Tug of war! Clippers went ahead with a 13-2 offensive: Leonard scored 17 points, Harden sent 10 assists

On October 13, the NBA preseason continued, with the Clippers playing against the Nuggets at home. There was a problem with the timer when it came up, and then it was timed manually. Fortunately, the two teams were not affected. They were in excellent offensive form, and the score difference between the inside and outside was kept tight. The Clippers led by 1 point in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the two teams came up to attack back and forth. The Nuggets once took the initiative, but then the Clippers went on a 13-2 offensive to overtake the score, leading the Nuggets 61-59 at halftime.

Beal and Bogdan were absent in this game, and the Clippers' starting lineup became Harden, Leonard, Jones Jr., Collins and Zubac. Affected by the timer, the two teams waited for a long time. Then the Clippers entered the game and took the lead in getting into rhythm. Zubac dunked 2+1 to take a 9-2 lead. The Nuggets adjusted inside and outside to seize the score. Harden hit a three-pointer, Braun responded, and then Lopez came up and hit from the outside. The two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the point difference never widened. Lopez made another three-pointer, and the Clippers led the Nuggets 32-31 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, the two teams still went back and forth, and the point difference never widened. Then the Nuggets sent in the twin towers Jokic and Varan, and the effect was also good and they directly stopped the Clippers. Zubac came up with a throw to stop the bleeding, Jokic broke through and scored points, Johnson hit a three-pointer, Leonard scored points one after another, Gordon dunked in an alley-oop, the two teams played at a fast pace, Jokic scored from the basket, and the Nuggets took a 54-48 lead. Leonard counterattacked and dunked to stop the bleeding. Jones Jr. scored 6 consecutive points to help the Clippers take the lead. Leonard chased and scored with a three-pointer. Gordon hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding. After halftime, the Clippers led the Nuggets 61-59.

The two teams played very fiercely in the first half. The main players played on the court for a long time and exchanged offensive attacks. For the Clippers, Leonard scored 17 points, Zubac had 11 points and 8 rebounds, Lopez scored 13 points, and Harden sent 10 assists.

For the Nuggets, Gordon scored 16 points and 5 rebounds, Jokic scored 10 points and 7 rebounds, and Murray made 2 of 6 shots and scored 5 points.