In a game featuring two teams jockeying for position in the Western Conference standings, the Denver Nuggets played with a bit more urgency in outlasting the host Los Angeles Clippers 101-94 on Thursday.
All five Nuggets starters scored in double figures, led by Jamal Murray’s 23 points, Michael Porter Jr.’s 20 and Will Barton’s 19.
New addition Aaron Gordon added 14 points and six rebounds, while MVP candidate Nikola Jokic had a quiet night, finishing with 14 points — 13 below his average — and seven rebounds and seven assists.
The Nuggets shot 13 of 25 from the 3-point arc.
Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Paul George followed with 17 poi…
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