The Clips have taken a 55-39 lead into the halftime break
LA has certainly established an inside presence with Blake Griffin scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds already and center Chris Kaman putting in 18 points.
The Clippers have shot over 50% from the field in the first half compared to the Jazz shooting a paltry 37%.
The Clippers came out aggressive against the Jazz and lead Utah 35-22 at the end of the first.
Blake Griffin has 13 points and seven rebounds already while Ryan Gomes and Chris Kaman have eight points apiece. Blake is all over the court.
LA is shooting at a 61% pace already with the combination of Kaman and Griffin only missing one shot together.
With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, Ryan Gomes 3-pt play put the Clippers up by 11, 23-12.
The Clippers couldn’t overcome a dominant third quarter by the Nuggets and suffered their fifth loss of the season 111-104.
LA (1-5) outscored Denver (3-2) in two of the four quarters – including the fourth – but were outscored
29-17 in the third, led my Carmelo Anthony.
Anthony finished the game with 30 points, six assists and five rebounds and Aron Afflalo added 16 points and Al Harrington had 18 off the bench to lead Denver
Blake Griffin got his third double-double of the season with 26 points (on 11-18 shooting) and 10 rebounds to lead the Clippers while Eric Gordon had 21 points and Eric Bledsoe added 12 from the starting five and Craig Smith and Rasual Butler scored 18 and 12 respectively from the bench.
LA plays at Utah on Saturday.
The Nuggets outscored LA 29-17 in the third quarter to take an 11-point lead going into the fourth.
Carmelo and Chauncey Billups led the charge in the third and lead their team with 22 and 12 points respectively for the game.
Denver has outscored the Clippers 21-7 since late in the first quarter and have an 11-7 advantage in scoring in the third