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Kendrick Perkins says Nikola Jokic’s performance has made him reassess Hakeem Olajuwon’s great games

Nikola Jokic is coming off one of his greatest performances ever. Nikola Jokic was masterful in a Denver Nuggets win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers had no answer for Jokic’s 55-point performance as the big man did it on an insane 18-for-23 shooting from the field to go along with 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

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John Wall’s odd response to Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s 55-point game

On Wednesday evening, the Denver Nuggets improved to 9-2 with a comfortable road win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The big storyline in this game was Nikola Jokic, who scored 55 points in the contest on a hyper-efficient performance from the field, including 25 of those points in the first quarter alone.

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Nuggets HC Explains Late-Game Lineup Decision in Win vs. Clippers

After falling to the Golden State Warriors in their season opener, the Denver Nuggets have been on a tear ever since. The Nuggets have won nine of their last ten games to improve to 9-2 on the season, most recently dominating the LA Clippers in Intuit Dome on Wednesday night.

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The 25 most notable one-time NBA All-Stars

The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / November 13

Carmelo Anthony Praises Nikola Jokic, Nuggets for Hot Start

The Denver Nuggets, through the first portion of their 2025-26 campaign, have gotten off to a rock-solid start to a championship-level season. Just three

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'I Didn’t Think He Would Score 55' – Los Angeles Clippers Coach Admits Huge Nikola Jokic Blunder in Loss Vs. Denver Nuggets

The Los Angeles Clippers succumbed to their sixth straight defeat, losing 130-116 at home to the Denver Nuggets last night. During the postgame presser, head coach Ty Lue admitted that his game plan to make Nikola Jokic a scorer ultimately backfired.