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Jamal Murray and Russell Westbrook help the Nuggets rout the Clippers, 126-103
DENVER (AP) Jamal Murray had 21 points and nine assists, Russell Westbrook added 19 points and eight assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 126-103 on Wednesday night in a matchup of short-handed teams.
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard was not available after he flew back to Los Angeles before the game to help his family deal with the wildfires.
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was out for the second straight game due to an illness. Denver is 2-3 without him this season.
Norman Powell scored 30 points to finish with a 27.6 average in the Clippers' four games against the Nuggets. James Harden had 16 points and Ivica Zubac added 10.
Denver took control with a 20-3 run in the first quarter and led 55-30 late in the second before Los Angeles cut it to 16 at halftime.
The Nuggets used another spurt midway through the third quarter to put it away.
Clippers: Powell came into the night hitting 85.2% percent of his free throws but missed 3 of 6 in the third quarter. The team missed 5 of 15 in the period.
Nuggets: Coach Michael Malone made a change from Tuesday night by starting DeAndre Jordan in Jokic’s place and bringing Dario Saric off the bench. Jordan finished with a season-high 12 points and tied his season high with nine rebounds.
Jordan had a big third quarter. He made two free throws, threw down two alley-oops and tipped in a feed from Westbrook that helped the lead grow from 16 to 27.
The Nuggets improved to 8-0 on the second leg of back-to-backs. They are 2-6 in the first game of a set.
The Clippers return home to play Charlotte on Saturday night. The Nuggets host Brooklyn on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. DeAndre Jordan (Russell Westbrook gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:45 |  | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:45 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-3 |
| 11:33 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (lost ball) (DeAndre Jordan steals) | ||
| 11:19 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | James Harden turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 10:58 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point running pullup jump shot | 3-3 |
| 10:41 | | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Norman Powell misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Norman Powell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point running jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 3-6 |
| 9:18 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (DeAndre Jordan steals) | ||
| 9:03 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running reverse layup (James Harden assists) | 5-6 |
| 8:20 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting dunk (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 5-8 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-8 |
| 7:55 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:42 | | James Harden misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point floating jump shot | 7-10 |
| 7:05 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 10-10 |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 10-12 |
| 6:28 | | Norman Powell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:11 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Norman Powell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 10-14 |
| 5:08 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 10-17 |
| 4:42 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 13-17 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 13-19 |
| 4:24 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | DeAndre Jordan misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:19 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point tip layup | 13-21 |
| 4:07 | | Peyton Watson blocks Ivica Zubac's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:06 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 13-24 |
| 3:59 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:42 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Terance Mann personal foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-25 |
| 3:34 | | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:32 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Peyton Watson blocks James Harden's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:20 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 2:58 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 13-28 |
| 2:24 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Julian Strawther misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:09 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:07 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:49 | | Amir Coffey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-29 |
| 1:35 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-30 |
| 1:27 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 16-30 |
| 1:05 | | Peyton Watson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 16-33 |
| 0:48 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 19-33 |
| 0:29 | | James Harden blocks Dario Saric's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 0:27 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Hunter Tyson personal foul (Take) (Amir Coffey draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Terance Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point reverse dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 19-35 |
| 11:06 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-35 |
| 11:06 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-35 |
| 10:48 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot | 23-35 |
| 10:11 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 23-38 |
| 9:50 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 25-38 |
| 9:35 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 25-41 |
| 9:17 | | Terance Mann turnover (bad pass) (Dario Saric steals) | ||
| 9:13 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running pullup jump shot | 25-44 |
| 9:10 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point cutting layup (Norman Powell assists) | 27-44 |
| 8:54 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-44 |
| 8:34 | | Peyton Watson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:32 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point putback layup | 28-46 |
| 8:23 | | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup | 28-48 |
| 8:18 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-49 |
| 8:03 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 28-52 |
| 7:37 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-52 |
| 7:37 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-52 |
| 7:28 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 30-55 |
| 7:15 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Ivica Zubac assists) | 32-55 |
| 6:57 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point pullup jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 34-55 |
| 6:24 | | Peyton Watson misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-55 |
| 6:09 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-55 |
| 6:00 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point layup (James Harden assists) | 38-55 |
| 5:48 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:35 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | James Harden turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:20 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-55 |
| 5:12 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-55 |
| 4:50 | | Jamal Murray misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Norman Powell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 40-57 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-57 |
| 4:05 | | Ivica Zubac blocks Russell Westbrook's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:05 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 3:50 | |