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Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone knows exactly what his team has to do in order to overcome the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 on Tuesday evening: allow the opposition to take a massive third quarter lead, of course. While Malone was obviously joking upon speaking to the media on Tuesday afternoon, there is […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was the target of comments from LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva earlier this week, and now LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has spoken out. Over the weekend, a gunman walked up to a sheriffs deputy vehicle and shot two deputies sitting inside the car in the head and face […]

The Los Angeles Clippers boasted one of the deepest teams in the league going into the NBA playoffs. They have two Sixth Man of the Year Award winners on their bench with Lou Williams, who has won the award three times, and Montrezl Harrell, who won the award this season. Harrell, who is coming off […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are one loss away from blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2020 playoffs. The Clippers franchise has never been to the conference finals. Most pundits thought they were well on their way to ending that drought after the team won Game 4 […]

In a surprising turn of events, the Los Angeles Clippers-Denver Nuggets series is going to a Game 7. Not many people thought it would get to this point since the Clippers had a 3-1 series lead. However, Los Angeles played lackadaisical in Games 5 and 6 and are now on the brink of choking the […]

For the first time in 10 years, the Los Angeles Lakers have cemented their spot in the Western Conference Finals. After topping the Houston Rockets in the semifinal round by a count of four games to one, the Lake Show is now waiting to learn who their next opponent will be — the Los Angeles […]

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray was playing through what seemed like some considerable pain for a chunk of Sunday’s Game 6 win against the Los Angeles Clippers. Murray was checked by the team’s medical staff after the game, and according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post, there appears to be little doubt that Murray […]

Same old Clippers? With a chance to advance to their first ever Western Conference Finals, the LA Clippers blew a 19-point second half lead and will now have to play a winner-take-all Game 7. And no, this isn’t a line taken from 2015. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the Clippers have a lot of work […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have to wait for a few more days before returning to action. The Western Conference Finals was originally slated to start on Tuesday. However, that schedule has since been adjusted after the Denver Nuggets completed a miraculous come-from-behind victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Now, the NBA has […]

After looking like a lock for the Western Conference Finals, Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers are now just one game away from elimination following their Game 6 loss to the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers built up another big lead in Game 6 at 68-49 before the Nuggets rallied for a second consecutive double-digit comeback. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were once again very close to clinching their first berth in the conference finals in franchise history. However, for the second consecutive game, they failed to close out the series. Isaiah Thomas, who’s currently a free agent, believes he could’ve helped the Clippers if he was still on the team: I […]

Denver Nuggets star big man Nikola Jokic helped lead his team to yet another come-from-behind win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, forcing a Game 7 in the process. Now, Jokic says the pressure is all on the Clippers: Nikola Jokic: "I think the whole pressure is on them" — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September […]

The Denver Nuggets looked to be down and out in the third quarter of Game 6 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon. But the Nuggets will live to see another day after a 111-98 comeback victory just two days after erasing a 16-point second-half deficit in Game 5. The Nuggets looked out of […]

The Houston Rockets are officially in the market for a new head coach after Mike D’Antoni informed the team he would not be returning next year. Daryl Morey and Co. are sure to apply due diligence in the search, though one name to watch is current Los Angeles Clippers assistant Tyronn Lue. Chris Haynes of Yahoo […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were among the few teams which chose to boycott the season a few weeks ago after the league went up in arms over the unjust shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Clearly, the team felt strongly about the never ending social injustice in the country. Head coach Doc Rivers revealed […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has been ripping the Los Angeles Clippers apart through the first five games of their second-round series. The Nuggets big man is averaged 24.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks on 51.6 percent shooting against Ivica Zubac and Montrezl Harrell. Throughout the series, Jokic has had to work for […]

Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap got into a shoving match with Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris in Game 5. It was the turning point of the game, as Millsap went off following the mini scuffle, helping the Nuggets win Game 5 to keep their season alive. During his media session on Saturday, Millsap […]

During his media session on Saturday, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone talked about why the Los Angeles Clippers are the “greatest” test his team has faced so far. The Nuggets are down 3-2 to the Clippers in the second round of the 2020 playoffs. Denver saved its season in Game 5 behind stellar performances […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic isn’t known to be a good defender or shot blocker. However, the Joker surprisingly has six blocks over his last four games in the 2020 playoffs. When the Nuggets star was told that by reporters on Saturday during his media session, he had a hilarious reaction to it, via […]

The LA Clippers lost Game 5 to the Denver Nuggets in surprising fashion, 111-105, blowing a 16-point lead in the process. Paul George finished with 26 points, six rebounds, six assists, and two blocks in the loss. Kawhi Leonard added 36 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and three steals. After the Game 4 Clippers win, […]

The LA Clippers dropped Game 5 to the Denver Nuggets, 111-105, despite a fantastic 36-point performance from Kawhi Leonard. The two-time NBA Finals MVP shot 12-of-24 from the field and 5-of-12 from beyond the arc, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Paul Millsap and Denver’s big second half. After the game, Leonard spoke candidly with […]

If you are a die-hard Los Angeles Clippers fan, the Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets really shouldn’t surprise you. Per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN, the LA-based team is now 0-6 in franchise history when fighting for a Conference Finals berth. Moreover, this year’s Clippers — led by superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George […]

Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets narrowly avoided elimination in Game 4 on Friday, coming away with a spirited 11-105 comeback win against the Los Angeles Clippers at the HP Field House. Down by as much as 16 points at one point in the game, Denver rode Murray’s hot hand and outscored the Clippers 35-28 in […]

Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. made headlines after the team’s Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers when he said other players need to touch the ball on offense other than stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. In typical Porter fashion, the youngster responded in Game 5 by making two of the biggest […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris is continuing to cause a ruckus during the 2020 NBA playoffs. During 6 against the Denver Nuggets, Morris and Paul Millsap went chin-to-chin after a box-out. Morris received a technical foul for his alternation and Millsap received nothing. Marcus Morris and Paul Millsap heated exchange 😳 pic.twitter.com/tyo22qv5ch — Bleacher […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard put Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap on a nasty poster in Game 5 of their second-round series. Take a look: Kawhi puts Millsap on a poster! pic.twitter.com/BclX2WDSf5 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 11, 2020 Kawhi Leonard has sneaky hops, folks. The Clippers star is doing everything he can to […]

Before the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets took the floor for Game 5 of their second-round series at Walt Disney World, the NBA held a moment of silence on the 19-year anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. The NBA community remembers 9/11. pic.twitter.com/mYdOQ0FtYK — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) September 11, 2020 Nuggets head coach Michael […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers called superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard a surgeon on Thursday, and the two-time Finals MVP showed off his surgical skills against Denver Nuggets All-Star big man Nikola Jokic in Game 5 on Friday. Leonard timed his spin move perfectly and finished the play off with a monster dunk […]

The Los Angeles Lakers joined the LA Clippers on Thursday as being just one game away from reaching the Western Conference Finals. All signs have been pointing to a Clippers-Lakers West Finals showdown all year, but it’s become far more of a reality over the last couple of days. With one win still needed against […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell paid homage to WNBA legend Sue Bird as he made his way into the arena for Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Take a look: . @MONSTATREZZ reppin @S10Bird and the Seattle Storm heading into Game 5 🔥pic.twitter.com/Fya4vmWbb5 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 11, 2020 It’s always […]

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. made some critical comments after the their Game 4 loss to the LA Clippers, calling out Mike Malone and the team’s coaching staff. Porter Jr. had 15 points in the first half, but went scoreless in the second off on two shot attempts. After the game, Porter Jr. told […]

Michael Porter Jr. was a highly-touted prospect coming out of high school, but repeated back injuries limited him to just three games at the University of Missouri. Instead of going near the top of the lottery, Porter Jr. fell to the Denver Nuggets at no. 14 in the 2018 NBA Draft. Porter underwent a back […]

The development of Kawhi Leonard into a legitimate superstar in the NBA has been something to marvel at. The LA Clippers forward was already a stout defender, but he vastly improved his scoring with the Toronto Raptors and has now shown that he can be a legitimate playmaker with Doc Rivers’ team. When he first […]

During his media session on Thursday, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers went on a passionate rant about how assistant Sam Cassell should be a head coach in the NBA. There are a few coaching openings that will need to be filled this offseason, and Rivers is hoping someone gives Cassell a chance: “Sam […]

Kawhi Leonard has been tearing the NBA apart over the last two postseasons, and he has done more of the same against the Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets. The Los Angeles Clippers star has been shooting the lights out this season, but did have one of the worst performances of his career in Game 2, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are just one win away from making their first-ever Western Conference Finals appearance in franchise history. If you asked around Doc Rivers’ locker room, from Kawhi Leonard to Montrezl Harrell, you’d be lucky to find someone batting an eye at that fact. LA defeated the Denver Nuggets 96-85 in Game 4 […]

Not much is known about Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard other than what he or his family really want known. One thing that is known, however, is that Leonard’s mom, Kim, is in the bubble cheering him and his Clippers on. Following a sequence that saw Kawhi hit a 3-pointer, get a steal, and […]

After a sensational first-round series against the Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has struggled to put the ball in the basket against the Los Angeles Clippers. Much of that has to do with to do with Paul George and the lengthy wings the Clippers have been able to deploy. In the Nuggets’ seven-game […]

Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. was clearly unhappy about the manner by which his team lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4 of their second-round playoffs series on Wednesday. According to Porter, he believes that the Nuggets are relying too heavily on Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Porter went on a bit […]