The Clippers defeated the Nuggets miserably! Harden could only play half the game and was blown up inside, so Collins should be next in the starting lineup!

In the regular season match between the Clippers and the Nuggets on November 13, 2025, the Clippers maintained the lead in the first half of the game, but unfortunately collapsed in the second half. Both offense and defense were unable to put pressure on the Nuggets, which ultimately resulted in a 116-130 defeat for the Clippers.

The end of this game proved one thing, that is, Harden's physical fitness can only play half a game. His statistics in the first half were very good, scoring 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting, and he could also sort out the offense. Unfortunately, they continued to play hard after the start of the second half. They scored 1 of 6 in the third quarter and only had 23 points in the game. This kind of performance was really terrible. There is nothing he can do. The impact of increasing age on his physical fitness is still too great.

The inside line was also blown up in this game, which is another major reason why the Clippers lost. Of course, Jokic's dominance at the basket is indeed strong. After all, his current dominance is the first in the league. He scored 55 points in the game, which was completely crazy. However, except for Jokic, Varan can wreak havoc at the basket. He even beat Zubac? Coupled with the fact that Lopez's frame protection at the basket was useless, the result was very disappointing. Now Zubac has no attitude at all on the defensive end. He is too lazy to stretch his hands and only focuses on brushing up data on the offensive end. This is very helpless.

Collins still collapsed in two consecutive games. Looking at it now, his and Zubac's positions overlap, which ultimately resulted in Collins's very poor results in these two games. He can only match with space-based insiders, which means he can only match with players like Da Luo. In the end, he made 2 of 6 in the game and collapsed in two consecutive games. He may have to return to the bench in the future. Now he is completely outside the system.

Fortunately, Miller turned out to be a surprise player. He can maintain sufficient efficiency on the offensive end. He scored 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting. His offensive and defensive firepower is also very good. I don't know if he can continue to be reused in the future. The leadership provided by this group of veterans is still too bad.