Bennedict Mathurin Scores 38 Points As The Clippers Edge The Denver Nuggets

Bennedict Mathurin scored 38 points successful his location debut for Los Angeles and the Clippers held disconnected nan Denver Nuggets 115-114 connected Thursday night.

Denver’s Jamal Murray had a chance to necktie it connected 3 free throws pinch 0.9 seconds remaining aft a foul from Derrick Jones Jr. Murray made nan first 2 earlier missing nan third, pinch clip expiring connected nan rebound.

Kawhi Leonard added 23 points, and Jones had 22 to thief nan Clippers (27-28) amended to 21-7 since Dec. 20. Both teams were coming disconnected nan All-Star break.

Mathurin, acquired from Indiana astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline, was 12 of 22 from nan field, while Leonard went 8 of 18 and scored astatine slightest 20 points for nan 34th consecutive game.

Nikloa Jokic had 22 points and 17 rebounds for Denver (35-21). Murray scored 20 points, Bruce Brown had 19, and Cam Johnson and Julian Strawther added 18 each.

Denver was without Aaron Gordon (hamstring) for nan 10th consecutive game, while Peyton Watson (hamstring) has missed nan past four.

Tempers flared pinch 10:27 remaining erstwhile nan Clippers’ Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Kris Dunn and Mathurin tangled pinch nan Nuggets’ Jonas Valanciunas nether nan Denver handbasket aft a free throw.

Dunn, Mathurin and Valanciunas each received method fouls, pinch Denver making 1 method free propulsion for an 83-83 tie.

The Nuggets tied successful 107-107 pinch 46 seconds remaining connected a changeable wrong from Jokic. The Clippers went up 115-112 pinch 9 seconds near connected 2 free throws from Mathurin.