Denver plays conference rival Los Angeles
Los Angeles Clippers (0-1, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (0-1, 13th in the Western Conference)
Denver; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Denver takes on Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference teams.
Denver finished 57-25 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Nuggets averaged 15.5 points off of turnovers, 13.7 second-chance points and 29.4 bench points last season.
Los Angeles went 51-31 overall and 30-22 in Western Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Clippers shot 48.9% from the field and 38.1% from 3-point range last season.
INJURIES: Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Peyton Watson: out (hamstring).
Clippers: Mo Bamba: day to day (knee), Kawhi Leonard: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/26
Game Information
2024-25 Pacific Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
Golden State | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
Sacramento | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
LA Clippers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
Minnesota | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
Utah | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
Denver | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
Portland | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |