Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Los Angeles Clippers	27	23	30	29	109
Denver Nuggets	35	24	33	30	122

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Los Angeles Clippers	109	40-86	46.5%	14-40	35.0%	15-21	71.4%	11	42	29	21	7	9	3
Denver Nuggets	122	40-73	54.8%	16-28	57.1%	26-32	81.3%	7	51	30	18	7	12	4


Los Angeles Clippers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kawhi Leonard^SF	31:08	21	8-18	1-4	4-5	0	3	3	6	2	0	2	2	-4
John Collins^PF	31:11	18	7-11	4-7	0-1	3	3	6	4	1	1	0	4	-15
Ivica Zubac^C	29:41	13	6-10	0-0	1-2	2	5	7	2	0	0	2	3	-6
Kris Dunn^SG	25:28	5	2-9	1-6	0-0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	3	-5
James Harden^PG	33:55	25	8-17	4-10	5-5	1	4	5	9	0	1	4	2	-17
Kobe Sanders	22:30	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	-8
Brook Lopez	16:19	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	0	2	1	1	4	-10
Jordan Miller	18:38	7	3-6	0-2	1-3	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	-5
Nicolas Batum	21:49	6	2-6	2-6	0-0	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	-2
Cam Christie	03:36	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Kobe Brown	03:36	3	0-0	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser	01:58	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bradley Beal	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bogdan Bogdanović	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Jones Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Paul	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TyTy Washington Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Spencer Jones^SF	35:08	4	1-4	1-1	1-2	1	5	6	1	1	1	0	3	3
Peyton Watson^PF	35:18	21	9-17	2-5	1-2	2	2	4	3	0	0	3	1	22
Nikola Jokić^C	24:32	31	8-11	2-3	13-17	2	10	12	5	3	0	1	3	11
Jalen Pickett^SG	14:09	0	0-4	0-4	0-0	2	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	-8
Jamal Murray^PG	35:52	20	7-10	4-5	2-2	0	4	4	9	1	0	3	1	25
Tim Hardaway Jr.	24:37	22	6-9	5-7	5-5	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	10
Jonas Valančiūnas	21:28	11	5-11	0-0	1-1	0	6	6	2	0	2	2	2	5
Bruce Brown	26:20	6	1-3	1-2	3-3	0	2	2	3	1	0	2	4	17
Julian Strawther	16:32	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	-11
Hunter Tyson	01:58	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	-3
DaRon Holmes II	01:58	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3
Zeke Nnaji	01:58	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Tamar Bates	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Braun	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Gordon	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Johnson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hopsalong | Nuggets

369 | 3 hours ago

Jok played 24 min lol

nahs | Clippers

88 | 3 hours ago

He’s so good x24

eyeinthesky0 | Nuggets

55 | 3 hours ago

And hit 31-12-5. He’s a Serbian Basketball God.

All_Float_On_

17 | an hour ago

It was Serbian Heritage Night

Stevictory

5 | an hour ago

Everyone thinks he played for MVP eligibility; he did not!!!!

ositola | Lakers

1 | 18 minutes ago

He also just hates the clippers lol

ZeroMomentum | Raptors

11 | an hour ago

Why play lots when few mins do trick. When I mvp they see they see

Wow_Good_Stats

8 | an hour ago

Legitimately one of the best games off all time in his first game off a fairly serious injury 😭

Adventurous-Owl-9903 | Pistons

2 | an hour ago

No one is stopping Denver this year. Betting my house on it

EmbarrassedRing7806 | Lakers

-47 | 2 hours ago

17 fta in 24 min? Uhh damn

jonsnowKITN | NBA

68 | 2 hours ago

You should be used to it considering you got two merchants on your team.

Hopsalong | Nuggets

20 | 2 hours ago

They were actually fouling Jokic though. Reeves and Luka just get FTs. Looks a lot different.

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

26 | 2 hours ago

Jokic’s arm skin looks like my cock

MongoPushr | Nuggets

14 | 2 hours ago

When you forget you’re in r/NBA and not circle jerk

EmbarrassedRing7806 | Lakers

-21 | 2 hours ago

NBA flair and top 1% poster

Guys what fandom do we think he’s hiding? Any guesses before I check?

edit: Yep

Raisinbrahms28 | Nuggets

29 | 2 hours ago

Clippers were absolutely hacking him all night. They had no way of stopping him really.

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

17 | 2 hours ago

Watch the game. Their defensive strategy was to foul him if he caught it low (or to prevent a fast break)

V1cVinegar44 | Bulls

16 | an hour ago

Love that the 5 times a year jokic gets a superstar whistle mouth breathers come out of the woodwork to talk shit

sp4mpnrj0k1c | Nuggets

9 | 2 hours ago

At least half of the free throws were the Clippers fouling him in transition

Guardax | Nuggets

247 | 3 hours ago

Also so this doesn’t get buried: Tim Hardaway Jr has been unbelievably important for this team. Put him in the three point contest!

LubeDaddy | Nuggets

41 | 3 hours ago

Hopefully he isn’t out with an ankle injury

Coke_ButNotTheDrug | Nuggets

44 | 2 hours ago

I remember people were really trying to tell us THJ on a vet min wasn’t a good deal because he’ll suddenly go cold lmao

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

30 | 2 hours ago

He did and we weathered it alright lol. I think he might just like our team more…

Downisthenewup87 | Nuggets

18 | 2 hours ago

He does but that doesn’t matter even on an MLE. Elite bench player.

Anxious_Blueberry_65 | Nuggets

13 | 2 hours ago

i remember people telling us “he’s either hot or cold there no inbetween”

I mean fuck if thj hot is him turning into steph and cold is him shooting at 20-30% every 5 games i’m okay with it.

Ill_Ad3517

4 | an hour ago

41% 3 PT shooter on a minimum. Don’t care if he is the streakiest shooter of all time.

Rlccm | Pistons

-2 | 2 hours ago

Oh, he will

greenwhitehell

15 | an hour ago

He has, but people were really not aware how low the standards were for “Denver offensive bench player”. When he’s cold its business as it was, when he’s hot he’s Messias out there. And he has been more hot than cold.

He’s also an uber-elite wide open 3pt shooter (was for you too), and he gets more of those chances in Denver, especially when he plays with both Jokic and Murray

Guardax | Nuggets

6 | 2 hours ago

It’s a vet min he’s already been worth it

bdybwyi

1 | 11 minutes ago

Stat they showed today during the game

Nuggets 5+ 3PM by bench player last year 9

Nuggets 5+ 3PM by bench player this year 9 (all by THJ)

urielius | Warriors

3 | 2 hours ago

Haven’t watched much of Denver this season, is there a reason THJ has been playing more consistent as of late?

DerGovernator

9 | 2 hours ago

Not sure consistent is the right word, but his great games outnumber his awful games lately.

MasonL52 | Nuggets

5 | 2 hours ago

Guards just thrive in this system, always have.

greenwhitehell

5 | 2 hours ago

Iirc his percentage on wide open 3s last year was ridiculously high, and I assume he’s getting more of them in a lot of games with how many offensive threats Denver have.

https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203501/shots-dash yeah, adds up. Upped his wide open 3s per game from 1.9 to 2.5, with crazy high percentages both years

Obi_Wan_Benobi | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

I noticed tonight he was still wearing the Air Jordan 28 (Bel Air model, maybe).

No point, just thought that was interesting…

bdybwyi

1 | 13 minutes ago

Out of curiosity, he’s gotta be a top 5 free agent signing of the last decade or more for Denver right?

Narrow-Theory-3533

129 | 3 hours ago

Denver suddenly becomes a behemoth overnight.

recollectionsmayvary | Nets

99 | 3 hours ago

He just got back! Stop fat shaming him

chris-dempsey |

39 | 3 hours ago

What adding a 3x MVP does to a mfer

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

7 | 3 hours ago

whos also one of the heaviest dudes in the league.

g_bleezy | Nuggets

39 | 2 hours ago

The nuggets maintained their league wide #1 offensive rating for the month Jokic was out. Lookout!

Shenanigans80h | Nuggets

11 | 2 hours ago

And we’re still missing 3 dudes, including our 3rd best player

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

92 | 3 hours ago

The league is better, basketball is better, when Jokic is playing

moby323 | 76ers

19 | 3 hours ago

Absolutely.

FH261169 | Mavericks

81 | 3 hours ago

Lotta refball in this game, but Denver was gonna win regardless. Jokic was unstoppable and they had to resort to fouling him a lot.

Hopsalong | Nuggets

25 | 2 hours ago

Hack a shaq was in full effect

chizzmaster | Nuggets

40 | 2 hours ago

Hack a shaq doesn’t work when the shaq can make FTs though haha

Hopsalong | Nuggets

10 | 2 hours ago

They were also hack a shaq’ing 90 ft from the basket cause they were scared of his outlet passing.

bunnySenpaizzz

8 | 2 hours ago

32-12 fta

Lol

Apotheosis62 | Nuggets

1 | 2 hours ago

Missed like ⁴⁄₅ or something like that and they said bet let’s do that

kawhi28 | Clippers

61 | 3 hours ago

We played terrible but damn the refs did us no favors tonight lol

Guardax | Nuggets

92 | 3 hours ago

Even our homer color guy Scott Hastings couldn’t explain that at all lol

sleepydogg | Nuggets

55 | 3 hours ago

I laughed at that. He’s as homer as it gets and even he made several comments about the refereeing, even when it went in our favor. Crazy

12and4 | Nuggets

45 | 3 hours ago

He may be a homer but he’s a ref hater first

Apotheosis62 | Nuggets

12 | an hour ago

That man played on the bad boy pistons the ref hate runs in his veins

vb90

3 | 3 hours ago

Clippers would’ve lost anyway but the 4th was just unbearable to watch as a basketball game.

Narrow-Theory-3533

12 | 2 hours ago

We don’t know that. What we know is that Clippers closed in at 4 points with several minutes to go and THJ got awarded 3fts on a no call.

renhaoasuka | Clippers

10 | 2 hours ago

Miller literally stood still and he jumped into him!

UnkleAdams247 | Trail Blazers

46 | 3 hours ago

Thats how I knew it was total crap, the nuggets casters were ridiculing the refs for their handling of it. So props to them for calling it as it actually was.

soyboysnowflake | Nuggets

3 | an hour ago

I was in the stands and when the first transition take was called for us (after 2 missed calls) even nuggets fans were saying ball don’t lie when jokic missed the FT lol

TheKnightThatSaysRee | Nuggets

15 | 3 hours ago

That flagrant call at the end was bizarre.

Anxious_Blueberry_65 | Nuggets

9 | 2 hours ago

That foul on thj was straight up “fuck it i’m the ref i can do everything i want here”

gemcey

8 | 3 hours ago

I didn’t get to watch but I was told by someone who did that the reffing was kind of trash. Shame honestly

Mrcoolstuff09

-1 | an hour ago

Refs were trash but LAC was losing regardless

kakyointhedonutman | Nuggets

7 | 2 hours ago

They called fouls significantly late tonight. Also some weird reviews and whatever happened with the Hardaway “hostile act” stuff

sp4mpnrj0k1c | Nuggets

4 | 2 hours ago

Refs were terrible tonight. That clear path foul the Nuggets got was insane.

rfgrunt | Nuggets

4 | an hour ago

The foul on hardaway when he jumped forward on to the defenders foot was a bad call. You get a lading zone it’s not a 3 ft radius.

soyboysnowflake | Nuggets

2 | an hour ago

Yeah if you’re shooting a 3, the defender should be allowed to stand pretty much anywhere inside the arc, jumping forward that much is intense

Azpilicueta_Is_Goat | Nuggets

48 | 3 hours ago

Man Jokic is so fucking good. 31/12/5 on 84% TS in 25 minutes

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

32 | 3 hours ago

No shit Sherlock take but he makes life so much easier for them offensively

Jamal only scored 20 but was able to do so with absurd efficiency because he didn’t have the entire weight of the opposing defense on his shoulders anymore

The two man game was A1 the entire second half

sp4mpnrj0k1c | Nuggets

11 | 2 hours ago

Jamal is probably the happiest guy on the team with Jokic being back. Jamal played really well without Jokic but all the games were starting to add up and gas him out.

Dinendal13

4 | an hour ago

And they never got an easy win, all the games they had to fight hard until the very end.

rawchess | Minneapolis Lakers

6 | 2 hours ago

Probably won’t be MVP eligible this year but this is unquestionably BITW

LadyViola5 | Nuggets

3 | an hour ago

He has a 2 game cushion.

rawchess | Minneapolis Lakers

0 | an hour ago

I know he’s an iron man but yall have 33 games left…

vb90

43 | 3 hours ago

Gotta say. Usually when people complain about the refs it’s kind of a wash, sure some plays here and there are questionable but I have to say. This game. Holy mother of god. That Hardaway call was INSANE.

Unreal how this can happen in a real professional basketball game. Even without it the calls against the Clippers were getting crazy in the 4th but that one was beyond belief. What the fuck!

IcyTie9

11 | 2 hours ago

yea i dont think its an “investigate the refs” situation, just a “get rid of them for the love of god” one, they just make up rules as they go its insanity

vb90

7 | 2 hours ago

I legit wonder if the Clippers (yes, I know, the irony) could sue the league for that shit. It was legit ridiculous.

Practically speaking, at the time of that call the game was still pretty close.

Panthor

1 | an hour ago

They can’t be that incompetent. They deliberately circumvented the rules for some reason.

soft_taco_special | Nuggets

-1 | 3 hours ago

Any team with Harden on it will never have a leg to stand on when it comes to ref calls, unlike THJ courtesy of Miller.

Raisinbrahms28 | Nuggets

2 | 2 hours ago

No kidding, they were awarding Harden with the absolute softest calls. You can bitch about the “no call” on THJ, but it was a foul and people are only mad that the refs fucked up. If they just call it as normal, nobody says shit about it.

Lastly, Clippers were playing very aggressive defense and were, rightly, getting fouls called because of it.

bunnySenpaizzz

7 | 2 hours ago

32-13 fta lol

No centre in the league has Jokic whistle

Raisinbrahms28 | Nuggets

2 | 2 hours ago

No center in the league is as skilled as him. That’s why.

Why do you think he’s all clawed and hacked up on his arms? Teams hedge their bets on the foul game with him, and they have for a long time. This isn’t new.

bunnySenpaizzz

4 | 2 hours ago

Yes most of the calls on Jokic was justified but clippers got close to 0 call

You could say the same that zubac is fouled on most plays, even Kawhi is hit on most plays and he’s not even a center.

Typically centers don’t have guards whistle in this league but Jokic is an exception because of star effect

Raisinbrahms28 | Nuggets

-8 | 2 hours ago

What? Harden got a bunch of fouls on contact he initiated. This game was FT fest until the 4th quarter.

bunnySenpaizzz

9 | an hour ago

Jokic had 17 free throws and harden had 5 lmao

It’s not even debatable that if every center had Jokic whistle we’d see a lot more centers at the line on a nightly basis

I’m not arguing that Jokic isn’t better than every other center or player in the league, it’s just blatantly obvious it’s a money league and management is more lenient with certain stars

BenBRob5

0 | 2 hours ago

Dude was getting hacked and bodied all night. I’m not sure why people act surprised when a physical player like Giannis or Jokic get a lot of FTAs.

digitalme | Clippers

1 | 12 minutes ago

Can you honestly tell me Miller is at fault on that play? Miller literally moves his foot out of his landing space and THJ very obviously kicks his foot out to draw a foul.

Zanwic | Nuggets

-6 | 2 hours ago

Do we disagree with the call itself?

I disagree with how they called it so late, but that was a flagrant by the rules, no?

Edit with the language from the rule book: Defenders must give airborne shooters the opportunity to land safely. Whether intentional or not, this is a dangerous play, and there is potential for injury. A Flagrant Foul, Penalty 1 is defined as contact that is unnecessary. The penalty for a Flagrant 1 is two free throws for the offended player, and his team would also retain possession of the ball. Note also that any called foul that could potentially be ruled flagrant, will be reviewed via Instant Replay, to determine if it is a Flagrant 1, a Flagrant 2, a Technical Foul, or a common foul.

This explains why they reviewed it.

Clear-Factor2239 | Clippers

14 | 2 hours ago

they did not call it a flagrant, just a 3 point foul… on a no call. they reviewed a no call for the purpose of “checking for a flagrant foul” and it wasn’t even a flagrant

vb90

10 | 2 hours ago

There were multiple things wrong there: one, there was no call on the play so there is no review to be taken place.

Second, the call is absolute bullshit. The shooter literally WENT into the defender’s space AS the defender was actually retreating. It’s bananas.

soft_taco_special | Nuggets

-3 | 2 hours ago

You’re wrong on the second point. There is no requirement for the shooter to go up and down. If they move forward as part of their natural shooting motion defenders still must leave room for them to land.

bunnySenpaizzz

9 | 2 hours ago

The call is whatever but if they’re gonna call that then give Kawhi the same whistle

Most nuggets calls were justified sure but most Kawhi calls were swallowed

soft_taco_special | Nuggets

-4 | 2 hours ago

Pretty sure I saw the refs swallow the whistle when Kawhi double dribbled his way into an and 1.

bunnySenpaizzz

6 | 2 hours ago

Yea that was a terrible call

But for 90% of this game Kawhi is getting hit and no calls, both can be true

vb90

2 | 2 hours ago

So the defender should remove their leg from their joints to make room for the shooter? Are you serious?

soft_taco_special | Nuggets

-2 | 2 hours ago

Given that that’s the explicit rule describing exactly this situation yes. Or you know, just move your foot.

sp4mpnrj0k1c | Nuggets

-3 | 2 hours ago

No, the defender has to move their leg back. I think it’s stupid but it’s the rules the NBA has made to protect jumpshooters.

Zanwic | Nuggets

0 | an hour ago

This is correct. Not sure if it’s fair, but that’s always how it’s called

renhaoasuka | Clippers

7 | 2 hours ago

How? He jumped into Miller and Miller didn’t even move. He got in front to contest and then stood still

Pure_Ad4600

0 | 2 hours ago

I agree. But he moved his legs, and the referees are flagrant. It’s not for me, but a few games ago they refereed against Denver where a player moved his legs half a meter forward. Lopez made a flagrant at the end of the half. There’s no doubt he moved his legs and could have hurt Watson. I don’t understand anymore when it’s a foul, when it’s not. Why does a defensive player get a foul when an attacker jumps into his body on the sideline. It’s pointless to argue about the refereeing. Denver probably has the worst refereeing in the league.

RovertheDog | Nuggets

2 | 2 hours ago

Probably by the current rulebook, but I really hate them calling a foul when the offensive player jumps forward at all.

TP_Cornetto

42 | 2 hours ago

Lopez not attempting a shot in 16 mins is certainly something.

Raisinbrahms28 | Nuggets

22 | 2 hours ago

He did attempt one three, but he was called for an offensive foul for leaning into the defender on the shot.

And then he complained lol

fightyfightyfitefite | Suns

1 | 9 minutes ago

Then he did a Naruto-like, hunchback style gallop back to the 3 point line.

bwehx

32 | 3 hours ago

Jokic on vs off the court is night and day. Him and the Nuggets destroyed the Clippers in the 4th

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

37 | 3 hours ago

To be fair, there was a stretch early where Jokic was out but Watson and Val were cooking

DerGovernator

20 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, the Nuggets Bench is still doing well. Val at +5 overall in 21 minutes is great for a backup Center.

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

9 | 3 hours ago

If Valanciunas can put up ¹⁰⁄₅ with solid defense on 12+ minutes (and was 20, tonight), the Nuggets are title contenders

Rushman0 | Knicks

10 | 3 hours ago

nuggets are title contenders even without that lol

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

6 | 2 hours ago

Yes and no. We saw how the lack of a good backup big hurt them last season. Sure, I guess they’re certainly “contenders” without, though

schoolhater12 | Raptors

30 | 3 hours ago

Jokic is back so THJ goes down. Jamal Murray being healthy and amazing means everyone else gets hurt? Also THJ takes on the MPJ role of taking and making insanely contested threes. He had 3 MPJ threes today. Hopefully he comes back quickly

Putrid_Caramel3301 | Nuggets

1 | 6 minutes ago

THJ didn’t look super hurt. He may miss a couple games but hopefully not many

heat_fan_ | Raptors

14 | 3 hours ago

Jokic hasn’t missed a beat 31 pts in 24 minutes are you kidding me lol

nahs | Clippers

16 | 3 hours ago

Just an insane call

schoolhater12 | Raptors

6 | 3 hours ago

yeah, they should have called it right away. It’s the right call but the fact that they didn’t initially call it and went back is crazy

Betaateb | Nuggets

19 | 3 hours ago

Those refs were on the struggle bus all night. Missed an obvious takefoul on Jokic early, and then later called a take foul that clearly wasn’t one. They were just randomly calling shit.

Greenwalrus72 | Nuggets

13 | 3 hours ago

Bro they called a weak one for harden and then nuggets come the other way and they immediately call a weak one on Harden lmao

It’s like the whole game they knew they were fucking it up and kept trying to course correct for errors, only to make it so they just never actually did a good job calling anything

kawhi28 | Clippers

10 | 2 hours ago

They missed a double dribble by Kawhi. That call on Hardaway was terrible. These refs were dogshit

RovertheDog | Nuggets

7 | 2 hours ago

That double dribble was crazy, not even a question he just grabbed the ball with both hands and then dribbled again.

Clear-Factor2239 | Clippers

2 | 2 hours ago

they prob thought a nuggets player tapped it, refs need some training

chris-dempsey |

0 | 3 hours ago

They had a valid reason though. They wanted to check for a possible hostile act. It is what it is. Better late than live with the wrong call or non-call that could have determined the outcome of the game.

Coll_MindElectric | Nuggets

9 | 3 hours ago

Agreed, the refs were on something this game on both sides. Even the Nuggets’ commentators took a jab at them.

PlasticPresentation1

12 | 3 hours ago

So curious how they’re gonna fit Braun back in the lineup.

He’s the odd man out with Watson playing as well as he is right now. Unless he somehow becomes a reliable 3pt shooter on more than minimal volume I’d rather have Watson out there

Pure_Ad4600

8 | 2 hours ago

And Spencer Jones is a serious basketball player. Among the top 10 defenders in the league. Today he played top defense again. Spencer is the player who has improved the most in the league.

Silent-Frame1452 | Jazz

3 | 2 hours ago

Watson has played himself into the starting lineup imo, with Murray, Jokic and Gordon as locks when all healthy. Braun or Cam will be the 5th I imagine, depending on matchup or health.

ZealousidealOwl1318

2 | 2 hours ago

they should trade braun out

martinap | Nuggets

3 | an hour ago

Braun can’t be traded this summer

greenwhitehell

3 | an hour ago

He can be traded anytime. I assume you mean the poison pill provision, which does make it tougher to match salaries, but that also expires July 1st.

So yes, he can be traded this summer.

ZealousidealOwl1318

1 | an hour ago

I see, no trade clause?

bdybwyi

1 | 8 minutes ago

He just won’t close games if that’s the case. But he’ll still be a huge factor for us defensively and fast break wise

SnooMachines4393

0 | 2 hours ago

He can just take Watson’s place and come from the bench, not really a problem.

Ok-Refrigerator3866

4 | 2 hours ago

he can’t really create for himself

as a starter if he bounces back to his best he’s comparable to Pwat, but as a 6man leading his own bench offense I’m not too convinced

Apotheosis62 | Nuggets

2 | an hour ago

I mean the bench unit could just be Pwat Cam Val Bruce THJ and that’s plenty of shooting to go with him creating

IcyTie9

10 | 3 hours ago

i want to thank Lopez and Zubac for just fouling jokic right next to the refs 6 times, good stuff guys thanks for the 31pt in 24min

(the refs were still fucking atrocious just lopez and zubac were real calls, other than the take foul)

TheNaskgul | Nuggets

10 | 3 hours ago

Dude just put up most players’ lifetime performance on 24 minutes. I fucking love this man

d3mkatis | Nuggets

8 | 3 hours ago

My MVP

Top-Round-2359

7 | 3 hours ago

Jokic 24 mins 31 points on ~ 70% shooting, 12 rebs, 3 steals and only 5 assists, such a mediocre game from him.

Guardax | Nuggets

1 | 3 hours ago

Just a tune-up returning from injury before OKC comes to town

wcooper97 | OKC

3 | 2 hours ago

I’m scared

BlackMilk23 | BOS

7 | 3 hours ago

My pick to win the title if they can stay healthy. Obviously a big IF.

Function_Fighter

6 | 3 hours ago

ref ball

Inori-Yu | Nuggets

5 | 2 hours ago

People say he’s a streaky shooter but this year Tim’s been scoring a minimum 8 points a game when he’s in a few game slump before bouncing right back to double figures. It’s honestly incredible getting Nuggets MPJ’s level of production coming off the bench.

chris-dempsey |

4 | 3 hours ago

Hopefully THJ isn’t injured too bad. No more of this “will be evaluated in 4 to 6 weeks” bullshit. Please.

LowsPeak

6 | 2 hours ago

Back to the top of the MVP list.

Pepper-Jun | Nuggets

4 | 3 hours ago

That guy’s pretty good

StrikeElectrical9400 | Nuggets

5 | 3 hours ago

Anyone has the image of jokic waving at the kid. I NEED to set it as my wallpaper

Far_Display7308

4 | 2 hours ago

Ref masterclass they weren’t letting Jokic lose on his return game.

eccedentesiastph

4 | an hour ago

I missed you my king Jokic. Basketball truly is not the same without you.

ImNotJokic | Nuggets

2 | 3 hours ago

You never know what you got til it’s gone. Welcome back big fella

kakyointhedonutman | Nuggets

4 | 2 hours ago

No we definitely knew what we had. Watching the passing game with him gone was an atrocity no matter if our guys stepped up or not

ImNotJokic | Nuggets

-1 | 2 hours ago

Not sure you understand the saying

kakyointhedonutman | Nuggets

1 | 2 hours ago

I’m saying we all immediately missed and needed him back the moment he got injured lol I understand just fine

ImNotJokic | Nuggets

-1 | an hour ago

Always gotcha attempts on reddit lol

Togglea | Nuggets

3 | 3 hours ago

Clippers are hot too, you take these

Joker..no comment lol

SensitiveFee3936

2 | 3 hours ago

Nice ref ball

Savings-Bag7041

2 | 2 hours ago

That Jokic behind the back assist to a rolling PWat though

KumingaCarnage | Warriors

2 | an hour ago

Nuggets look primed and ready to beat the breaks off OKC this year. Not hard to pencil them in for the finals, the Nuggets are scary good with everyone healthy

SydneyFall | Nuggets

1 | an hour ago

I’m way more worried about the Spurs. OKC we can throw lots of different players at SGA. Braun, Watson, Johnson, Spencer Jones, and Gordon. Throw in some zone.

OKC I think doesn’t have an answer for Jokic but no one does.

OKC I think isn’t that big of a problem for us as far as matchups go.

Pure_Ad4600

2 | an hour ago

Incredible team. They have 5.6 players who can score 20+ points every game. Think about when Jamal and Jokić have their night, or Gordon, Watson, THJ, Cam. Then you add Spencer Jones, both Brown, Picket, JV. You have 7.8 players who shoot threes, pairing Jokić and Jamal, is no longer a tactic to beat Denver. Only the Spurs and Rockets can cause problems for a complete and healthy Denver. I’ll pay 100 euros on the title, just to save.

kyleyle | Raptors

2 | an hour ago

Back to back insane stat lines from the Joker against the clippers

cgio0 | Lakers

1 | 2 hours ago

Damn Jokic only 5 assists what is he out of shape /s

Additional-Bag-2818

1 | 2 hours ago

Best player in the world.

champsorchumps

1 | 2 hours ago

I dare say they are a bit of a better team when Jokic is on the court

Nuggets offense rating in the last week, Jokic on/off the court

	Player(s) On	Player(s) Off	Tm ORtg	Tm DRtg	Tm NetRtg	MIN
1.	Nikola Jokic	None	141.7	117.0	24.6	24
2.	None	Nikola Jokic	120.2	118.8	1.4	120

Guardax | Nuggets

1 | 2 hours ago

Well you see they barely beat some lottery teams so they were actually just fine without him!

FreeHat1234 | Knicks

1 | an hour ago

Jokic isn’t human

JokicOrBust | Nuggets

0 | 3 hours ago

Amazing return game by Jokic. Clippers gimmick defense didn’t work. Also, they keep playing Dunn who was unplayable last year. They never learned. Big game Sunday vs Thunder

WhoUCuh

0 | 3 hours ago

Can’t wait for the Jokic post-game interview highlights.

jbrun10120 | Nuggets

0 | 3 hours ago

Turns out that Serbian fellow is pretty good.

d-lo_tha_boss | Nuggets

0 | 3 hours ago

Put the word out

kramer944

-3 | 2 hours ago

Jokic gave Clippers a reality check

OUEngineer17 | Nuggets

-2 | 2 hours ago

I know it’s just the Clippers, and AG’s hamstring is in question for a long playoff run, but I feel like this team should be the favorite right now.

trezzy1242 | Thunder

-24 | 3 hours ago

Flopped all game

Zanwic | Nuggets

13 | 2 hours ago

Bro your comment history is wild. Is your hobby to just be a Jokic hater? Gotta be a better use of time.

trezzy1242 | Thunder

-8 | 2 hours ago

Na just every time he plays.

RadioCross

1 | an hour ago

good for him, he’s made a deliberate effort since last season to work on that part of his game, now they just need Murray to start learning that shit too. It’s how the game is played and officiated now, you have to get with the time. Murray needs to learn to manuever into contact for 2 easy free throws, instead of moving away from contact into a jump shot every single time. Dude needs to go watch some SGA clips. Do I think this makes the NBA a better product? nope. But what do I know, the NBA clearly thinks free throws and stoppage are the way to go, so it’s up to the players to adapt.

The Denver Nuggets (33-16) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (22-25), 122-109 as Nikola Jokic has 31/12/5 in his return from injury!

Nuggets offense rating in the last week, Jokic on/off the court