The Denver Nuggets (24-13, 14-3 Home), one of the league’s top shooting teams, play host to the Los Angeles Clippers (21-18, 10-10 Away) on Thursday. Los Angeles dropped their last game against the Miami Heat 110-100 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday, their third consecutive loss.
Paul George had a standout performance in defeat with 25 points and seven assists. The Clippers are sixth in the Western Conference. Denver fell short on Monday at Target Center, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-111. Nikola Jokic had 24 points and nine assists in the loss, carrying the team.
The Nuggets are one game ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies atop the Western Conference, currently sitting in first. This marks the last meeting of the season between the teams.
Denver will be aiming for a season sweep against Los Angeles after getting the win in the only earlier meeting 114-104 at Crypto.com Arena in November 2022, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 29 points and seven rebounds. John Wall had 23 points, two assists, and one steals in the loss. George is averaging 24.4 points per game to lead the Clips in scoring this season. George also has dished 5.3 assists per game. Meanwhile, Ivica Zubac is grabbing 10.8 rebounds.
Jokic (25.6 ppg) has powered the Nuggets’ offense. Jokic has also averaged 10.8 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game, for which he ranks seventh and third in the NBA, respectively. The Nuggets are one of the most accurate field goal shooting teams in the league, ranking second at 50.8%.
The Clippers are 3-7 in their last 10 visits to Ball Arena. Denver is looking for a ninth consecutive home win this season. In the last 10 games, Los Angeles is 5-5 with an average margin of +2.5 (114.2-111.7). Denver has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 117.7 points per game on average while allowing 115.1 (+2.6 margin).
CLIPPERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kawhi Leonard: 34.3 | 25.7 | +8.6
Terance Mann: 6.8 | 13.4 | -6.6
Points per game:
Kawhi Leonard: 21.7 | 16.3 | +5.4
Assists per game:
Paul George: 6.6 | 5.3 | +1.3
John Wall: 3.8 | 5.2 | -1.5
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
DeAndre Jordan: 7.3 | 10.7 | -3.4
Rebounds per game:
Aaron Gordon: 9.0 | 6.9 | +2.1
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