Zeke Nnaji had a nice dunk off a roll to the rim for a 92-82 lead with 5 minutes left. Justin Holiday buried a three off a Jalen Pickett assist, but that duo had a turnover the next time down. Zeke Nnaji made several trips to the charity stripe and Denver’s reserves kept the hustle up against the Clippers who did the same. Juston Holiday hit a three for his first points of the night. KJ Martin opened the fourth quarter scoring with a transition dunk off a Nuggets turnover. More Aaron Gordon #LobCity action in #Nuggets #Clippers, this time off a really nice oop pass in transition from Jamal Murray #MileHighBasketball /tXZNshUHCg Murray and Gordon missed threes but Jokic had a nice drive, and both Gordon and Peyton Watson had great dunks to help the Nuggets take a 78-71 lead into the final frame. Bones Hyland got hurt landing off a drive and had to be helped off the court halfway through the third with Denver up 70-63. Jamal Murray made his first three in 5 attempts. Nikola Jokić has not been shy with his three-pointer in the preseason.

Hunter Tyson got a traditional 3-point play out of driving the hoop from the three point line to retake the lead for Denver at 50-49, and the teams wound up tied at halftime 53-53.ĭenver opened with a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope three and Hyland continued where he left off, driving on Peyton Watson (who started the second half after missing the first) and Jokic both. Bones Hyland led a 15-4 run and had 20 first half points. It was 44-40 Los Angeles as the Clippers drove Denver at will.

Jokic came back in and immediately scored a bucket, but the Clippers went on a run as Denver had a bit of a lid on the bucket even with mostly starters in the game. Reggie Jackson hit a nice three and scored on a tough drive to the rim, but it was Denver’s defense that stiffened and held LA to 6 points in the first 4+ minutes of the second quarter and earned the Nuggets a bit of breathing room finally at 36-29.

Jamal Murray was running with the bench but playing off ball for some reason. Zeke Nnaji started the second quarter with a dunk, but Kobe Brown scored right back on him on the other end. Braxton Key turned the ball over wasting a last-minute transition off a steal and Jackson bricked a three on the next possession, leaving Denver up just one after the first quarter, 24-23. Jokic made a tough baseline turnaround over Mason Plumlee to make it 22-17 Denver, but Denver’s starters remained tied with the Clippers after the first 10 minutes thanks to mediocre execution on both ends. Team work makes the dream work /jtmyO1O2QtĪ Jokic steal and back-and-forth with Aaron Gordon led to an AG dunk, but some poor offensive possessions after that including a Reggie Jackson turnover kept the game within two baskets despite a nice reverse flush from AG. Jokic uncorked a beautiful full-court water polo pass just a couple minutes into the game, but the Clippers were up 9-5 when Jokic swished a top-of-the-key three and Aaron Gordon dunked a fast-break deflection to retake the lead for Denver. Norman Powell scored on a breakaway, while Jokic answered with paint make. The Clippers rested their big three in this game – Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and Russell Westbrook – while Denver had its normal starters minus Michael Porter Jr, who sat out another game with his ankle issue. Coach Michael Malone was back on the bench Bones Hyland led the Clippers with 25 points as well as 7 rebounds and 6 assists before leaving the game with an ankle injury, but everyone else seemed to get out of the preseason intact, which is always the hope. Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray each chipped in 13 points and Zeke Nnaji had 10 points and 4 rebounds off the bench. Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists in 28 minutes and looked very prepared for the start of Denver’s title defense. It wasn’t always a pretty game, but the Denver Nuggets wrapped their preseason with a victory against the Los Angeles Clippers 103-90.

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