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On December 7, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets 111-102. The Nuggets welcomed Murray's comeback, and they played offensive and defensive suppression in the first quarter to take a 15-point lead at most, and then the Clippers relied on team cooperation to overtake the score in the second quarter, and the two sides were locked until the last minute to decide the winner. Although Jokic still contributed a triple-double of 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, he only made 9 of 32 from the field, conceded a career-high 23 field goals, missed consecutive missed opportunities to chase points at critical moments, and Clippers players hit consecutive free throws to seal the win. In the end, the Clippers rejected the Nuggets' three kills this season and successfully took revenge on their opponents to win the game.
Statistics
Nuggets: Jokic 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Murray 23 points and 6 assists, Porter Jr. 18 points and 9 rebounds, Reggie 14 points.
Clippers: George 25 points and 8 rebounds, Harden 20 points and 11 assists, Leonard 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Powell 17 points and 5 rebounds, Zubac 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Stars of the game: George and Harden
George scored a game-high 25 points and hit back-to-back three-pointers in the final quarter to build a lead. Harden posted a double-double of 20 points and 11 assists, hitting key free throws. The two helped the Clippers successfully reverse the Nuggets.
Highlight reel moments
Jokic connected with Gordon on an empty dunk.
Harden makes a brilliant pass to George to score.
Harden scored 2+1 on the inside
George tops Jokic's one-arm slam dunk.
Murray singled out Zubac for a step-back jumper.
Murray faced the Zubac defense and finished the whistle riding and archery.
George turned around to the limit and hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer.
Game recap
At the beginning of the first quarter, Jokic hit a three-pointer to score the Nuggets for the first time in an athletic game. Zubac broke through and threw up, Murray hit a three-pointer, Harden broke through for a layup, and Jokic hit a three-pointer. Mann hit a step-back jumper, Pope hit a three-pointer, and the Nuggets scored the first four points of the opening game all from three-point points, and the Nuggets hit a 10-0 surge to stretch the gap to double digits. Leonard made a quick stop and raised his head to stop the loss, Gordon received a dunk in the air, Wei Shao scored a rebound, Porter Jr. made a backward jumper, and the two sides entered a battle of offense. Porter Jr. and Reggie hit three three-pointers in a row, Powell hit two free throws, and Braun hit a dunk in the air. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Clippers 36-21.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Theis hit a three-point shot, Watson hit two free throws, Theis drifted to shoot, and the Clippers played a 7-0 climax. Jordan Jr. dunked in the air, Braun scored on a layup, Powell hit a three-point shot, and Harden scored 2+1. Braun made a pullup jumper and the Clippers hit a 9-2 run to tie the score. Reggie hit 2 free throws, George hit a three-pointer, and the Clippers overtook the Nuggets by 9 points with an 11-0 surge. Jokic continued to hook hands to stop the Nuggets, Harden hit a three-point shot, Murray broke through and scored 2+1, and he scored 5 points in a row, and Harden made 1 of 2 free throws. At halftime, the Nuggets trailed the Clippers 57-61.
Yibian fights again. Jokic scored back-to-back points, George hit a step-back shot, Jokic made a layup, and Zubac scored with a hook shot. Murray scored on a throw, George broke through a dunk, Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer, and the Nuggets hit a 7-0 spark to stop the Clippers. After the timeout, Leonard hit a three-pointer, and the two sides entered the offensive battle again. George and Leonard scored five straight points as the Clippers took the lead again. The Nuggets lost power on offense and failed to score for nearly three minutes, Reggie made a three-pointer to stop the Nuggets, and then made 1 of 2 free throws to help the Nuggets take a three-point lead into the final quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led the Clippers 82-79.
At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, Wei Shao made a basket and scored 5 points in a row. Reggie and George exchanged three points, Jordan Jr. dunked in the air, George scored three points again, and Braun scored a layup. Powell scored on a layup, Jokic hit 2 free throws, Harden hit a three-pointer, and Gordon scored on a dunk. Leonard scored back-to-back points as the Clippers took a six-point lead in the final 3:36 to halt the Nuggets. Coming back from a timeout, Jokic made a layup to stop the game, Harden scored with a throw, Murray scored with an archery on horseback, and Leonard scored from mid-range. In the follow-up, Jokic's continuous offense was fruitless, and the Nuggets had no chance to chase the score, and players such as Zubac and Harden continued to hit the free throw line to lock up the win, and the Nuggets were finally reversed by the Clippers.
Both sides start
Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Jokic.
Clippers: Harden, Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Harden, Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Kawhi Harden, Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Kawhi Ka