National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
L.A. Clippers 112, Denver 100
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #12 Violet Palmer
Attendance: 19346

Clippers 112, Nuggets 100:
Jamal Crawford scored 22 points and fellow reserve Matt Barnes added 20 as host Los Angeles downed Denver to stretch its franchise-record winning streak to 14 games.

Chris Paul had 14 points and eight assists and Blake Griffin added 13 as the Clippers (22-6) surpassed Oklahoma City (21-6) for best record in the NBA.

Kosta Koufos had 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who lost for just the second time in six games. Jordan Hamilton added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Ty Lawson scored 15.

Los Angeles began pulling away with a 42-point second quarter that led to a 67-48 halftime cushion. Barnes had 15 first-half points as the Clippers’ reserves outscored the Los Angeles starting five, 38-29, en route to a season-high point total for a half. The Clippers shot 58.3 percent in the half.

Denver narrowed its deficit to 75-65 on JaVale McGee’s basket with 5:31 to play in the third quarter before Clippers backup Willie Green hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead back to 16. Crawford had eight points in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles reserves finished with 64 points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Clippers were 11-of-25 from 3-point range with Barnes, Crawford and Green all sinking three. … Denver is 3-12 when allowing 100 or more points. … Crawford has 12 20-point outings this season.
Top Game Performances
 
Denver   L.A. Clippers
Jordan Hamilton 16 Scoring Jamal Crawford 22
Andre Miller 6 Assists Chris Paul 8
Kosta Koufos 10 Rebounds Lamar Odom 10
Danilo Gallinari 5 Free Throws Made Eric Bledsoe 6
Danilo Gallinari 2 Steals Matt Barnes 3
Kenneth Faried 2 Blocks Matt Barnes 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Denver 100 50.0 3-13 17-24 26 42 4 8 18
L.A. Clippers 112 48.4 11-25 11-19 29 45 6 12 15
Upcoming Games
  • L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Boston. The Clippers have a W/L % of .909 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Denver will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .500 after a loss.