point layup | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | James Harden offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | James Harden misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Clippers offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:45 | | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:39 | | +2 | Mo Bamba makes two point cutting layup (James Harden assists) | 90-96 |
| 10:22 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 93-96 |
| 10:04 | | +3 | Terance Mann makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 93-99 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 95-99 |
| 9:55 | | Â | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:55 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 96-99 |
| 9:40 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 96-102 |
| 9:32 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 98-102 |
| 9:12 | | +3 | Mo Bamba makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 98-105 |
| 9:12 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 8:59 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 101-105 |
| 8:38 | | Â | Julian Strawther shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:38 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 101-106 |
| 8:38 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 101-107 |
| 8:38 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 101-108 |
| 8:30 | | Â | James Harden personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:19 | | Â | Mo Bamba blocks Christian Braun's two point layup | Â |
| 8:16 | | Â | Terance Mann defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 103-108 |
| 7:50 | | Â | Terance Mann shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 7:26 | | Â | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | James Harden shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:20 | | Â | Clippers defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Mo Bamba draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | Mo Bamba misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | Clippers offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:10 | | +1 | Mo Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-109 |
| 6:57 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Mo Bamba turnover (out of bounds step) | Â |
| 6:43 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving reverse layup | 105-109 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point pullup jump shot (James Harden assists) | 105-111 |
| 6:06 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 108-111 |
| 5:46 | | Â | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Christian Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 110-111 |
| 5:36 | | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:10 | | Â | Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point pullup jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 110-113 |
| 4:30 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 4:03 | | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | Norman Powell misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 3:46 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:34 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 112-113 |
| 3:17 | | Â | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:17 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 3:17 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-114 |
| 3:17 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-115 |
| 3:05 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Nuggets defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | James Harden personal foul (Loose ball) (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:47 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 113-115 |
| 2:24 | | Â | Christian Braun shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:24 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 113-116 |
| 2:24 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 113-117 |
| 2:24 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 113-118 |
| 2:16 | | Â | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:16 | | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:16 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-118 |
| 2:16 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:57 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point pullup jump shot | 114-120 |
| 1:44 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 116-120 |
| 1:21 | | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Terance Mann offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:07 | | +3 | Terance Mann makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 116-123 |
| 1:07 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 1:00 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 119-123 |
| 1:00 | | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. kicked ball violation | Â |
| 0:26 | | Â | James Harden turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | Â |
| 0:22 | | Â | Aaron Gordon misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 0:19 | | Â | Christian Braun offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:19 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point putback layup | 121-123 |
| 0:12 | | Â | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:12 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-124 |
| 0:12 | | Â | Ivica Zubac misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:09 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-124 |
| 0:08 | | Â | Christian Braun personal foul (Take) (James Harden draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:08 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-125 |
| 0:08 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-126 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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 | James Harden defensive rebound | 0:02 |
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 | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:02 |
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+ 1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:08 |
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+ 1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:08 |
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 | Christian Braun personal foul (Take) (James Harden draws the foul) | 0:08 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:09 |
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 | Nuggets offensive rebound | 0:09 |
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 | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:09 |
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 | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 0:09 |
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 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:12 |
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 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0:12 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 122 | 126 |
| Field Goals | 51-88 (58.0%) | 43-90 (47.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 10-24 (41.7%) | 18-39 (46.2%) |
| Free Throws | 10-19 (52.6%) | 22-27 (81.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 48 | 50 |
| Offensive | 8 | 13 |
| Defensive | 31 | 29 |
| Team | 9 | 8 |
| Assists | 37 | 28 |
| Steals | 7 | 8 |
| Blocks | 3 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 14 |
| Fouls | 17 | 16 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 28 | 14 | 11 | 12/24 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 61 |
| J. Murray | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7/12 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 30 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 18 | 7 | 1 | 8/11 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +3 | 26 |
| P. Watson | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6/9 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 23 |
| C. Braun | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 28 | 14 | 11 | 12/24 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 61 |
| J. Murray | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7/12 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 30 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 18 | 7 | 1 | 8/11 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +3 | 26 |
| P. Watson | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6/9 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 23 |
| C. Braun | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Strawther | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6/7 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 20 |
| A. Gordon | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 19 |
| R. Westbrook | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3/11 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 31 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Saric | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 122 | 39 | 37 | 51/88 | 10/24 | 10/19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 31 | -20 | 231 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Harden | 39 | 9 | 11 | 10/26 | 6/15 | 13/13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +14 | 66 |
| N. Powell | 28 | 0 | 1 | 9/17 | 5/8 | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 30 |
| I. Zubac | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2/9 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | +10 | 21 |
| K. Dunn | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 17 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Harden | 39 | 9 | 11 | 10/26 | 6/15 | 13/13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +14 | 66 |
| N. Powell | 28 | 0 | 1 | 9/17 | 5/8 | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 30 |
| I. Zubac | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2/9 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | +10 | 21 |
| K. Dunn | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 17 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Mann | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 19 |
| A. Coffey | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5/11 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 19 |
| J. Miller | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 13 |
| M. Bamba | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| N. Batum | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 16 |
| T. Flowers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Christie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Hyland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 126 | 42 | 28 | 43/90 | 18/39 | 22/27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 29 | +20 | 222 |
