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The Los Angeles Clippers have got off to a flying start to the 2020-21 season. After a win on the opening night against defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, the Clippers showed up in Denver on Christmas Day and took revenge on the nuggets in the form of a 121-108 victory.

Paul George led by 23 points, five rebounds and nine assists, while Kawhi Leonard, who hit Serge Ibaka’s face after an accidental elbow in the fourth quarter, scored 21 points, five rebounds. seven templates and four steals. As a team, the Clippers were great on the offensive, shooting 55. 4 percent of the field, 19 3-point players knocked down and 32 of the 41 field goals scored supported.

The Nuggets made a little run in the fourth quarter, and for a few minutes it seemed like they were about to make another big comeback against the Clippers. But they never managed to get it down to single digits, in large part due to their complete inability to get a stop. After the Nuggets reached the final of the Western Conference last season, they are now 2-0 for this campaign.

Nuggets are hanging around, but it’s still an 11-point game with less than three minutes of play

Ahhh man, an absolutely brutal elbow from Ibaka. The good news is Kawhi is on his feet and walking off the pitch, but he’s probably ready for the night.

Looks like Ibaka accidentally caught Kawhi trying to rebound. Leonard gets a lot of attention from the medical staff

Jamal Murray with 10 points in the fourth quarter. Nuggets still down by 11 but it would be great if it found its shape

Or maybe not! Nuggets use a small breakout to reduce it to 13 and force a Clippers timeout

Nuggets don’t offer a lot of resistance, but this was an offensive clinic for the Clippers

Jamal Murray steps in for a simple cause. Maybe that’ll get him going. He’s got a really tough start to this season

Okay, we’re back for the second half. Let’s see if the nuggets can return in this

Clippers up to 72-55 halfway. 25 combined for Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. Clippers are 12-23 out of 3-point land and have so far supported 18 of their 21 field goals. Nikola Jokic does his thing (16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists) but the Nuggets stand no chance if they continue to defend so poorly and get nothing from Jamal Murray

Pretty disappointing game so far. Clippers to 17 and there were already 37 free throws combined in the first half. A blowout with many free throws is not an exciting combination

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