Denver Nuggets @ LA Clippers
9-2, 3-2 Away
130
9-2, 3-2 Away
3-8, 3-5 Home
116
3-8, 3-5 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- John Collins misses 27-foot three point jumper
- John Collins blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot layup
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
- Ivica Zubac makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Cameron Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- John Collins makes 8-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
- Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot two point shot
- Christian Braun makes two point shot
- Kris Dunn misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Christian Braun assists)
- Ivica Zubac makes 9-foot two point shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Aaron Gordon 's 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Ivica Zubac blocks Cameron Johnson 's 2-foot layup
- Cameron Johnson makes two point shot
- Kobe Sanders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Sanders misses 27-foot three point jumper
- John Collins misses 7-foot two point shot
- Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot dunk
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brook Lopez misses driving layup
- Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic blocks James Harden 's 5-foot driving layup
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Brook Lopez makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Miller makes 41-foot three point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ivica Zubac blocks Bruce Brown 's 3-foot two point shot
- Ivica Zubac misses 7-foot two point shot
- Jordan Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Sanders assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ivica Zubac assists)
- Jordan Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julian Strawther makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Kobe Sanders makes 28-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 27-foot three pointer
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kobe Sanders makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Miller assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kobe Sanders misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jordan Miller misses running pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point shot
- John Collins misses 20-foot two point shot
- Ivica Zubac misses tip shot
- Ivica Zubac misses tip shot
- Ivica Zubac makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kris Dunn misses 19-foot jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot jumper
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- John Collins blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 3-foot driving layup
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses 24-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Ivica Zubac makes 3-foot dunk (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Kris Dunn makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kris Dunn makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- John Collins misses 8-foot hook shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 11-foot two point shot (Spencer Jones assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kris Dunn misses driving layup
- Ivica Zubac makes 8-foot hook shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ivica Zubac misses 4-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- John Collins misses two point shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- James Harden misses 3-foot two point shot
- Ivica Zubac makes two point shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- James Harden misses 9-foot two point shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bruce Brown makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Brook Lopez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot two point shot
- Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Sanders misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses tip shot
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Sanders assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
- Jordan Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Sanders assists)
- Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point shot
- Peyton Watson makes 3-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Valanciunas makes layup
- Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three pointer (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kobe Sanders misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonas Valanciunas blocks Jordan Miller 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot
- Peyton Watson blocks Ivica Zubac 's 6-foot hook shot
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
- Jordan Miller makes 28-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot dunk (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nicolas Batum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)
- Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brook Lopez makes 9-foot two point shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Miller makes driving layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
- Bruce Brown misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Cam Christie makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cam Christie makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brook Lopez blocks Hunter Tyson 's 3-foot layup
- Jordan Miller misses driving layup
- Jordan Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jalen Pickett makes 29-foot three point jumper (Zeke Nnaji assists)
- Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Brown assists)
- Kobe Brown makes driving layup (Cam Christie assists)
- Hunter Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther makes 10-foot two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Jordan Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Nikola Jokic vs. Ivica Zubac (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | John Collins misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | John Collins blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:28 | | Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:25 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Ivica Zubac makes 2-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| 10:44 | | Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:41 | | John Collins defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:38 | | Derrick Jones Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:08 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:03 | | Jamal Murray makes driving layup | 2 | 4 |
| 10:03 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul | 2 | 4 |
| 10:03 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9:47 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive foul | 3 | 4 |
| 9:47 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover | 3 | 4 |
| 9:32 | | Cameron Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper | 3 | 4 |
| 9:31 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 9:21 | | John Collins makes 8-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 3 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | Jamal Murray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot | 3 | 6 |
| 9:04 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:52 | | Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 3 | 8 |
| 8:35 | | Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot | 5 | 8 |
| 8:24 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 5 | 10 |
| 8:14 | | Christian Braun steps out of bounds turnover | 5 | 10 |
| 8:06 | | James Harden makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot | 5 | 12 |
| 7:46 | | Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 12 |
| 7:45 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | 5 | 12 |
| 7:45 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul | 5 | 12 |
| 7:45 | | Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7:45 | | Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 7:37 | | James Harden bad pass (Jamal Murray steals) | 7 | 12 |
| 7:33 | | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot two point shot | 7 | 12 |
| 7:32 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | 7 | 12 |
| 7:31 | | Christian Braun makes two point shot | 9 | 12 |
| 7:22 | | Kris Dunn misses driving layup | 9 | 12 |
| 7:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 9 | 12 |
| 7:16 | | Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 11 | 12 |
| 7:16 | | Clippers Full timeout | 11 | 12 |
| 6:56 | | Ivica Zubac makes 9-foot two point shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 11 | 14 |
| 6:35 | | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup | 13 | 14 |
| 6:21 | | James Harden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 13 | 14 |
| 6:18 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 6:07 | | Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover | 13 | 14 |
| 6:07 | | Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kris Dunn | 13 | 14 |
| 6:07 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray | 13 | 14 |
| 5:57 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 14 |
| 5:53 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 5:46 | | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Aaron Gordon 's 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 13 | 14 |
| 5:45 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 5:43 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive charge | 13 | 14 |
| 5:43 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover | 13 | 14 |
| 5:43 | | Kobe Sanders enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr. | 13 | 14 |
| 5:22 | | Ivica Zubac blocks Cameron Johnson 's 2-foot layup | 13 | 14 |
| 5:21 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 5:20 | | Cameron Johnson makes two point shot | 15 | 14 |
| 5:02 | | Kobe Sanders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists) | 15 | 17 |
| 4:53 | | Kobe Sanders shooting foul | 15 | 17 |
| 4:53 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 17 |
| 4:53 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 17 |
| 4:41 | | Kobe Sanders misses 27-foot three point jumper | 17 | 17 |
| 4:37 | | John Collins offensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 4:35 | | John Collins misses 7-foot two point shot | 17 | 17 |
| 4:34 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 4:33 | | Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot dunk | 17 | 19 |
| 4:14 | | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup | 19 | 19 |
| 4:10 | | Brook Lopez enters the game for Ivica Zubac | 19 | 20 |
| 4:10 | | Peyton Watson enters the game for Cameron Johnson | 19 | 20 |
| 4:10 | | Cameron Johnson transition take foul | 19 | 19 |
| 4:10 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 4:06 | | Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper | 19 | 20 |
| 4:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 19 | 20 |
| 3:54 | | Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper | 21 | 20 |
| 3:54 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul | 21 | 20 |
| 3:54 | | Bruce Brown enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 21 | 20 |
| 3:54 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1 | 22 | 20 |
| 3:45 | | Kobe Sanders bad pass | 22 | 20 |
| 3:45 | | Brook Lopez loose ball foul | 22 | 20 |
| 3:45 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 20 |
| 3:45 | | Jordan Miller enters the game for John Collins | 23 | 20 |
| 3:45 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 20 |
| 3:23 | | Brook Lopez misses driving layup | 24 | 20 |
| 3:21 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | 24 | 20 |
| 3:18 | | Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26 | 20 |
| 2:59 | | Nikola Jokic blocks James Harden 's 5-foot driving layup | 26 | 20 |
| 2:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 26 | 20 |
| 2:53 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Christian Braun assists) | 29 | 20 |
| 2:30 | | Brook Lopez makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 29 | 22 |
| 2:14 | | Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists) | 32 | 22 |
| 1:59 | | Bruce Brown personal foul | 32 | 22 |
| 1:59 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 32 | 22 |
| 1:51 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 32 | 24 |
| 1:26 | | Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper | 34 | 24 |
| 1:15 | | James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer | 34 | 27 |
| 52.9 | | Brook Lopez personal foul | 34 | 27 |
| 52.9 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 35 | 27 |
| 52.9 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 36 | 27 |
| 42.2 | | Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 36 | 30 |
| 34.2 | | Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists) | 39 | 30 |
| 27.2 | | Christian Braun personal foul | 39 | 30 |
| 27.2 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 39 | 31 |
| 27.2 | | Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun | 39 | 31 |
| 27.2 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 39 | 32 |
| 3.6 | | Jamal Murray bad pass (Nicolas Batum steals) | 39 | 32 |
| 1.3 | | Jordan Miller makes 41-foot three point shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 39 | 35 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 39 | 35 | |
| 0.0 | (00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 39 | 35 | |
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Game Information
Inglewood, CA
Referee:Tyler Ford
Referee:Evan Scott
Referee:Natalie Sago
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 23.5 | W1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 30 | 19 | .612 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 20 | .608 | - | W1 |
| Golden State | 27 | 24 | .529 | 4 | L2 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 27 | .460 | 7.5 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 40 | .231 | 19.5 | L10 |
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