Game ID: 22300257
Denver Nuggets @ LA Clippers
Monday, November 27, 2023 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 28 28 32 16 104DEN 25 33 19 36 113
DEN @ LAC ScoutingDEN @ LAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAC availability going into 11/20 · 2 days' restOUT Coffey missed 3 since 11/12, returns tonight: 4 min (20% of 21)
OUT Plumlee missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 11/12, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (20% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 7 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 7 min since (35% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Plumlee missed 8 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/22, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 14)
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 7 min since (35% of 21)
LAC availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 9 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 10 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Plumlee missed 11 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/25 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 14)
LAC availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 12 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 14)
LAC availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Tucker missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 13 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 14)
DEN availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/08 after 3, 9 min since (61% of 15)
NEW Jackson 21 to 29 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Jackson 21 to 29 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/20, returns tonight: 13 min (86% of 15)
OUT Jordan missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Jackson 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Braun 20 to 26 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 9 since 11/06, returns tonight: 12 min (114% of 11)
BACK Holiday back 11/24 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 15)
NEW Jackson 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Braun 20 to 27 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/24 after 2, 20 min since (136% of 15)
BACK Jordan back 11/26 after 9, 12 min since (114% of 11)
NEW Jackson 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Braun 20 to 26 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 11 since 11/06, returns tonight: 22 min (69% of 33)
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/24 after 2, 25 min since (167% of 15)
BACK Jordan back 11/26 after 9, 23 min since (212% of 11)
NEW Jackson 21 to 32 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/29 after 11, 22 min since (69% of 33)
BACK Holiday back 11/24 after 2, 25 min since (171% of 15)
BACK Jordan back 11/26 after 9, 17 min since (159% of 11)
NEW Jackson 21 to 30 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 33 min (101% of 32)
BACK Murray back 11/29 after 11, 22 min since (69% of 33)
BACK Holiday back 11/24 after 2, 25 min since (171% of 15)
BACK Jordan back 11/26 after 9, 16 min since (150% of 11)
NEW Jackson 21 to 29 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Murray missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 29 min (89% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/02 after 4, 33 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Jordan back 11/26 after 9, 15 min since (138% of 11)
NEW Jackson 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Strawther 11 to 16 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; George at 27 and Leonard at 20 a game. One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Murray (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 101 a night to Denver's 115 and the arc, Denver at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 32. Call it the Clippers 114, Denver 106.
11/20 @ SAS 124-99 — LAC notes
LAC won 124-99. LAC shot 47% (45 of 95) to SAS's 43%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 25 times to SAS's 14 — 22 points from the stripe to their 11. LAC turned it over 7 times to SAS's 16. George led with 28 (11 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Leonard added 21, Powell 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-22: a lead of 14 became 25, and the lead reached 28. George was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/22 @ SAS 109-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 109-102. LAC shot 46% (39 of 85) to SAS's 38%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAS's 23 — 22 points from the stripe to their 21. Leonard led with 26 (10 of 17, 2 of 6 from three); George added 24, Harden 16. The hinge was Q1, 26-14: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Theis was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/24 vs NOP 106-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 106-116. LAC shot 46% (42 of 92) to NOP's 49%, 11 of 37 from three, and got to the line 17 times to NOP's 27. The glass went 39-50 against them. George led with 34 (14 of 30, 4 of 12 from three); Leonard added 20, Powell 20. Q2 was theirs, 32-20, the deficit cut from 13 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 96-74 against them. Zubac's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs DAL 107-88 — LAC notes
LAC won 107-88. LAC shot 43% (38 of 88) to DAL's 37%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 31 times to DAL's 14 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 57-37 for them. George led with 25 (9 of 19, 2 of 5 from three); Mann added 17, Powell 15. The hinge was Q1, 29-18: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/27 vs DEN 104-113 — LAC notes
LAC lost 104-113. LAC shot 41% (35 of 85) to DEN's 48%, 6 of 20 from three, and went to the line 34 times to DEN's 28 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. Leonard led with 31 (10 of 26, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Zubac added 23, Westbrook 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-19, turning a 2-point deficit into a 11-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-72 against them. They led by as many as 11.
11/29 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; George at 23 and Leonard at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 104 a night to Sacramento's 119 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-3 a night and Sacramento minus-5. Call it the Clippers 113, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/30 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 19 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Golden State's 121 and the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34. Call it Golden State 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
12/02 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 20 a game. Without Tucker (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Jackson-Davis (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to the Clippers' 9 and the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 35. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
12/06 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 18 a game. Without Tucker (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 32 and Jackson at 22 a game. Without Murray (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Denver's 116. Call it the Clippers 115, Denver 113, Denver keeping it close.
11/20 @ DET 107-103 — DEN notes
DEN won 107-103. DEN shot 46% (40 of 87) to DET's 44%, 11 of 28 from three. Jackson led with 21 (9 of 15, 1 of 3 from three); Caldwell-Pope added 20, Braun 15. The hinge was Q1, 27-23: from level to 4 ahead. Braun was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/22 @ ORL 119-124 — DEN notes
DEN lost 119-124. DEN took 12 more shots (93 to 81), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to ORL's 54%, 15 of 35 from three, and got to the line 21 times to ORL's 30. Jokić led with 30 (12 of 18); Porter Jr. added 25, Gordon 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-28, but the other 3 periods went 96-85 against them. Braun's -13 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ HOU 86-105 — DEN notes
DEN lost 86-105. DEN took 12 more shots (94 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 34% to HOU's 49%, 7 of 30 from three, and went to the line 21 times to HOU's 15 — 15 points from the stripe to their 13. Jokić led with 38 (14 of 31, 3 of 8 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Caldwell-Pope added 20, Porter Jr. 14. Q3 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 17 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 81-60 against them. Jackson's -26 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs SAS 132-120 — DEN notes
DEN won 132-120. DEN shot 56% (50 of 89) to SAS's 45%, 12 of 28 from three. The glass went 45-35 for them. Jokić led with 39 (17 of 29); Porter Jr. added 25, Jackson 20. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: a lead of 12 became 23, and the lead reached 28. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/27 @ LAC 113-104 — DEN notes
DEN won 113-104. DEN shot 48% (44 of 92) to LAC's 41%, 10 of 22 from three, and got to the line 28 times to LAC's 34. Jackson led with 35 (15 of 19, 3 of 4 from three); Jordan added 21, Caldwell-Pope 12. The hinge was Q4, 36-16: DEN came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 9. Jackson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/29 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Jackson at 18 a game. Without Murray (11 straight), Gordon (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. Without Thompson (11 straight), Whitmore (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 38 percent from three to Houston's 34 and the defense, Houston allowing 105 a night to Denver's 111. Call it Denver 111, Houston 108, Houston keeping it close.
12/01 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Durant at 31 and Booker at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Beal (8 straight), Allen (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 35 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Gordon (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to Denver's 115 and the line, where Phoenix takes 30 free throws a game to Denver's 24. Call it Phoenix 115, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
12/02 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Barnes at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 32 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Gordon (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 122 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-1 a night and Sacramento minus-5. Call it Denver 116, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/06 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 18 a game. Without Tucker (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 32 and Jackson at 22 a game. Without Murray (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Denver's 116. Call it the Clippers 115, Denver 113, Denver keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DENCB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
JH J. Holiday
JS J. Strawther
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MP M. Porter Jr.
PW P. Watson
RJ R. Jackson
ZN Z. Nnaji
LACDT D. Theis
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KL K. Leonard
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
PT P. Tucker
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
DEN/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Former Clippers Jackson and Jordan carry Nuggets past Los Angeles 113-104 without Jokic
LOS ANGELES -- — The Denver Nuggets were undermanned, on the road and playing the second night of a back-to-back without Nikola Jokic .
Tell that to Reggie Jackson and DeAndre Jordan , a couple of former Clippers who light up when facing their former team.
Jackson had 35 points and 13 assists, and Jordan added 21 points and 13 rebounds in the Nuggets' 113-104 victory over Los Angeles on Monday night.
“Definitely one of the sweeter ones,” Jackson said. “We got our main guys out and it was really great for the team, a resilient group, the way we came together. I was just proud of the way we kept battling.”
Jackson and Jordan ran the pick-and-roll to near perfection, with Jordan soaring above the rim for vicious dunks.
“I might have been the one that was the recipient of the points,” Jackson said, “but my old head DJ getting on the rim, being back in this building looking like young Lob City a little bit. He drew all the defense in and everybody was open on the weak side.”
The duo combined for 20 points in the fourth, when the Nuggets trailed by 11 to start. Jackson began and ended a 22-6 spurt with 3-pointers that put the Nuggets ahead 99-94. In between, he fed Jordan for two slams.
“Tonight the lob was there. We made them pay on different things,” Jordan said.
The Nuggets were missing starters Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon , who average a combined 58.2 points. Jokic sat out the second game of a back-to-back because of low back pain. Murray has a right hamstring strain and Gordon has a right heel strain.
“When you can win games like this with some of your best players out, that speaks to your depth but also the belief in one another,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Tonight was special.”
Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 31 points and Ivica Zubac had 23 points and 14 rebounds. Paul George picked up his fourth and fifth fouls early in the fourth. He finished with six points on 2-of-13 shooting.
“It's a frustrating loss,” George said. “The guys stepped up over there, but a lot of the stuff we could have prevented. I thought just the energy there wasn't well enough to compete.”
The Clippers were limited to four field goals in the fourth, when they went 8 of 12 from the free throw line. Russell Westbrook airballed a free throw with the Clippers trailing 102-98. James Harden had two turnovers in the final minutes and George shot an airball in the closing seconds as the Clippers lost their eighth in a row to the Nuggets.
“Reggie just did a great job putting pressure on in the pick-and-roll, and DeAndre is one of the best still at getting out slipping and playing above the rim. They just had it working tonight,” George said.
The defending NBA champion Nuggets improved to 4-6 on the road.
The Clippers outscored Denver 32-19 in the third. Tied 72-all, Zubac scored six in a row to spark a 17-5 run that was capped by Westbrook's four straight points and sent the Clippers into the fourth leading 88-77.
The Clippers' reserves gave them an 11-point lead to open the second. Then Jackson took over, scoring 14 points in the quarter, including a free throw that sent the Nuggets into halftime leading 58-56.
Jackson and Jordan teamed for several scores in the game, reminding the home crowd of days gone by. Jordan converted Jackson's alley-oop pass into a dunk and he scored on a reverse dunk off a feed from Jackson in the first half.
The Clippers' Norman Powell hit a free throw in the second quarter that gave him 6,000 career points.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Host Houston on Wednesday.
Clippers: Visit Sacramento on Wednesday to begin a two-game trip to Northern California.