Denver Stiffs · Jan 14, 2023
Recap: Nuggets beat Clippers by double-digits without Nikola Jokic
The news came out earlier today that Denver Nuggets superstar big man Nikola Jokic was going to miss tonight’s game due to right wrist injury management. It didn’t matter for the best team in the Western Conference as the Nuggets still went into Los Angeles and captured a 115-103 victory over the Clippers.
Denver got really solid games from their big three — Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon — and even got really great production from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Zeke Nnaji, who stepped up off the bench in Jokic’s absence. Jamal Murray led the way with 24 points to go along with eight rebounds and four assists, while going an extremely efficient 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.