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George, who struggled offensively in the
previous two games with 11 and seven points, connected on 6 of 8
3-pointers and 9 of 15 overall from the floor, as the Clippers
won their third straight game.
Kawhi Leonard contributed 19 points, Montrezl Harrell had 18
points and 10 rebounds, and Lou Williams finished with 17 points
for Los Angeles, which had seven players score in double
figures. Williams hit 5 of 7 shots from behind the arc.
Reggie Jackson scored all 10 of his points in the first half and
also tallied eight rebounds and seven assists. Landry Shamet
chipped in 12 points.
The win allowed Los Angeles to pull into a second-place tie with
Denver in the Western Conference.
Nikola Jokic scored 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed
nine rebounds. Jerami Grant had 20 points off the bench, while
Will Barton added 18 points. Jamal Murray contributed 11 points.
The Clippers, who never trailed, used a third-quarter burst to
put the Nuggets away. A 15-7 surge to open the quarter gave Los
Angeles an 81-63 advantage after two foul shots by Leonard with
6:52 left.
By the end of the third, the Clippers led 98-79. They outscored
the Nuggets 32-23 in the quarter.
The Clippers, who bolted to a 17-4 lead in the opening quarter,
led by double digits throughout the first half. They were up
66-56 at the break.
Both teams shot well in the opening 24 minutes, with Los Angeles
converting 53.1 percent to 47.8 percent for Denver. For the
game, the Clippers made 53.9 percent to 45.1 percent for the
Nuggets.
Los Angeles made 18 of 39 3-pointers (46.2 percent) to 9 of 25
(36 percent) for Denver.
The Clippers recorded 21 of their 35 assists in the first half.
The Nuggets managed 19 assists overall.
Denver committed 15 turnovers to 12 for the Clippers.
--Field Level Media
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