The Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets’ highly anticipated game resulted in a snooze fest. The game’s tone was ultimately established by Denver’s 32-15 lead in the first 12 minutes.
The margin grew to 66-32 at the half before soaring to 43 points at various moments in the third and fourth quarters. Denver Nuggets chased the Los Angeles Clippers off the floor as the game cruelly came to a conclusion at 122-91.
The Los Angeles Clippers simply didn’t appear dated. In addition, they appeared distracted while playing, especially when their shoots were unsuccessful. The game’s fundamental plot is that LA was just 5-37 from beyond the arc.
While Denver Nuggets only connected on 14 of their 36 attempts from beyond the arc. It was a noticeable distinction that finally cost the Los Angeles Clippers. The fact that Paul George was not at full strength due to a hamstring ailment didn’t help. The Clippers, though, who are regarded as having the most depth in the NBA, should have demonstrated more grit. Their starters and supporting players just lacked the necessary firepower tonight.
The Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era of the Clippers’ success is hardly noteworthy. Since collaborating in the Los Angeles summer of 2019 there hasn’t been much of them available. Leonard has participated in just 16 games this season after sitting out the previous one.
While George participated in 31 games last year, he was unavailable for the play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans. He has only played in 29 games so far, and his chronic hamstring issue may prevent him from playing in more.
In the 2020 playoff semifinal against the Denver Nuggets, the star tandem held a 3-1 lead but ultimately fell short.
The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Denver Nuggets, and they entirely deserve the credit
Even though the Los Angeles Clippers performed terribly, they were unable to defeat themselves. On both sides of the court, the Denver Nuggets outperformed them utterly and completely.
Jamal Murray scored 13 of his 18 points in the opening 12 minutes of the game, which was a fast start. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope made two of his five three-point attempts during a devastating 19-0 run in the second quarter.
KCP hustled and played with vigor, especially in the second quarter when the Los Angeles Clippers played sluggishly. Denver Nuggets kept up its hot pace into the third quarter, scoring a game-high 36 points. The result was all but settled at that point.
Even though the Denver Nuggets gave up the fourth quarter and had no reserves left, they still prevailed by more than 30 points. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets played just 24 minutes. But he ended with 12 points, six rebounds, and nine assists, which is even more amazing for Mike Malone’s club.
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