Denver plays conference rival Los Angeles

Los Angeles Clippers (0-1, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (0-1, 13th in the Western Conference)

Denver; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Denver takes on Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference teams.

Denver finished 57-25 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Nuggets averaged 15.5 points off of turnovers, 13.7 second-chance points and 29.4 bench points last season.

Los Angeles went 51-31 overall and 30-22 in Western Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Clippers shot 48.9% from the field and 38.1% from 3-point range last season.

INJURIES: Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Peyton Watson: out (hamstring).

Clippers: Mo Bamba: day to day (knee), Kawhi Leonard: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.