Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationNikola Jokic scores 55 points to match NBA season high, Nuggets beat Clippers for 6th straight win
Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 55 in a double-overtime game at Indiana on Oct. 23.
Jokic scored 25 of Denver's 39 points in the first quarter. He had eight in the second before coming back with 19 in the third. He sat out most of the fourth before scoring three points to complete his night going 18 of 23 from the field. He missed adding to his league-leading six triple-doubles with six assists. The Serbian big man was 5 of 6 on 3-pointers and made 14 of 16 free throws.
James Harden scored 23 points — making all 10 of his free throws — and had eight rebounds and five assists to lead the spiraling Clippers, who took a major blow earlier in the day when they found out that Bradley Beal will miss the rest of the season with a fractured hip. They're currently without Kawhi Leonard, who has a sprained ankle and foot.
Jordan Miller added a career-high 22 points off the bench and Ivica Zubac had 18 points as Los Angeles lost its sixth in a row to fall to 3-8.
The Clippers kept it close in the first half despite Jokic's prolific scoring. After being down 10 in the opening quarter, they led by 10 and were ahead 68-63 at halftime.
Jokic took over in the third, twice putting together personal runs of six straight points. The Nuggets led 106-90 going into the fourth.
Clippers: At Dallas in an NBA Cup game on Friday night to open a seven-game trip.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 130 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 130 - 116 |
| 4th 18.4 |  |
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | 130 - 116 |
| 4th 21.4 |  |
Jordan Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper | 130 - 116 |
| 4th 29.2 | |
Jalen Pickett traveling | 130 - 116 |
Statistics
 DEN |
 LAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-84 | FG | 41-84 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 13-34 | 3PT | 16-37 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 29-35 | FT | 18-19 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fouls | 30 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 10 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram, F | Out | Nov 6 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Out | Nov 2 |
| Bradley Beal, G | Out | Oct 14 |
| Jordan Miller, G | Out | Aug 26 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 5 |
| Spencer Jones, F | Out | Nov 3 |
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
Game Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
6 | 1 | .857 | - | W3 |
 Oklahoma City |
6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | W2 |
 Minnesota |
6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | W2 |
 Denver |
4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | W1 |
 Utah |
1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | L6 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.7777778 | 7 |
 Golden State |
1 | 3 | W6 | 0.6666667 | 6 |
 Phoenix |
4 | 5 | W1 | 0.2857143 | 2 |
 LA Clippers |
5.5 | 7 | L7 | 0.125 | 1 |
 Sacramento |
5.5 | 7 | L1 | 0.125 | 1 |
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