Beijing time on January 14, 2023, today's NBA game, the 22-21 Clippers face the 28-13 Nuggets at home, Clippers George is absent, starters: Mann + Leonard + Batum + Morris + Zubac, Nuggets Jokic is absent, starters: Murray + Pope + Porter + Gordon + Jordan Jr.
In the first quarter, Gordon, Pope, Porter, Jordan Jr. scored, Leonard, Mann, Batum, Morris responded, the Clippers led 15-9, Pope, Murray, Jordan Jr., Gordon, Porter combined to win by 3 points, Leonard, Wall, Powell scored, Jordan Jr., Porter responded, the Nuggets led by 2 points, Powell, Covington, Wall rallied by 4 points, Murray made a layup, and the Clippers led 34-32 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Murray, Najib scored, Moses Brown, Wall, Powell responded, the Clippers led by 4 points, Najib scored, Moses Brown, Powell responded, the difference widened to 7 points, Highland, Gordon, Porter, Pope scored, Leonard, Morris, Zubac responded, the difference was 4 points, Murray, Gordon, Porter scored, Leonard, Zubats responded, and the Clippers led 58-57 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Gordon and Murray scored, Morris and Leonard scored consecutive points in response, the Clippers led by 5 points, Porter, Jordan Jr., Murray, Gordon scored 4 points, Morris and Wall shot 3-pointers, the Clippers scored 2 points, Pope, Porter, Bruce Brown combined to win by 7 points, Leonard, Covington, Wall scored, Chanchar, Highland responded, and the Nuggets led 86-81 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter game, Powell and Wall scored, Highland, Chanchar, Nagy responded, the Nuggets still led by 5 points, Wall and Covington scored, Nagy, Murray, Bruce Brown, Gordon responded, the Nuggets led by 12 points, Powell, Morris scored, Murray made 4 of 4 free throws, the difference was still 12 points, Leonard scored 4 consecutive points, Porter scored, Mann three points, the difference was 7 points, the game was 1 minute and 19 seconds left, Porter, Pope scored, the game was over, the Nuggets beat the Clippers 115-103, from the first half to the win, The reversal was completed.
Murray had 24 points, 8 boards and 4 assists on 8-of-17 shooting, Porter had 22 points, 4 boards and 3 assists on 9-of-17 shooting, Gordon had 17 points, 5 boards and 5 assists on 6-of-8 shooting, Pope had 14 points, 2 boards and 2 assists, and Jordan Jr. had 8 points, 6 boards and 3 assists on 4-of-4 shooting. The Nuggets had 85 points and 25 boards in five starters, Bruce Brown had nine points, three boards and four assists, and Nagy had nine points and seven boards.
For the Clippers, Leonard scored 24 points, 8 boards and 4 assists on 10-of-20 shooting, Powell had 18 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, Wall had 16 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Morris had 16 points, 3 boards and 2 assists, Zubac did not perform well, 2-of-7 with 6 points and 7 boards, with a game-low plus-minus of -16.
After beating the Clippers today, the Nuggets have won three times against the Clippers this season, winning by 10 points, 31 points, and 12 points respectively, and it seems that the Nuggets are really the Clippers' bitter master. The Nuggets are 29-13 and second in the West after winning today, and the Grizzlies are second with 28-13, and can still beat opponents like the Clippers in Jokic's absence, and the Nuggets have become the dominant Western Conference this season.
The Clippers lost 22-22, the Warriors beat the Spurs today, the Clippers were overtaken by the Warriors (21-21), the Warriors came to sixth in the West, the Clippers became seventh in the West, and the Kings defeated the Rockets today 23-18 to outtake the Lone Rangers (24-19) to fourth in the West and fifth with the Lone Ranger. The Timberwolves beat the Suns today, the Thunder beat the Bulls, and the Western Conference rankings changed dramatically.
The Suns dropped from 8th to 10th after losing (21-23) and have had a poor recent record and could fall out of the play-offs. The Jazz (22-23) became No. 8, the Timberwolves (21-22) No. 9, the Thunder (20-23) overtook the Blazers to No. 11, the Trail Blazers (19-22) No. 12, and the Lakers (19-23) No. 13.