Clippers vs Nuggets Game Breakdown

Get ready for a high-altitude showdown as the Los Angeles Clippers sail into the Mile High City to face off against the Denver Nuggets in a first-round playoff game that promises more fireworks than the early blowouts we’ve seen! Tonight at Ball Arena, with a tipoff under the stars at 10:00 PM EST, these two Western conference contenders are set to battle it out. The Clippers, just a whisper away from the top, are eager to claw back into contention, while the Nuggets, fresh off a dazzling victory, look to cement their standing. With the stakes sky-high and the scoreboard expected to light up past 229 points, tonight’s matchup is where playoff dreams either take flight or get buried under the Rockies. So, as the Clippers try to clip the Nuggets’ wings, let’s see who really strikes gold in Denver!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 13, 2024 10:00PM EST

Location: Ball Arena, Denver

Vegas Odds

	LAC ML	DEN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+220	-270	228.5	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+170	-200	229.0	6.5/-6.5
Difference	-50	+70	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

29W-20L

37.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

37W-12L

63.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/01/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	23	36	31	32	00	122	Over
12/01/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	32	27	33	34	00	126	Over
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

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Nuggets Vs Over/Under

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/08	@ HOU	106-117L	33	21	7	92
12/04	@ MIN	80-108L	46	13	21	83
12/03	@ POR	127-105W	35	29	13	85
12/01	@ DEN	126-122W	42	28	14	90
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

Nuggets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/08	vs ATL	141-111W	43	43	18	89
12/07	vs WAS	113-122L	48	34	15	94
12/05	vs CLE	114-126L	49	25	15	96
12/03	@ GSW	119-115W	38	32	15	79
12/01	vs LAC	122-126L	39	37	14	88
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

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Amir Coffey PF	22.0	19.6	15.3	33%	15.8
Kris Dunn SG	22.0	17.8	18.2	53%	19.6
James Harden PG	49.0	42.5	43.5	100%	43.8
Norman Powell SF	36.0	33.0	26.7	60%	32.9
Ivica Zubac C	39.0	28.6	33.8	100%	34.1

Denver Nuggets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Christian Braun SG	26.0	24.9	21.5	63%	28.1
Aaron Gordon PF	30.0	30.5	32.0	100%	31.8
Nikola Jokic C	65.0	76.2	65.7	100%	66.1
Jamal Murray PG	32.0	33.4	36.1	100%	36.4
Michael Porter Jr. SF	34.0	35.9	32.7	100%	33.1

Clippers Notable Injuries

Derrick Jones Jr. (PF): Avg: 9.2pts, 3.4reb, 1.0ast, 25.0 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 2.9
Terance Mann (SG/SF): Avg: 8.2pts, 3.4reb, 1.6ast, 24.5 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 2.6
Trentyn Flowers (SG): Avg: 9.0pts, 4.0reb, 0.0ast, 14.4 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 2.2
Cam Christie (SG): Avg: 5.0pts, 3.0reb, 0.0ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 2.1

Nuggets Notable Injuries

DeAndre Jordan (C): Avg: 3.6pts, 3.9reb, 0.7ast, 10.5 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.2
Trey Alexander (PG/SG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.1reb, 0.3ast, 5.5 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.4
PJ Hall (C): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.2reb, 0.0ast, 2.3 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.3

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
Norman Powell	LAC	Pts	20.5	23.4	+2.9	60%	60%	67%	67%	DEN	-0.7	#11
Ivica Zubac	LAC	Pts	13.5	16.1	+2.6	40%	50%	53%	53%	DEN	+1.0	#23
Kris Dunn	LAC	Reb	3.5	3.7	+0.2	40%	40%	47%	47%	DEN	-0.6	#9
James Harden	LAC	Reb	5.5	6.2	+0.7	60%	70%	73%	73%	DEN	-0.3	#8
Christian Braun	DEN	Ast	1.5	2.3	+0.8	60%	70%	73%	73%	LAC	-0.1	#13
Amir Coffey	LAC	Ast	1.5	1.8	+0.3	40%	50%	47%	47%	DEN	+0.9	#28

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Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#10	#25	#9	-6.0%
PF	#7	#6	#3	#6	-6.8%
PG	#23	#18	#13	#20	2.7%
SF	#27	#17	#13	#26	6.8%
SG	#18	#6	#13	#18	-0.2%

Nuggets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#26	#16	#20	3.3%
PF	#12	#4	#9	#9	-2.9%
PG	#11	#9	#18	#10	-3.7%
SF	#24	#26	#26	#28	9.4%
SG	#11	#8	#28	#16	-0.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

110.1

116.7

Rebounds per Game

44.2

45.0

Assists per Game

24.9

30.7

Steals per Game

8.5

8.0

Blocks per Game

4.2

5.1

Shots per Game

86.1

89.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.9

12.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.6

54.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.6

39.0

Turnovers per Game

14.1

13.0

Fouls per Game

18.8

18.5

Recent Trends

Nikola Jokic (C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Jordan Miller (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 74.3% to 26.7, 15.3 min average previous 3 games.