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Nikola Jokic returns from knee injury to lead Nuggets past Clippers, 122-109

— Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 12 rebounds in his first game in a month, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 22 points and the Denver Nuggets knocked off the Los Angeles Clippers 122-109 on Friday night.
Jan 31, 2026, 04:42 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--LAC
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--DEN

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Spencer Jones misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Spencer Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • John Collins makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • James Harden blocks Peyton Watson 's 3-foot layup
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kawhi Leonard makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
  • Ivica Zubac misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot hook shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • John Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
  • James Harden misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • John Collins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kris Dunn assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Kawhi Leonard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Pickett misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • Jalen Pickett misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kawhi Leonard misses 19-foot fade away jump shot
  • Peyton Watson makes running dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • James Harden makes two point shot
  • Jalen Pickett misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 13-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Kobe Sanders misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 15-foot jumper
  • John Collins makes 1-foot dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)
  • Kawhi Leonard makes 1-foot running dunk (John Collins assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Kobe Sanders misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas blocks James Harden 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Jordan Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jordan Miller makes layup (James Harden assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas blocks James Harden 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 1-foot two point shot
  • James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nicolas Batum makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 15-foot jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
  • James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • James Harden misses heave jump shot
  • Jordan Miller misses two point shot
  • Kawhi Leonard misses running pullup jump shot
  • Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jordan Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Nicolas Batum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kawhi Leonard makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 8-foot fade away jump shot
  • Kawhi Leonard misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kris Dunn misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Bruce Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Kawhi Leonard makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Julian Strawther assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ivica Zubac misses dunk
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • James Harden makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists)
  • James Harden makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Kris Dunn assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Peyton Watson misses driving layup
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julian Strawther makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • John Collins misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • John Collins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kris Dunn assists)
  • John Collins misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
  • James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • John Collins makes tip in dunk
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 1
  • James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses heave jump shot
  • James Harden makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Kris Dunn assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kris Dunn misses 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Ivica Zubac misses tip shot
  • Ivica Zubac misses tip shot
  • Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kawhi Leonard makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot (James Harden assists)
  • John Collins blocks Spencer Jones 's 3-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Spencer Jones blocks John Collins 's 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Ivica Zubac makes 2-foot two point shot (John Collins assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kris Dunn misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson misses running pullup jump shot
  • James Harden makes 11-foot fade away jump shot
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Spencer Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Spencer Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Kawhi Leonard misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kris Dunn makes 24-foot running jump shot (James Harden assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • John Collins makes 1-foot running dunk (Kris Dunn assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes layup (Spencer Jones assists)
  • John Collins makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Kawhi Leonard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 13-foot floating jump shot
  • Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ivica Zubac makes 8-foot floating jump shot (John Collins assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Ivica Zubac makes layup (James Harden assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Kris Dunn misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ivica Zubac makes layup (James Harden assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Kris Dunn misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kris Dunn makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (John Collins assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses layup
  • Kris Dunn misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes 28-foot floating jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Kobe Sanders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses driving floating jump shot
  • Spencer Jones misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kobe Sanders misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kawhi Leonard misses two point shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kobe Sanders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 1-foot layup (Julian Strawther assists)
  • Kobe Sanders makes 1-foot driving dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)
  • Jordan Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Kawhi Leonard makes driving layup
  • Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brook Lopez blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 1-foot layup
  • Kawhi Leonard misses running pullup jump shot
  • Kawhi Leonard makes 9-foot fade away jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kawhi Leonard misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Kawhi Leonard misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kawhi Leonard makes 1-foot two point shot (Ivica Zubac assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • John Collins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Peyton Watson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Ivica Zubac misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jordan Miller makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)
  • Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kobe Sanders misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kobe Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kobe Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot dunk (Hunter Tyson assists)
  • Kobe Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kobe Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Cam Christie makes driving layup (Kobe Sanders assists)
  • Cam Christie makes free throw 1 of 1
  • DaRon Holmes II makes dunk (Julian Strawther assists)
  • Julian Strawther blocks Yanic Konan Niederhauser 's 1-foot layup
  • Jordan Miller makes layup
  • Jordan Miller makes free throw 1 of 1
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