The host Denver Nuggets blew out the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, 129 - 114. Denver (33 - 35) saw strong play on the back of phenomenal sophomore center Nikola Jokic. Jokic posted a triple - double, recording 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. While Jokic stuffed the stat sheet out of the low post, wing Will Barton dominated the perimeter. Barton scored a game - high 35 points including seven made three - pointers. It was an up - tempo and dominant game for the Nuggets' offense, as the team sank over 53 percent of its shots including 15 three - pointers. The team also went a stellar 22 - of - 26 from beyond the arc. Denver dished out 31 team assists and turned the ball over only 10 times on the night. Los Angeles (40 - 28) has dropped three straight games and sits amid a tight playoff race at the middle of the Western Conference. On Thursday, superstar Chris Paul bounced back from a disaster of a night on Wednesday to record 18 points and 14 assists. However, fellow All-Stars Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan sat the game out for rest. The Clippers' offense was hardly stagnant in the duo's absence, however, as the team shot over 50 percent from the field and hit 16 three - pointers. Their defense, though, failed to keep up with the ridiculous pace of the Nuggets' high - powered offense. Los Angeles will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, while Denver will host the Houston Rockets.
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