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Harden, Powell help Clippers overcome Jokic's 41 points to beat Nuggets 109-104
DENVER (AP) James Harden had 23 points and 16 assists, Norman Powell scored 26 of his 37 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame Nikola Jokic's 41 points to beat the Denver Nuggets 109-104 on Saturday.
Jokic made a career-high seven 3-pointers but missed a free throw with 20 seconds left that would have tied the game. Harden made four from the line in the final 30.5 seconds.
The Clippers trailed 103-100 when Powell hit a 3-pointer. Jamal Murray, who had 22 points, missed a layup and Harden then made two free throws.
After Jokic split a pair from the line, Harden made two more foul shots to make it 107-104 and Jokic missed an off-balance 3-pointer.
Clippers: Harden missed a free throw in the opening loss to Phoenix on Wednesday but was 12 of 13 from the line on Saturday. Several of his 16 assists were to Ivica Zubac, who had 24 points and 15 rebounds.
Nuggets: The offense was better but the bench was 3 of 18 from the field. Only Julian Swather hit a field goal for that unit.
Jokic presented Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon with his MVP trophy in the Avalanche’s home opener two weeks ago, and MacKinnon returned the favor before Saturday’s tip. He brought out the Michael Jordan Trophy while wearing a Jokic jersey and gave the three-time MVP a hug.
Denver hit just 7 of 38 shots from 3-point range in Thursday’s loss to Oklahoma City and started Saturday missing 11 of 13. The Nuggets made 12 of their next 20 from deep but missed their final two attempts.
The Clippers travel to Golden State on Sunday night while the Nuggets begin a three-game road trip at Toronto on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:37 |  | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:23 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:16 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | Terance Mann misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running pullup jump shot | 0-3 |
| 10:28 | | James Harden turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving reverse layup | 0-5 |
| 10:05 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 2-5 |
| 9:44 | | Terance Mann personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | James Harden shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 9:35 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:29 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-8 |
| 8:11 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point pullup jump shot (James Harden assists) | 5-8 |
| 8:00 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (James Harden assists) | 7-8 |
| 7:21 | | Jamal Murray misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 7:19 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point floating jump shot (Terance Mann assists) | 9-8 |
| 7:04 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Norman Powell steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | Norman Powell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 9-10 |
| 6:13 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-12 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point cutting dunk (James Harden assists) | 11-12 |
| 5:19 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point stepback jump shot (James Harden assists) | 14-12 |
| 4:51 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | Terance Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point alley-oop dunk (James Harden assists) | 16-12 |
| 4:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Julian Strawther offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point putback layup | 16-14 |
| 3:41 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (James Harden assists) | 18-14 |
| 3:03 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot | 18-17 |
| 3:02 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:53 | | James Harden turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 2:43 | | Julian Strawther misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:42 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point dunk (Nicolas Batum assists) | 20-17 |
| 2:09 | | Dario Saric misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 22-17 |
| 1:17 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Peyton Watson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Amir Coffey assists) | 25-17 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 25-19 |
| 0:12 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 0:12 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-19 |
| 0:12 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-19 |
| 0:01 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Kris Dunn turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:37 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-20 |
| 11:22 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-21 |
| 11:02 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:49 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Dario Saric misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 10:49 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Amir Coffey misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Kai Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | Nicolas Batum misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:06 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +1 | Nicolas Batum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-21 |
| 9:58 | | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Dario Saric draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-23 |
| 9:33 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:33 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-24 |
| 9:24 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Amir Coffey offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 9:03 | | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot | 31-24 |
| 8:42 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Kai Jones blocks Russell Westbrook's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:16 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point layup (Nicolas Batum assists) | 33-24 |
| 7:42 | | Christian Braun offensive foul (Charge) (Nicolas Batum draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | Christian Braun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point hook shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 35-24 |
| 6:44 | | Nicolas Batum blocks Russell Westbrook's two point reverse layup | ||
| 6:41 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk | 37-24 |
| 6:39 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:27 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point dunk (James Harden assists) | 39-24 |
| 6:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-24 |
| 6:03 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:41 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | Christian Braun blocks James Harden's two point jump shot | ||