INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Nikola Jokic had 55 points, tying the highest-scoring performance in the NBA this season, and 12 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 130-116 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.

Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 55 in a double-overtime game at Indiana on Oct. 23.

Jokic scored 25 of Denver's 39 points in the first quarter. He had eight in the second before coming back with 19 in the third. He sat out most of the fourth before scoring three points to complete his night going 18 of 23 from the field. He missed adding to his league-leading six triple-doubles with six assists. The Serbian big man was 5 of 6 on 3-pointers and made 14 of 16 free throws.

James Harden scored 23 points — making all 10 of his free throws — and had eight rebounds and five assists to lead the spiraling Clippers, who took a major blow earlier in the day when they found out that Bradley Beal will miss the rest of the season with a fractured hip. They're currently without Kawhi Leonard, who has a sprained ankle and foot.

Jordan Miller added a career-high 22 points off the bench and Ivica Zubac had 18 points as Los Angeles lost its sixth in a row to fall to 3-8.

The Clippers kept it close in the first half despite Jokic's prolific scoring. After being down 10 in the opening quarter, they led by 10 and were ahead 68-63 at halftime.

Jokic took over in the third, twice putting together personal runs of six straight points. The Nuggets led 106-90 going into the fourth.

Up next

Nuggets: At Minnesota on Saturday night.

Clippers: At Dallas in an NBA Cup game on Friday night to open a seven-game trip.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Ivica Zubac (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:45	John Collins misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	John Collins blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot layup	0	0
11:32	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	0	0
11:28	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:25	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot	0	0
11:21	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	0	0
11:02	Ivica Zubac makes 2-foot two point shot	2	0
10:44	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:41	John Collins defensive rebound	2	0
10:38	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	4	0
10:11	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:08	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	4	0
10:03	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	4	2
10:03	Kris Dunn shooting foul	4	2
10:03	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	4	3
9:47	Derrick Jones Jr. offensive foul	4	3
9:47	Derrick Jones Jr. turnover	4	3
9:32	Cameron Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper	4	3
9:31	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	4	3
9:21	John Collins makes 8-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)	6	3
9:07	Jamal Murray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	6	3
9:04	James Harden defensive rebound	6	3
8:52	Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)	8	3
8:35	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot	8	5
8:24	James Harden makes driving layup	10	5
8:14	Christian Braun steps out of bounds turnover	10	5
8:06	James Harden makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	12	5
7:46	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	5
7:45	Christian Braun offensive rebound	12	5
7:45	Kris Dunn shooting foul	12	5
7:45	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	12	6
7:45	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	12	7
7:37	James Harden bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	12	7
7:33	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot two point shot	12	7
7:32	Christian Braun offensive rebound	12	7
7:31	Christian Braun makes two point shot	12	9
7:22	Kris Dunn misses driving layup	12	9
7:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	9
7:16	Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Christian Braun assists)	12	11
7:16	Clippers Full timeout	12	11
6:56	Ivica Zubac makes 9-foot two point shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	14	11
6:35	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	14	13
6:21	James Harden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	13
6:18	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	14	13
6:07	Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	13
6:07	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kris Dunn	14	13
6:07	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	14	13
5:57	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	13
5:53	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	14	13
5:46	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Aaron Gordon 's 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	13
5:45	James Harden defensive rebound	14	13
5:43	Derrick Jones Jr. offensive charge	14	13
5:43	Derrick Jones Jr. turnover	14	13
5:43	Kobe Sanders enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	14	13
5:22	Ivica Zubac blocks Cameron Johnson 's 2-foot layup	14	13
5:21	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	14	13
5:20	Cameron Johnson makes two point shot	14	15
5:02	Kobe Sanders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	17	15
4:53	Kobe Sanders shooting foul	17	15
4:53	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	17	16
4:53	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	17	17
4:41	Kobe Sanders misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	17
4:37	John Collins offensive rebound	17	17
4:35	John Collins misses 7-foot two point shot	17	17
4:34	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	17	17
4:33	Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot dunk	19	17
4:14	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	19	19
4:10	Cameron Johnson transition take foul	19	19
4:10	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	20	19
4:10	Brook Lopez enters the game for Ivica Zubac	20	19
4:10	Peyton Watson enters the game for Cameron Johnson	20	19
4:06	Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	19
4:05	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	20	19
3:54	Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper	20	21
3:54	Brook Lopez shooting foul	20	21
3:54	Bruce Brown enters the game for Aaron Gordon	20	21
3:54	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	20	22
3:45	Kobe Sanders bad pass	20	22
3:45	Brook Lopez loose ball foul	20	22
3:45	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	20	23
3:45	Jordan Miller enters the game for John Collins	20	23
3:45	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	20	24
3:23	Brook Lopez misses driving layup	20	24
3:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	20	24
3:18	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	20	26
2:59	Nikola Jokic blocks James Harden 's 5-foot driving layup	20	26
2:58	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	20	26
2:53	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Christian Braun assists)	20	29
2:30	Brook Lopez makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	22	29
2:14	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	22	32
1:59	Bruce Brown personal foul	22	32
1:59	Nuggets Full timeout	22	32
1:51	James Harden makes driving layup	24	32
1:26	Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper	24	34
1:15	James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer	27	34
52.9	Brook Lopez personal foul	27	34
52.9	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	27	35
52.9	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	27	36
42.2	Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	30	36
34.2	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	30	39
27.2	Christian Braun personal foul	30	39
27.2	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	31	39
27.2	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	31	39
27.2	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	32	39
3.6	Jamal Murray bad pass (Nicolas Batum steals)	32	39
1.3	Jordan Miller makes 41-foot three point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	35	39
0.0	(00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	35	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	39

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Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

3:30 AM, November 13, 2025

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Altitude Sports, FanDuel SN SoCal, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,927

Referees

Tyler Ford, Evan Scott, Natalie Sago

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	23	.635	W5
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

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