Nuggets vs Clippers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Intuit Dome tonight as the Denver Nuggets, looking to climb their way up the Western conference, face off against the Los Angeles Clippers in what promises to be a nail-biter in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. After a series of blowouts in the majority of the opening games, tonight’s showdown is set to dial up the intensity with a late-night tipoff at 11:00 PM EST. Both teams are hungry for a win after recent stumbles, and with the betting lines drawing a close battle, fans are in for a thrilling clash. So, as the Nuggets aim to mine a victory and the Clippers look to cut through the competition, expect nothing less than a high-flying, slam-dunking spectacle!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 01, 2024 11:00PM EST

Location: Intuit Dome, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	DEN ML	LAC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-140	+120	222.5	-2.5/2.5
Recent	-145	+125	222.0	-3.0/3.0
Difference	-5	+5	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

26W-19L

59.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

31W-17L

40.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
10/26/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	21	22	39	00	109	Under
10/26/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	19	23	29	33	00	104	Under
12/06/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	36	21	25	20	00	102	Under
12/06/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	21	40	18	32	00	111	Under
04/04/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	31	18	21	30	00	100	Under
04/04/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	20	33	22	27	00	102	Under
11/27/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	25	33	19	36	00	113	Under
11/27/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	28	28	32	16	00	104	Under
11/14/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	26	32	24	00	108	Under
11/14/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	28	32	24	27	00	111	Under
02/26/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	22	36	30	32	40	124	Over
02/26/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	35	31	31	23	140	134	Over
01/13/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	32	25	29	29	00	115	Under
01/13/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	34	24	23	22	00	103	Under
01/05/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	15	17	27	32	00	91	Under
01/05/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	32	34	36	20	00	122	Under
11/25/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	31	33	23	27	00	114	Under
11/25/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	26	25	27	00	104	Under
03/22/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	34	27	27	00	115	Over
03/22/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	37	35	27	28	00	127	Over
01/19/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	25	34	22	33	140	128	Over
01/19/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	29	18	34	33	160	130	Over
01/11/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	18	23	25	19	00	85	Under
01/11/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	16	12	27	32	00	87	Under
12/26/21	Denver Nuggets DEN	32	32	15	24	00	103	Under
12/26/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	30	25	28	17	00	100	Under

Nuggets Vs Over/Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Nuggets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/25	@ NYK	118-145L	33	23	11	92
11/23	vs LAL	127-102W	48	37	17	82
11/22	@ DAL	120-123L	42	33	13	90
11/19	vs MEM	122-110W	53	29	18	100
11/17	vs MEM	90-105L	39	23	14	84
11/15	vs NOP	94-101L	38	26	7	87
11/10	@ DAL	122-120W	45	35	10	89
11/08	@ MIA	135-122W	39	37	17	81
11/06	@ OKL	124-122W	55	34	18	89
11/01	vs MIN	116-119L	46	30	13	92

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/29	vs MIN	92-93L	39	20	15	84
11/25	vs BOS	94-126L	44	18	13	90
11/24	vs PHI	125-99W	44	31	17	81
11/22	@ SAC	104-88W	54	27	12	94
11/20	@ ORL	104-93W	49	22	22	77
11/18	@ GSW	102-99W	44	29	17	82
11/17	@ UTA	116-105W	41	30	9	94
11/15	vs HOU	104-125L	51	12	14	90
11/13	vs HOU	103-111L	42	27	9	96
11/11	vs OKL	128-134L	47	31	23	80

Starting Lineups

Denver Nuggets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Christian Braun SG	26.0	27.1	20.3	53%	27.8
Nikola Jokic C	65.0	66.8	64.3	100%	64.6
Jamal Murray PG	39.0	40.3	36.9	100%	37.2
Michael Porter Jr. SF	32.0	33.9	31.4	100%	31.8
Peyton Watson PF	23.0	21.4	14.6	30%	24.0

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Kris Dunn SG	22.0	18.4	17.8	47%	19.8
James Harden PG	51.0	44.6	42.9	100%	43.1
Derrick Jones Jr. PF	21.0	21.1	20.2	100%	20.5
Norman Powell SF	29.0	28.1	25.4	50%	32.3
Ivica Zubac C	42.0	36.6	34.5	100%	34.9

Nuggets Notable Injuries

Vlatko Cancar (C): Avg: 2.2pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 8.6 minutes. Last game: 11/19/24. Impact: 1.1
PJ Hall (C): Avg: 0.7pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.1 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 0.1

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kevin Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 9.3pts, 3.2reb, 2.6ast, 18.3 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 3.6
Bones Hyland (PG): Avg: 6.4pts, 1.4reb, 2.2ast, 12.9 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 2.0
Kobe Brown (PF/C): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.4reb, 0.4ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 1.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Ivica Zubac	LAC	Pts	15.5	17.5	+2.0	80%	60%	47%	47%	DEN	+1.5	#23
Jamal Murray	DEN	Pts	18.5	20.3	+1.8	40%	40%	40%	40%	LAC	+1.3	#24
Nikola Jokic	DEN	Reb	11.5	13.3	+1.8	60%	50%	47%	47%	LAC	-0.2	#12
James Harden	LAC	Reb	5.5	6.5	+1.0	80%	90%	73%	73%	DEN	-0.3	#11
Derrick Jones Jr.	LAC	Ast	0.5	1.2	+0.7	80%	60%	60%	60%	DEN	+0.8	#26