Donovan Clingan's Career Scoring Night Comes With Learning Experience Guarding Nikola Jokic
Clingan had a career-high 21 points in the Trail Blazers' blowout loss to the Nuggets.
📍DENVER — Donovan Clingan on Monday had the best offensive night of his young NBA career, scoring 21 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting for the Trail Blazers, even knocking down a three-pointer.
He also had to guard Nikola Jokic. Chauncey Billups thought he did well with the toughest assignment in the NBA, but Jokic still finished with a casual 40 points on 15-of-22 shooting in 30 minutes in a Nuggets blowout win.
And with injuries on this road trip to Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III, Clingan may have to do even more in Wednesday’s rematch.