After missing six games, Norman Powell scores 28 points and Clippers defeat Nuggets, who get a triple-double from Nikola Jokic.

The Los Angeles Clippers battled the Denver Nuggets in what was their first home game in nine days after returning from what was a roller coaster of an East Coast road trip. The Clippers navigated through both smooth and rough waters,

Try is the word,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “Man, I mean it’s really not one way. You got to try to show him different looks, which I’m sure he’s seen probably pretty much everything in the book.

James Harden scored 39 points — making all 13 of his free throws — and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame Nikola Jokic’s triple-double to beat the Denver Nuggets 126-122 on Sunday night. Jokic finished with 28 points,