Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
33
35
68
3192
3194
28
15
54
86
46
53
26
22
85
37
11
48
2
31
7
10
14
129
4
211
06
3
2423
1211
50
54
34
63
1210
33
1243
11
89
22
22
2732
6060
87
54
62
2118
149
7
125
114
91
105
32
137
01
95
12
24
4426
6060
2
0
0
24
12
50
5
3
60
12
3
15
1
8
2
2
27
60
11
6
55
23
11
48
4
4
100
10
3
13
1
9
2
2
32
60
8
5
62
21
14
67
12
11
92
10
3
13
0
9
1
2
44
60
7
4
57
18
9
50
5
4
80
5
2
7
1
5
2
4
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
41
6
9
67
3
5
60
5
5
100
0
2
2
5
0
0
1
3
20
-2
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
True
33
4
8
50
3
4
75
5
5
100
0
1
1
5
2
0
3
0
16
23
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
30
7
12
58
0
1
0
3
3
100
3
11
14
10
0
0
2
2
17
7
triple
Mason
Plumlee
Mason Plumlee
True
30
5
9
56
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
7
9
6
0
2
1
3
10
10
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
True
25
3
7
43
1
3
33
2
2
100
1
4
5
1
1
0
1
2
9
-9
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
35
12
18
67
7
10
70
4
5
80
2
3
5
3
1
0
2
1
35
16
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
24
4
14
29
1
5
20
1
1
100
1
5
6
0
3
0
0
2
10
7
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
False
17
5
9
56
0
0
0
2
3
67
2
4
6
1
0
0
0
1
12
23
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Malik
Beasley
Malik Beasley
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Roy
Hibbert
Roy Hibbert
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
March
2017
Saturday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Rockets
Houston
True
Clippers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
40
29
69
2697
2698
32
16
50
84
44
52
15
10
67
30
4
34
4
26
5
9
19
114
4
49
23
47
2024
812
40
20
10
50
99
01
100
11
63
11
32
1927
6060
145
83
57
2416
1212
50
310
27
9
57
30
87
11
98
03
22
3434
6060
4
2
50
20
8
40
2
1
50
9
0
9
1
6
1
3
19
60
9
3
33
24
12
50
0
0
0
9
1
10
1
3
1
2
27
60
14
8
57
24
12
50
3
2
67
5
3
8
1
9
0
2
34
60
5
3
60
16
12
75
10
7
70
7
0
7
1
8
3
2
34
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Austin
Rivers
Austin Rivers
True
33
7
12
58
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
4
17
-12
none
Chris
Paul
Chris Paul
True
30
8
12
67
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
14
1
0
2
5
18
-1
double
J.J.
Redick
J.J. Redick
True
26
8
10
80
4
6
67
2
2
100
0
5
5
1
2
0
1
1
22
2
none
Luc
Mbah a Moute
Luc Mbah a Moute
True
20
3
9
33
1
1
100
0
0
0
2
4
6
1
0
1
0
2
7
-5
none
Marreese
Speights
Marreese Speights
True
15
3
6
50
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
0
0
1
4
8
-2
none
Jamal
Crawford
Jamal Crawford
False
25
1
6
17
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
0
1
1
0
3
-11
none
Brandon
Bass
Brandon Bass
False
24
6
8
75
0
0
0
3
5
60
1
3
4
0
1
1
0
0
15
-12
none
Alan
Anderson
Alan Anderson
False
17
3
3
100
1
1
100
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
3
none
Paul
Pierce
Paul Pierce
False
16
2
7
29
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
1
0
5
8
none
Raymond
Felton
Raymond Felton
False
15
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
3
-21
none
Wesley
Johnson
Wesley Johnson
False
13
2
6
33
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
5
-26
none
Brice
Johnson
Brice Johnson
False
3
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
none
Blake
Griffin
Blake Griffin
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
March
2017
Saturday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Cavaliers
Cleveland
True
The host Denver Nuggets blew out the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday , 129 - 114 . Denver ( 33 - 35 ) saw strong play on the back of phenomenal sophomore center Nikola Jokic . Jokic posted a triple - double , recording 17 points , 14 rebounds , and 11 assists . While Jokic stuffed the stat sheet out of the low post , wing Will Barton dominated the perimeter . Barton scored a game - high 35 points including seven made three - pointers . It was an up - tempo and dominant game for the Nuggets ' offense , as the team sank over 53 percent of its shots including 15 three - pointers . The team also went a stellar 22 - of - 26 from beyond the arc . Denver dished out 31 team assists and turned the ball over only 10 times on the night . Los Angeles ( 40 - 28 ) has dropped three straight games and sits amid a tight playoff race at the middle of the Western Conference . On Thursday , superstar Chris Paul bounced back from a disaster of a night on Wednesday to record 18 points and 14 assists . However , fellow All-Stars Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan sat the game out for rest . The Clippers ' offense was hardly stagnant in the duo 's absence , however , as the team shot over 50 percent from the field and hit 16 three - pointers . Their defense , though , failed to keep up with the ridiculous pace of the Nuggets ' high - powered offense . Los Angeles will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday , while Denver will host the Houston Rockets . Up-tempo and high - powered offense was the story in Denver on Thursday night , as multiple Nuggets posted eye - catching stat lines . Sophomore center Nikola Jokic dominated the game , scoring 17 points to go along with 14 rebounds and 11 assists in his fifth triple - double of the season . Wing Will Barton , meanwhile , scored a career - high 35 points including seven three - pointers to lead Denver in scoring . Gary Harris scored an additional 20 points including three three - pointers , while big man Mason Plumlee had 10 points , 10 rebounds , and six assists . As a team , the Nuggets posted stats reminiscent of their high - tempo offenses of the late 80s and early 90s . Denver had 31 assists and just 10 turnovers , while shooting 53 percent from the field . The Nuggets hit 15 three - pointers on the night as well .
The host Denver Nuggets blew out the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, 129 - 114. Denver (33 - 35) saw strong play on the back of phenomenal sophomore center Nikola Jokic. Jokic posted a triple - double, recording 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. While Jokic stuffed the stat sheet out of the low post, wing Will Barton dominated the perimeter. Barton scored a game - high 35 points including seven made three - pointers. It was an up - tempo and dominant game for the Nuggets' offense, as the team sank over 53 percent of its shots including 15 three - pointers. The team also went a stellar 22 - of - 26 from beyond the arc. Denver dished out 31 team assists and turned the ball over only 10 times on the night. Los Angeles (40 - 28) has dropped three straight games and sits amid a tight playoff race at the middle of the Western Conference. On Thursday, superstar Chris Paul bounced back from a disaster of a night on Wednesday to record 18 points and 14 assists. However, fellow All-Stars Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan sat the game out for rest. The Clippers' offense was hardly stagnant in the duo's absence, however, as the team shot over 50 percent from the field and hit 16 three - pointers. Their defense, though, failed to keep up with the ridiculous pace of the Nuggets' high - powered offense. Los Angeles will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, while Denver will host the Houston Rockets.
The host Denver Nuggets blew out the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, 129 - 114. Denver (33 - 35) saw strong play on the back of phenomenal sophomore center Nikola Jokic. Jokic posted a triple - double, recording 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. While Jokic stuffed the stat sheet out of the low post, wing Will Barton dominated the perimeter. Barton scored a game - high 35 points including seven made three - pointers. It was an up - tempo and dominant game for the Nuggets' offense, as the team sank over 53 percent of its shots including 15 three - pointers. The team also went a stellar 22 - of - 26 from beyond the arc. Denver dished out 31 team assists and turned the ball over only 10 times on the night. Los Angeles (40 - 28) has dropped three straight games and sits amid a tight playoff race at the middle of the Western Conference. On Thursday, superstar Chris Paul bounced back from a disaster of a night on Wednesday to record 18 points and 14 assists. However, fellow All-Stars Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan sat the game out for rest. The Clippers' offense was hardly stagnant in the duo's absence, however, as the team shot over 50 percent from the field and hit 16 three - pointers. Their defense, though, failed to keep up with the ridiculous pace of the Nuggets' high - powered offense. Los Angeles will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, while Denver will host the Houston Rockets. Up-tempo and high - powered offense was the story in Denver on Thursday night, as multiple Nuggets posted eye - catching stat lines. Sophomore center Nikola Jokic dominated the game, scoring 17 points to go along with 14 rebounds and 11 assists in his fifth triple - double of the season. Wing Will Barton, meanwhile, scored a career - high 35 points including seven three - pointers to lead Denver in scoring. Gary Harris scored an additional 20 points including three three - pointers, while big man Mason Plumlee had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. As a team, the Nuggets posted stats reminiscent of their high - tempo offenses of the late 80s and early 90s. Denver had 31 assists and just 10 turnovers, while shooting 53 percent from the field. The Nuggets hit 15 three - pointers on the night as well.
<GAME> <DATE> 16 March 2017 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 129 <WINS-LOSSES> 33 35 <QTRS> 27 32 44 26 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 15 <TEAM-FG> 46 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 10 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 18 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Clippers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 114 <WINS-LOSSES> 40 29 <QTRS> 19 27 34 34 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 16 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 34 <TEAM-TO> 9 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 18 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Cavaliers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 35 <FG> 12 18 67 <FG3> 7 10 70 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 20 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 14 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 16 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 14 29 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mason Plumlee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Roy Hibbert <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malik Beasley <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Redick <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 10 80 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Paul <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 14 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Austin Rivers <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Bass <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Anderson <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marreese Speights <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luc Mbah a Moute <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Johnson <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Pierce <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raymond Felton <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Crawford <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brice Johnson <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Blake Griffin <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none