Clippers-Nuggets takeaways: Norman Powell has best night as a Clipper

Norman Powell celebrates the Clippers’ win pver the Nuggets after scoring 22 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon in Denver. (Jack Dempsey / Associated Press)

Norman Powell grabbed his bag and placed it over his shoulder, a smile on his face, his huge night a primary reason why the Clippers had defeated the Denver Nuggets.

As he began to walk away, Powell turned back to the media, saying he remembered when he played Portland for the first time since being traded to L.A., a game in which he scored 22 points in the fourth, a career best for a quarter.

He did it again Saturday night. When asked about it, Powell said he was unaware.

“I guess,” Powell said. “Ya’ll got to tell me.”

He laughed.

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It was a night of nights for Powell. His team-high 37 points were the most he has scored with the Clippers.

“Just staying in the moment, being aggressive, man,” Powell said. “We didn’t want to lose. So, whatever that looked like, being aggressive on the attacks, on my shots, on my reads, whatever it was, doing whatever it took to help us get a win. That was my main focus — make an impact and make plays.”

Powell did so in the most effective way. He was eight for nine from the field in the fourth quarter, making all four shots from three-point range. His last three tied the game with 53 seconds left.

For the game, he was 14 for 21 from the field and seven for 11 from three-point range.

At what point, Powell was asked, did he know he had it going?

“I was making shots,” he said. “So, you know you are going well when you are making shots. But I wasn’t thinking about it. I was just focusing on what the next play was, what the next read was and really just staying in the moment. I don’t think about how much I’m scoring or what’s going on, missed shots, made shots, good games, bad games. The focus is to stay even, stay even-keel, stay balanced and focus on what I got to do to help this team win.”

When the Clippers opened training camp, Powell said his goal was to be a starter. He had been a very good sixth man for the…

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Publish date : 2024-10-27 11:30:00

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