The Denver Nuggets (28-13, 10-10 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, travel to face the Los Angeles Clippers (22-21, 12-9 Home) on Friday. Denver dominated the Phoenix Suns 126-97 at Ball Arena on Wednesday, their fourth consecutive win. With 21 points, 18 rebounds, and nine assists, Nikola Jokic had a standout performance.
The Nuggets are atop the Western Conference, currently sitting in first. Los Angeles got the win on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena, beating the Dallas Mavericks 113-101. Kawhi Leonard had 33 points and nine rebounds, carrying the team. The Clippers are sixth in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Denver will be pursuing a season sweep against Los Angeles after getting the win in both of their prior meetings, the most recent of which was a 122-91 victory at Ball Arena on January 5, their fourth straight head-to-head victory.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 18 points. Norman Powell had 13 points in the losing effort. Jokic is averaging 24.9 points per game to lead the Nuggets in scoring this season. Jokic also is contributing 11.0 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game, placing him fifth and third in the league, respectively.
Powell (15.5 ppg) and Marcus Morris Sr. (13.2) have supplied much of the Clips’ offense. Ivica Zubac is averaging 10.5 rebounds per game, seventh-most in the NBA, and John Wall is recording 5.3 assists.With 117.0 points per game, the Nuggets are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league (4th).
The Nuggets have had the advantage in the last 10 games at Crypto.com Arena, winning six. In the last 10 games, Denver is 8-2 with an average margin of +9.9 (121.6-111.7). Los Angeles has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 118.3 points per game on average while scoring only 114.7 (-3.6 margin). The Clippers are averaging 109.2 ppg for the full season while allowing 110.0.
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
DeAndre Jordan: 5.0 | 10.5 | -5.5
Points per game:
Aaron Gordon: 11.6 | 16.5 | -4.9
Rebounds per game:
Aaron Gordon: 8.6 | 6.9 | +1.7
Assists per game:
Jamal Murray: 3.4 | 5.4 | -2.0
CLIPPERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Paul George: 21.0 | 34.8 | -13.8
Points per game:
Kawhi Leonard: 22.7 | 17.3 | +5.4
Paul George: 14.0 | 23.7 | -9.7
Rebounds per game:
Paul George: 3.0 | 6.0 | -3.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
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