Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is blowing Hakeem Olajuwon's stat lines out of the water, says Kendrick Perkins.

In last night’s 14-point win at Sacramento, Cam Johnson finished with a +12 in the box score, Bruce Brown played 27 minutes off the bench and scored 14 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. saw 24 minutes of action, and Jonas Valanciunas added 10 points in 15 minutes.

The Denver Nuggets are coming off a win on Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings as they head into the second night of a back-to-back against the Los Angeles Cli

The Denver Nuggets (8-2) and LA Clippers (3-7) meet Wednesday. Tip-off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, is set for 10:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Nuggets vs. Clippers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Nuggets went to Sacramento and beat the Kings 122-108, led by Jokic, who put up a season-high 35 points in scoring for the early 2025-2026 NBA season. Along with Jokic, the Nuggets saw Jamal Murray add 23 points, and Aaron Gordon pile up 17 points, with the dynamic trio leading the Nuggets in scoring on the night.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are off to a 7-2 start this season, and they’ll face the Sacramento Kings for the second time this month on Tuesday night.

Nikola Jokic has started the 2025-26 NBA season off doing his usual Jokic things, averaging 28.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 10.9 assists-per-game in 11 contests. Before Wednesday night, Jokic had “only,” maxed out at 35 points in one game on the young campaign.

A surprise moment happened during the Clippers-Nuggets game. A fan showed up on the court running and was quickly taken outside the court.