An NBA Game Day Preview between the Los Angeles Clippers Vs Denver Nuggets – NBA Christmas Day.
When: 10:30 PM EST, December 25, 2020
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, CO
TV: ESPN
Point Spread: Nuggets +2.5
OVER/UNDER Game Total: 224.5
Los Angeles Clippers
Record: 1-0
Road Record: 1-0
ATS: 1-0
Denver Nuggets
Record: 0-1
Home Record: 0-1
ATS: 0-1
Los Angeles Clippers Vs Denver Nuggets Game Day Preview
100% the Los Angeles Clippers took the Denver Nuggets lightly in the playoffs a few months ago, which could have contributed to a stunning collapse and a second-round exit for a team many thought was ready to compete for a title.
It’s doubtful Los Angeles will make the same mistake again Friday night in Denver.
The Clippers and Nuggets meet in the last of a five-game Christmas Day slate, and it comes with the wounds still fresh from Denver’s improbable comeback in September.
Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers made some big changes this past off season. Ty Lue is in as the team’s new coach, while Serge Ibaka and Luke Kennard arrived in offseason moves, and Montrezl Harrell and JaMychal Green left in free agency. Time will tell if that was the shake-up they needed, but the initial prognosis is good. They took care of business on opening night against the Lakers, making a statement that they’re up for the challenge of dethroning the champs.
Denver Nuggets
The Nuggets are still working in a few key pieces to the roster, and it showed at times in a 124-122 overtime home loss to Sacramento on Wednesday. Green (left calf strain) didn’t play and Jamal Murray, who elevated his game in the playoff bubble, had only nine points before fouling out.
The Nuggets got a triple-double from Nikola Jokic (29 points 15 rebounds, 14 assists) and strong offensive games from Michael Porter Jr. (24 points) and Will Barton (16), but the team lost focus in the second half and at the end of overtime.
The hangover from a deeper postseason run might have been a factor, but head coach Michael Malone said after the game that shouldn’t factor in this season.
Clippers Vs Nuggets Facts
- Clippers are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings Vs Denver Nuggets.
- Under is 5-1-1 in the last 7 LAC Vs DEN meetings in Denver.
- Clippers are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Denver.
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