The Nuggets have lost their second straight game despite Nikola Jokic scoring 41 points against the Clippers.

Westbrook fouled Harden.
Harden makes both.
Clippers Up 107-104
14.3 seconds left
question:
– Do you foul?
– When do you foul?
The Clippers have no timeouts remaining.
Denver 3 today:
– Jokic 7/11
– Rest of the Nuggets 7/22 – 7:34 PM

It’s a really cool game. Jokic has 41… ..but Powell cooked really well tonight – 7:30 PM

I think the Clippers wanted to waste time by going forward and not calling a timeout.
But NOW the Clippers have 5 seconds to advance the ball and avoid a violation with 8 seconds to play after Jokic misses a key FT.
The Clippers lead 105-104 with 16.3 points left. – 7:29 PM

Jokic misses first free throw – 7:28 PM

Three Cola Jokic – 7:19 PM

Nikola Jokic suddenly had 40 points. – 7:19 PM

Nikola Jokic took over… .He hit five 3s tonight. He has 32 points and 8 rebounds. He’s playing one of those “I won’t allow my team to lose” games. 7:03 PM

Nikola Jokic unleashes hell – 7pm

Nikola Jokic has 16 and 5 but gave up 15 and 8 to Zubac at the other end… .but he is the only Nugget in double digits…
James Harden has 11 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds. He’s definitely hitting a triple-double. 6:12 PM

That last step seemed to be Jokic accepting in real time that he would need to take 20-30 shots per game for this version of the Nuggets. – 6:12 PM

That 18-point deficit was one of the lowest moments of the Yorkies era. It was scary how bad and uncaring they seemed. However, it was an impressive response from the starting pitchers who finished the first half.
The big third quarter is approaching. – 6:11 PM

Halftime: Clippers 48, Nuggets 42
Denver’s offense continues to be problematic. He shot 6-19 from beyond the arc and missed a lot of layups. The bench unit also struggled.
Jokic was aggressive and scored 16 points. Murray has nine.
If you were Malone, what message would you send to your team? – 6:11 PM

great. A halftime rotation takes place as the Nuggets trail the Clippers 48-42.
Nikola Jokic, who scored 16 points, defended Denver. He shot from 3.
Jamal Murray is 8-of-9 and 2-of-4 from 3.
Nuggets Bench: 4 points on 11 shots. pic.x.com/UavDfbQaSy – 6:11 PM

Sequence timed out:
– Jamal Murray ISO 3 vs Zubac
– LAC ATO attack time violation
– Gordon dared to shoot 3 times
– Zubac Miss Roll Floater
– Jokic bold shot 3
The Clippers took a half lead after 90 seconds and were down 42-33 with 3:23 left in the second quarter. 6:01 PM

Even when Denver plays poorly, it rarely looks like this. These Nuggets are not at all entertaining so far this season and there are no remnants of Jokic Ball in sight. what’s the matter? – 5:58 PM

The Nugs bench was held to -8 again during the first Jokic off of today’s game.
Now to start the season in the first three sequences it would be -6, -1, -8.
It’s still early, but this is my #1 storyline I want to keep an eye on to see how they try to resolve it. MPJ was with them today, not Murray. – 5:52 PM

If Nikola Jokic wanted to shoot 10 3-pointers tonight, the Clippers might let him. He made several “daring shots.” After missing the first two and finally getting one, Tyronn Lue called a timeout.
The Clippers lead 18-17 with 3:02 left in the opening quarter. Another 7-0 LAC run. Next is Russ – 5:28 PM

Joker 😬 – 5:20 PM

Nathan MacKinnon gave back to Nikola Jokic and presented him with last year’s MVP trophy. pic.x.com/dBGvJaRgcU – 5:05 PM

We asked Michael Malone about Russell Westbrook’s preference for playing point guard and how to balance Westbrook by integrating him with Jamal Murray and key playmaker Nikola Jokic on the floor.
“It won’t just be a Russell Westbrook show… (But) I still want Russell to be Russell.” pic.x.com/6c4XUFEPWB – 3:57 PM

Tyronn Lue said before the game that Denver coach Michael Malone will be able to figure out his rotation and that the Nuggets’ readiness remains the same with MVP Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray still leading the offense. pic.x.com/01fZKkhi02 – 3:51 PM

Denver’s expected starting pitcher today:
Clippers: James Harden, Norman Powell, Terrence Mann, Derrick Jones Jr., Ivica Zubac
Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Christian Brown, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic – 3:49 PM