The Denver Nuggets used a second-half defensive resurgence to come back and defeat the L.A. Clippers 111-91 Thursday. The win took Denver to 2-0 in the preseason and saw Nikola Jokiu0107 make his season debut. However, it was the second unit that stole the show for the Nuggets in Los Angeles, as every player off the bench had a positive plus-minus in the win.
The Nuggets were plagued by the turnover bug in the first half, which helped the Clippers jump out to an early lead. Fueled by Kawhi Leonard in his Clippers debut, L.A. grabbed a 29-23 lead after one quarter of play.