Who is playing
Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Clippers
Current records: Denver 10-7, Los Angeles 12-9
How to watch
- When: Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 10 pm ET
- Where: Intuit Dome – Inglewood, California
- TV: Altitude sports and entertainment
- Continue: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: Watch select NBA games on Fubo (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $45.00
What to know
The Clippers are on a seven-game winning streak at home, while the Nuggets are on a three-game road winning streak — one of those streaks is about to end. The Los Angeles Clippers will challenge the Denver Nuggets at 10:00 pm ET on Sunday at the Intuit Dome. The Clippers’ defense has only allowed 106.3 points per game this season, so the Nuggets’ offense will have its work cut out for it.
The Clippers head into this one after bookmakers set last week’s low over/under at 212.5, but even that ended up being too high. They were one step away from victory on Friday and fell 93-92 to the Timberwolves.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, the Clippers had a hard time working together and finished the game with just 20 assists. They were eliminated by their opponents in that department, as the Timberwolves scored 25.
Meanwhile, the Nuggets were the heavy favorites in their most recent game, and rightly so. Everything went well against the Jazz on Wednesday as the Nuggets cruised to a 122-103 victory. Denver brought the score to 100-76 at the end of the third, a deficit that Utah chipped away at but never fully recovered from.
Nikola Jokic was once again his usual excellent self, achieving a double-double with 30 points and ten rebounds. His performance made up for a slower game against the Knicks on Monday. Jamal Murray was another key player, going 10-for-18 en route to 22 points plus eight assists and four steals.
Los Angeles’ loss dropped their record to 12-9. As for Denver, their victory raised their record to 10-7.
The Clippers hope to beat the odds on Sunday as experts believe they are headed for a loss. It might be worth making a quick bet as they have a four-game streak covering the spread when playing at home.
The Clippers didn’t have much breathing room in their game against the Nuggets in their previous matchup in October, but they still came away with a 109-104 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jokic, who went 7 of 12 from long range and nearly missed a double-double with 41 points and nine rebounds. Now that he has a second chance to win this matchup, can the Clippers contain Jokic? There’s only one way to know.
Odd
Denver is a slight 2.5-point favorite against Los Angeles, according to the latest report. NBA Odds.
Bettors had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game began with the Nuggets as 3-point favorites.
The over/under is 222.5 points.
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History of the series
Denver has won 7 of its last 10 games against Los Angeles.
- October 26, 2024 – Los Angeles 109 vs. Denver 104
- April 4, 2024 – Los Angeles 102 vs. Denver 100
- December 6, 2023: Los Angeles 111 vs. Denver 102
- November 27, 2023: Denver 113 vs. Los Angeles 104
- November 14, 2023: Denver 111 vs. Los Angeles 108
- February 26, 2023: Denver 134 vs. Los Angeles 124
- January 13, 2023: Denver 115 vs. Los Angeles 103
- January 5, 2023: Denver 122 vs. Los Angeles 91
- November 25, 2022: Denver 114 vs. Los Angeles 104
- March 22, 2022: Denver 127 vs. Los Angeles 115
