DENVER AT L.A. CLIPPERS:
8:30 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN/ALT, 950 AM
Spotlight on Chris Paul: He’s gnarly and snarling, one of the most passionate players of his generation. The two-time Olympic gold medalist is carrying the Clippers on this wild ride right now with his preposterously high 26.0 player efficiency rating, fourth-best in the league. CP3 trails only Rajon Rondo in assists, averaging 9.4 for the scorching Clippers.
NOTEBOOK
Clippers: The Clippers have won 13 consecutive games. … Denver native Chauncey Billups is unlikely to play. He has been out with a left foot injury. … In L.A., the Clippers have won just six of the past 11 against the Nuggets. … These teams will face each other again in a week, playing Jan. 1 at the Pepsi Center. … In the previous game, at Phoenix, L.A. forward Blake Griffin was plus-33. … Former Nuggets guard Robert Pack, a key player on the 1994 playoff team, is a Clippers assistant.
Nuggets: Ty Lawson (Achilles sprain) is probable for the game. He sat out the second half of the previous game for precautionary reasons. … The Nuggets did not have practice Monday and flew to Los Angeles in the afternoon. Denver returns home to play Wednesday against the Lakers. … In each of the past two games, the Nuggets have set the NBA season high for points in the paint. The penetrating, alley-ooping Nuggets had 74 at Portland and then 78 against Charlotte. … Denver has outrebounded opponents in 18 of the 28 games. … After averaging 15.3 fast-break points in the first 12 games, Denver has averaged 20.9 in the past 16.
