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Denver Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook was initially ruled questionable to return to Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers due to left foot inflammation, according to the team. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported Westbrook was getting treatment in the locker room after seemingly suffering the injury in the second quarter, though video is going around […]

With the grand opening of Intuit Dome this season as the LA Clippers new home arena, one of the most talked about features was the introduction of The Wall. The Wall is a section located behind the visiting team’s basket meant to distract opposing players, and only Clippers fans are allowed to sit there. Ahead […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith delivered a bold assessment of the Los Angeles Clippers during Thursday’s episode of First Take, declaring that the team could reach the NBA Finals this postseason if Kawhi Leonard maintains his current level of play. “Kawhi Leonard… you watch this brother play particularly in Game 2, he was sensational,” Smith […]

The Denver Nuggets will visit the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 3 of their first-round series on Thursday. Michael Porter Jr. is questionable on the team’s injury report due to a left shoulder sprain. Here’s everything we know about Porter Jr.’s injury and playing status vs. the Clippers. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get […]

The Los Angeles Clippers aren’t just moving home, they’re turning up the volume in a brand new fortress. The first-round battle between the Denver Nuggets and Clippers is tied 1-1, and now the series shifts to L.A. But not just anywhere in L.A. This year, the Clippers are playing in their brand new home, the […]

With every playoff series having played two games, it’s evident that the most competitive of them all is the matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers, the four-five matchup in the Western Conference. The first two games of that series have given fans plenty of thrilling, back-and-forth action; in Game 1, it was […]

The Denver Nuggets are looking to bounce back on Thursday night when they take on the LA Clippers in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. They may, however, have to play without the services of Michael Porter Jr. The Nuggets forward suffered an injury to his left shoulder late in the team’s Game 2 […]

An illness is spreading through the Denver Nuggets organization during the first round of their playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. According to interim head coach David Adelman, some members of the Nuggets have already been sick, while others are currently dealing with the illness. “A lot of people were hit all the way through the […]

Kawhi Leonard dropped 39 points in the Game 2 win for the Los Angeles Clippers. He delivered a history making performance against the Denver Nuggets. But a stopper believes he can “definitely disrupt” the NBA champion moving forward in these NBA playoffs. Peyton Watson will play a pivotal role for the Nuggets in Game 3 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers return home to host the Denver Nuggets for Game 3 of the Western Conference first round! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Clippers prediction and pick. The Nuggets fumbled their opportunity to take a 2-0 lead when the Clippers defeated them in Denver in Game 2. The […]

When you think of load management in the NBA, Kawhi Leonard is one of the first players who comes to mind. Unlike others, though, Leonard has faced an uphill journey to get back on the court from multiple knee injuries through the years. Now that he’s finally healthy, the Los Angeles Clippers star is putting […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — When the Los Angeles Clippers traded for guard Kris Dunn last offseason, they were hopeful that an elite defender at the point guard position would lead to a better overall defensive team. Dunn, who had proven his two-way capabilities, was doing so on lottery teams like the Utah Jazz, Portland Trail […]

The best series of the 2025 NBA Playoffs so far has been the battles between the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference. These two teams have a history with one another in the playoffs, and it has shown during the two tight games played in Denver, both of which came down […]

The Denver Nuggets dropped Game 2 of their first-round playoff series to the Los Angeles Clippers, and one play, in particular, sticks out as a massive missed opportunity. With less than three minutes to go in the game, the Nuggets trailed the Clippers 98-97. And then Aaron Gordon came into the picture, driving into the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers evened up their series with the Denver Nuggets on Monday night with a win in a back-and-forth affair. These two teams have delivered two great games so far as Game 1 went to overtime, and Game 2 came down to the final possessions as well. Nikola Jokic had a big game […]

Kawhi Leonard put the Los Angeles Clippers on his back and led them to a much-needed Game 2 victory over the Denver Nuggets in their first round playoff series. Leonard’s performance was so incredible, James Harden said that all he could do was watch. Leonard’s performance was one for the history books, and another game […]

The Denver Nuggets dropped Game 2 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers 105-102 on Monday night, but the spotlight shifted postgame to Michael Porter Jr.’s shoulder injury and its potential impact moving forward. Porter bounced back from a quiet Game 1 — where he finished with just three points and four rebounds […]

Through three-and-a-half quarters, Monday night’s Game 2 between the LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets felt eerily similar to Game 1 two nights ago. Except this time, Kawhi Leonard put on his superhero cape and willed his Clippers to a win on the backs of a historic performance. But this was nothing new for Leonard and […]

Kawhi Leonard has long been one of the greatest playoff risers in the history of the NBA. Leonard seems to always flip a switch when the postseason begins, although over the past half-decade or so, injuries have limited his postseason impact significantly, dashing the Los Angeles Clippers’ championship hopes over and over again. But on […]

Kawhi Leonard returned to form, powering the Los Angeles Clippers past the Denver Nuggets 105-102 on Monday to even the first-round playoff series at 1-1. Leonard dominated across the board, finishing with 39 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, a block, and just 1 turnover in 39 minutes. He was nearly unstoppable, hitting 15 […]

Nikola Jokic does everything in his power to win, especially in the playoffs. This is what makes him the best player in the world and the main reason why the Denver Nuggets, despite their topsy-turvy 2024-25 campaign, must be taken seriously as a threat to make a deep playoff run. But on Monday night, the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2025 NBA playoffs as one of the biggest dark horses in the championship hunt, and for good reason. After all, it looks like Kawhi Leonard is primed for a healthy playoff run for the first time in years. And while the Clippers may have lost Game 1 of their […]

A heated moment between Norman Powell and Jamal Murray was close to igniting a brawl between the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the West First Round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. With over five minutes left in the third quarter, Murray committed a personal foul against Powell. However, Murray held […]

When the Denver Nuggets won their first championship in 2023, they did so with a collective of players stepping up. Although Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray paved the road to success, it was the secondary players like Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope that supplied the extra production on offense and defense. Michael Porter […]

The Denver Nuggets won Game 1 of their first-round playoff series vs. the Los Angeles Clippers, but popular NBA personality Bill Simmons voiced some concern for the Nuggets moving forward in the series. Although Denver hung on to defeat the Clippers 112-110 in overtime of a tense Game 1, Simmons did not seem confident in […]

The Denver Nuggets have an opportunity to take a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. Aaron Gordon landed on the team’s injury report ahead of the Game 2 matchup. The star forward is probable due to right calf injury management. Gordon battled a calf injury late in the regular season. He carried […]

Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers felt like they had Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets and gave it away. The Clippers led the game for 40 minutes and 39 seconds, but ultimately fell in overtime with Nikola Jokic recording a near triple-double in the Denver victory. Tyronn Lue hints […]

The Los Angeles Clippers came out of Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets feeling good, but acknowledged that they gave the game away. Both Tyronn Lue and Kawhi Leonard expect a much better performance from the team in Game 2. With the second game scheduled for Monday night, it’s a quick turnaround for the two […]

We’re back for another betting prediction and pick inside the NBA as we head towards the Western Conference for Game 2 of this razor-thin series. The No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers will visit the No. 4 Denver Nuggets as Denver leads the series 1-0 following their overtime win in Game 1. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Los Angeles Clippers fell behind 0-1 in their first round playoff series vs the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers got a strong performance from James Harden, but ultimately, turnovers and an inability to get stops down the stretch doomed Los Angeles’ chances of stealing the game. After the game, Clippers head coach […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Los Angeles Clippers fell behind 0-1 in their first round playoff series vs the Denver Nuggets with a hard-fought road loss in overtime. The Clippers controlled this game for large stretches of the afternoon thanks to a strong performance from James Harden, but ultimately, turnovers and an inability to get stops […]

The Denver Nuggets came out with a 112-110 win against the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of the playoffs. The Clippers were in control for most of the first half, but it was the second half where the Nuggets locked in and made it a game. It took for overtime to decide a winner, […]

For much of Saturday’s playoff opener against the Denver Nuggets, both of the stars for the Los Angeles Clippers seemed to be getting hot. James Harden had a huge first quarter and Kawhi Leonard scored efficiently throughout the first half as the Clippers took a lead into the half. In the second half, however, the […]

Nikola Jokic has high remarks on Russell Westbrook’s confidence level, especially after the Denver Nuggets’ 112-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of the West First Round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Saturday afternoon. In 34 minutes of action, Westbrook finished with a stat line of 15 points, eight rebounds, three […]

The first game of the series between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers was about as electric as a game could be. The Nuggets kept taking blows, but somehow managed to get back up each time. In a game that went into overtime, the Nuggets would end up getting the slim win over […]

The Denver Nuggets looked vulnerable at various points of the 2024-25 season, but it took a four-game losing streak at the beginning of April and the subsequent firings of general manager Calvin Booth and head coach Michael Malone to mar the franchise’s reputation in the eyes of the public. Though, as the 2023 NBA champions […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden recently revealed that NBA players are backing Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the league’s Most Valuable Player award. The comments were shared by Rachel Nichols on a Sports Illustrated podcast ahead of the Clippers’ first-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets. Nichols said she spoke with Harden before […]

As the Los Angeles Clippers face the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, fans are wondering how Ben Simmons will play with the rest of the team. Clippers head coach Ty Lue spoke about Simmons’ role with the team, which garnered a drastic response from Stephen A. Smith. Lue would say […]

The 2025 NBA Playoffs are finally here and we’re set to bring you another betting prediction and pick for this upcoming series in the Western Conference. The 5-seed Los Angeles Clippers will visit the 4-seed Denver Nuggets to begin the Playoff action. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Nuggets prediction and […]