Clippers vs. Nuggets Xmas Day Game Thread (10:30PM ET on ESPN)

[insidehoops]

The Clippers are 1-0, Nuggets 0-1.

The Clippers will be without Marcus Morris.

For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray was listed as Probable as of yesterday, while JaMychal Green is out.

Enjoy!

Discuss!

[insidehoops]

In the first Clippers game of the season, the LAC beat the Lakers. Paul George scored 33 pts on 13/18 FG, and Kawhi Leonard scored 26, though on 26 shots. The Clippers in that game started Serge Ibaka at center, and Nic Batum and Kawhi at the forward spots.

[insidehoops]

In the first Nuggets game of the season, the team lost by 2 to the Kings. Nikola Jokic started the season with a triple-double: 29 pts, 15 rebs, 14 ast. Michael Porter Jr started at small forward and shot 9/15 for 24 pts, 5 reb, 2 stl and 3 blk. Paul Millsap is back for another season and at starting PF had 16 pts, 7 reb. PG Jamal Murray struggled, shooting just 1/9 for 9 pts and just 1 ast.

[Manny98]

Brief reminder of what happened last time these two teams played


https://youtu.be/H3deb0QzeNc

[FireDavidKahn]

Fits here since Kennard



Duncan Smith
@DuncanSmithNBA
The Pistons really turned Christian Wood, Luke Kennard and Bruce Brown into 0 opening night minutes.

:oldlol:

[kabacho]

porter jr starting this season?

[kabacho]

denver is clippers krytonite

[Nike D'Antoni]

Double-digit Clippers lead

[FireDavidKahn]

big first half lead for the Clippers against the Nuggets. surely they got this.

[Nike D'Antoni]

big first half lead for the Clippers against the Nuggets. surely they got this.

I have the same feeling. There is no way they blow 4 straight games double-digit leads vs Denver.

[FireDavidKahn]

I have the same feeling. There is no way they blow 4 straight games double-digit leads vs Denver.
Probably right.

Kawhit isn't playing

[insidehoops]

Mid 2Q: Clippers 56, Nuggets 40

Total team effort from the Clippers so far.

[insidehoops]

Mid 2Q: Clippers 62% FG, 11/17 threes

[insidehoops]

porter jr starting this season?

Second game in a row now, could change down the road but maybe.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Clippers look really good so far, I am honestly a little surprised given that their head coach is Tyrone Lue.

[insidehoops]

Clips now with 70, almost halftime

[Kiddlovesnets]

Damn what crime did Doc Rivers commit with this team? He was so shit, the Clippers look dominant without him.
:lol

[Nike D'Antoni]

Damn what crime did Doc Rivers commit with this team? He was so shit, the Clippers look dominant without him.
:lol

Let us be fair, Denver is without Jerami Grant. And Jamal Murray has been poor first game, not yet ready. He seems in preseason mode.

[insidehoops]

HALF: Clippers 72, Nuggets 55

CLIPPERS:

Paul George 13 pts
Kawhi Leonard 12 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast
Clippers 12/23 threes

NUGGETS:

Jokic 16 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast
Monte Morris 11 pts off the bench
Will Barton 9 pts off the bench

[Nike D'Antoni]

Jerami Grant was huge loss

[LukeWalton]

Clippers look really good so far, I am honestly a little surprised given that their head coach is Tyrone Lue.

The Clippers are the Nets of the west
but with out the sage burning ritual

[Nike D'Antoni]

Batum, Kennard, and Ibaka are great additions .

[fourkicks44]

I'm falling asleep this is ass.

[LAL]

That liberal loudmouth drama queen trezz was clearly a problem. That chump is unstable.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

4 steals for Kawhi and he's getting double teamed every play. Best player in the world taking control.

[k0kakw0rld]

Damn Jamal, slow down b!

[fourkicks44]

Ibaka knocked Kawhi the f#ck out with his monster cawk :oldlol:

[LukeWalton]

damn kawaii with a ton of blood

[Nike D'Antoni]

What a monster Ibaka.

[Ghost1]

https://deanblundell.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-09-at-10.26.22-AM.png

[Ghost1]

Serge "Abaka" Ibaka

[k0kakw0rld]

Nuggets might f**k around and win this game.

Kawhi is about to ship him back to Toronto. Hope the Klaw is ok though!

[Nike D'Antoni]

Clippers are closing the game without Kawhi, unlike during the playoffs.

[k0kakw0rld]

Clippers are closing the game without Kawhi, unlike during the playoffs.
Serge is carrying them right now, what a weapon they stole from Toronto.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Serge is carrying them right now, what a weapon they stole from Toronto.

Serge was Gasol's backup, how come Gasol no good then according to red1?

[Axe]

Ibaka knocked Kawhi the f#ck out with his monster cawk :oldlol:
Friendly fire

Hbk about to cry and have serge suspended from playing

[Knicksfever2010]

Did Ruocco and Jefferson call 2 different games today?

[NBAGOAT]

Did Ruocco and Jefferson call 2 different games today?

Yes they did. Only commentary team who weren’t at the arenas

[red1]

Serge was Gasol's backup, how come Gasol no good then according to red1?

ibaka is far better...



ibaka is actually a good nba player unlike the known scrub gasol. serge shot 50%+ from three in the playoffs last year 11 game sample size. gasol shot less than 19% during that same stretch. plus serge is a much better defender at this stage.

[Knicksfever2010]

Yes they did. Only commentary team who weren’t at the arenas

oh thanks, so they called both games from home/studio?