Jokic's 55-point outburst leads the Nuggets

In the second half of a back-to-back, Nikola Jokic scored 55 points, a new personal best in the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season, pushing the Denver Nuggets to a 130-116 victory versus the Los Angeles Clippers in Intuit Dome on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old Serbian center started with 25 points in the first quarter, went into eight in the second, and 19 in the third, before checking in for three more in the fourth. He ended up with 18/23 field goals, including 5/6 from beyond the arc, alongside 12 rebounds, six assists, one block, and one steal over 33:34.

Lithuanian reserve Jonas Valanciunas logged 10:57 with eight points, three rebounds, one block, and one assist. For the hosts, Croatian Ivica Zubac registered 18 points, Serbian Bogdan Bogdanovic 11 points, and French Nicolas Batum six points. In contrast, Swiss Yanic Konan Niederhauser was inactive.