LOS ANGELES — The Nuggets lost 116-103 to the Clippers on Tuesday night in their fourth preseason game, the first in which Denver has rested its starters. The Clippers, meanwhile, played theirs.
Here are our three takeaways from the loss.
Mixed results for backup bigs
Without Nikola Jokic in the lineup, DeAndre Jordan struggled to contain Clippers center Ivica Zubac early in the game, as Zubac compiled eight points in the first seven minutes including an easy second-chance tip. Jordan’s night featured highs and lows: He turned the ball over five times, but he also shot 4 for 5, pulled in nine rebounds and amassed four assists in 21 minutes.