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00:00Clippers knocked down two of
00:04their first three three
00:05pointers in the first quarter.
00:07Then they went cold.
00:10Leonard.
00:11Oh wow.
00:12Athletic move to the basket.
00:15Why Leonard will go to the line
00:16to shoot to stand his 20th
00:19postseason game where he has
00:21scored 20 or more points in a
00:23half first time he's done it
00:27since the twenty three first
00:28round when they matched up
00:30against Phoenix he had that
00:31amazing twenty five point half.
00:35And then the Suns end up winning
00:36that series Kawhi really wasn't
00:37the same after that first game.
00:40Take a look at the upcoming NBA
00:42playoff schedule tomorrow Bucks
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00:46That's game two Grizzlies and
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00:49on TNT and then the Wolves and
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00:58as Leonard hits them both.
00:59Well and that's what started with
01:01the Harden Zubats pick and roll
01:03again another area where Zubats
01:05has really improved his ability to
01:08make plays.
01:10Off that short roll.
01:12Brown for three.
01:13No good.
01:14Good box out by Kawhi Leonard.
01:16One and done for Denver.
01:17Here come the Clippers now.
01:18What a game this has been and what a
01:21series this is shaping up to be.
01:23Exactly what you want.
01:25All the excitement of these NBA
01:27playoffs as Harden that little
01:28floater is pure and the Clippers
01:31up by three.
01:33Well when Harden can get to that
01:35left hand he's great on that
01:37floater.
01:37Murray pull up mid-range cash.
01:40Jamal Murray continues to stack
01:41him up.
01:45He's got 14 now on six of nine
01:46shooting.
01:47He's hit a couple of three
01:48pointers tonight.
01:49He's also had three assists in the
01:50game to go along with his 14
01:51points.
01:53Clippers by a point with the ball
01:55Zubat.
01:56Zubat.
01:57Swapping paint with Jokic and Jokic
02:00secures the rebound.
02:01Seeing him go back and forth.
02:02Murray Jokic pick and roll.
02:03Harden Zubat's pick and roll.
02:04Porter gives it back.
02:05And Jokic gets a pass from Gordon
02:07this time.
02:08And a foul.
02:09Going to put Jokic at the line
02:11for two.
02:12Here's James Harden.
02:13And Jokic gets a pass from Gordon
02:15this time.
02:16And a foul.
02:17Going to put Jokic at the line for
02:18two.
02:19Here's James Harden.
02:20And a foul.
02:21Going to put Jokic at the line for
02:22two.
02:23Here's James Harden.
02:29That's what you call a videotaped
02:31gremlin.
02:32Right.
02:33Now here's James Harden.
02:34Here's James Harden on that
02:35floater which we've seen so many
02:37times over the course of his
02:38career.
02:39But Jokic with a great cut.
02:40It's his first time to the free
02:42throw line tonight.
02:43And he's only taken one two-point
02:46attempt.
02:47Took twenty two-point attempts in
02:50game one.
02:51But tonight five of his six field
02:54goal attempts have been from three.
02:57Trending towards a triple double.
02:59He was a rebound shy of a triple
03:01double in game one.
03:02And now he's in the double figures
03:04scoring.
03:05And a slow scoring night for Jokic.
03:07They they haven't needed him a
03:09great deal.
03:10You figure he's going to start
03:12scoring quite a bit in the second
03:13half.
03:14Harden.
03:15Two flybys on the same shot fake.
03:17And James Harden sticks the landing
03:19on a three pointer.
03:20That started.
03:21I like that handoff to Norman Powell.
03:23When they can get Norman Powell
03:24going to his right hand.
03:25He's got more speed than anyone
03:26else on the Clipper team.
03:28He made the entire defense collapse.
03:31And that's what ended up creating
03:32the shot even though nothing goes
03:33on the stat sheet for Norman Powell.
03:35Turnover.
03:36Kawhi Leonard sniff that one out.
03:37Gets the steal on Jokic.
03:38And he sets up Harden.
03:39Harden.
03:40Missed it.
03:41Porter with a rebound.
03:42Denver down two with a ball.
03:43Just getting started here third
03:44quarter.
03:45This game was 55-52 at the half.
03:48And Brown with a long two.
03:50Puts the Nuggets in front of the
03:52ball.
03:53And he's going to get the ball
03:54to the ball.
03:55And he's going to get the ball
03:56to the ball.
03:57And he's going to get the ball
03:58to the ball.
03:59And he's going to get the ball
04:00to the ball.
04:01And he's going to get the ball
04:02to the ball.
04:03Puts the Nuggets in front by one.
04:06Christian Brown the most efficient
04:09shooter of all perimeter players
04:12in the NBA this year.
04:14Kawhi Leonard comes back.
04:15A silencer with his big crowd here.
04:18He's been doing it all night.
04:19Leonard 10 for 11.
04:21The only shot he's missed was a
04:23three pointer.
04:24He's got 25 points already.
04:29Gordon gets it deep.
04:30Dribbles it out.
04:33Shot clock down to seven.
04:35And Jokic will go to work with
04:37Harden on him.
04:38Zubat's there for help.
04:39Gordon gets it.
04:40Nice catch.
04:41Can't finish it.
04:42Look at Porter.
04:43Keeps it alive.
04:44No.
04:45Into the hands of Harden.
04:46Great effort by Porter though.
04:48That'll keep him on the floor.
04:50Powell misses again.
04:51Nuggets ball but the Clippers incensed.
04:58And they get the ball in bounds.
05:00No chance at a challenge.
05:02You know what?
05:03Good job though for it by the Clippers
05:05not challenging.
05:06Because if anything they would have
05:07ended up calling a foul on Zubats.
05:10Jokic.
05:11Offensive foul.
05:13Hooked him with the elbow.
05:16It's going the other way.
05:17Zubat sold it.
05:19And the Nuggets turn it over.
05:23The Nuggets don't like the call but it's obvious.
05:28Very very obvious.
05:31Sardin.
05:32Davis on that call.
05:33The Crew Chief.
05:35He's a veteran of 21 NBA Finals games.
05:38Well and that's Jokic's fourth turnover of the night.
05:43Powell.
05:44Has it knocked out of his hands.
05:46Powell comes up with it.
05:47Powell's on the struggle bus right now.
05:49He's one for eight.
05:51Costly turnover.
05:52Puts the ball back in the hands of the Nuggets.
05:54And Jokic.
05:55Not a shooting foul.
05:57But a foul nonetheless will take us to a timeout.
06:0264 62 Clippers on top.
06:06Nuggets ball when we come back.
06:08Third quarter action.
06:09In round one.
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06:22Two point Clipper lead here in the third quarter.
06:25Just under the seven minute mark of this third quarter.
06:28Take a look who's enjoying the limelight presented by Corona.
06:31Certainly that would apply to Nikola Jokic.
06:34Look at his ranks this year coach.
06:36First player in NBA history.
06:37To finish the season in the top ten.
06:40In these four.
06:41And he was top three.
06:42In these four major categories.
06:44Yeah Brian you said it to me before the game.
06:47As succinctly as anyone could say it.
06:50He's a three time MVP.
06:52Having the best year of his career.
06:54I don't know honestly.
06:56No disrespect to Shea Gilgis Alexander who's been fantastic.
07:00On a great team.
07:01But how can Jokic not be the MVP for the fourth time.
07:05It's gonna be a close race.
07:06No question.
07:07Coming out of the timeout.
07:09Murray set up for three.
07:10Reigns one in.
07:11Third three for Jamal Murray puts the Nuggets in front.
07:16In front.
07:17Well and that's the second time tonight.
07:19Where Jokic has come out of a spin.
07:22Run into a second defender.
07:25And being able to find somebody open for an assist.
07:28That's just incredible skill.
07:30As we see the Nuggets in a zone coming out of timeout.
07:33Jamal Murray has a magic number of three threes.
07:37As Kawhi Leonard just continues to shine.
07:40This is incredible.
07:42Leonard now with 27 points on 11 of 12 shooting.
07:47And all contested for the most part.
07:49Harden.
07:50Nice defense.
07:51And will secure it.
07:52Chris Dunn is a great defender.
07:55If he had, if he had qualified.
07:57I don't think there's any doubt he would have been on the all defensive team this year.
08:02Down inside.
08:03Porter guarding.
08:06Subac.
08:07He gives it up.
08:08Now Powell has had a struggle tonight.
08:09He keeps going though.
08:10And the little floater is good.
08:12Powell needed to see one go down.
08:15Just his second made field goal of the night.
08:1868-65 Clippers.
08:21Five and a half to go in the third quarter.
08:25Murray and Jokic.
08:27Lethal pick and roll combo.
08:30And now Jokic spinning.
08:31Harden got a piece of Jokic.
08:34And Ed Molloy.
08:35Pops the whistle and a foul.
08:37And Jokic is going to the free throw line.
08:39I think he called it on Chris Dunn.
08:43Yeah you're right.
08:44Good call coach.
08:45Not Harden.
08:46It is on Dunn.
08:47It does put Jokic at the line.
08:51Well Jokic starting to draw some fouls now.
08:53Third and fourth free throw attempts.
08:55Drew another one where it went off on the side.
08:58Wasn't doing that in the first half.
09:01Stan let's take a look at our FanDuel live point spread for tonight's game.
09:05Evenly matched series this is.
09:07Look at that spread was just one.
09:10Now and one and a half.
09:11I mean it feels like a pick them.
09:13Throughout this series.
09:14It was a two point overtime win.
09:16For the Nuggets in game one Saturday.
09:19And this one a three point game as we play here in the third.
09:23Kawhi Leonard will sit with 27 points already.
09:28One out of two for Jokic.
09:31Dunn picks up his third foul.
09:33Zubats and Leonard on the bench together.
09:37Game one Harden had some foul trouble.
09:39So he and Leonard were on the bench at the same time.
09:42And Murray just picks up Powell.
09:44And Powell's having none of it.
09:46And Dunn comes in with force.
09:48Playoff basketball baby.
09:53This is about when it starts right.
09:55I mean.
09:56These teams have been absolutely even.
10:00Through 84 minutes of basketball Brian.
10:09Wow.
10:11Murray picks up.
10:13Norm Powell.
10:15I think what we're gonna end up here is a double technical and nothing else.
10:25Foul on Murray I would think.
10:27And then a double technical and nothing else.
10:30That would be my guess.
10:32Officials did a good job.
10:35Got order quickly.
10:36Jumped in there.
10:37Well you got a very very very experienced crew tonight.
10:40We will review.
10:42For a potential hostile act after the foul assess Murray.
10:47Heard it from Mark Davis the crew chief now in his 27th year in the NBA.
10:52And they'll take a take a look at all of the particulars of the play.
10:59Well they already said he called the foul on Murray right here.
11:02That's pretty obvious.
11:03Then he picks him up.
11:05And then.
11:08All of this.
11:10Personally.
11:11I mean I'm different.
11:12I know that Norm Powell got the push late.
11:15Yeah.
11:16But it'll be a second foul.
11:17That's all Jamal Murray right there.
11:19I agree.
11:20That is all Jamal Murray.
11:21You pick another man up.
11:22I would never try to pick you up.
11:23Yeah.
11:24Well you could.
11:25But.
11:26But.
11:27Yeah.
11:29That's all Jamal Murray.
11:30And I don't like it.
11:32When we go.
11:33And punish a guy.
11:34Listen.
11:35Somebody does this to you.
11:36You're gonna have some reaction.
11:38Now I realize Norm Powell got away with a push right there.
11:41No question.
11:42That's not Norm Fowl's fault.
11:44That the referees didn't call him.
11:46Yeah.
11:47That's a good catch by our.
11:48Our tape room there.
11:49And that's kind of where.
11:50It at least started for Murray.
11:52And he felt like he needed a little retaliation.
11:54And I'll tell you what.
11:55If you're gonna call a technical on Norm Powell.
11:56You better get Christian Brown too.
11:58There's gonna be a day.
11:59Many years from now.
12:01Norm Powell and Jamal Murray are gonna be somewhere.
12:03And say.
12:04Remember when you picked me up.
12:05In a playoff game.
12:07Faintly remembering.
12:17Steven Adams picking up someone.
12:20A few years ago.
12:22No.
12:23Steven Adams picked up.
12:24I'm trying to think who it was.
12:26It was a center.
12:27Chicago Bulls.
12:28I remember that.
12:29And it was.
12:30Yes.
12:31It was a center.
12:32And I mean a big guy.
12:33First time.
12:34Tony Bradley.
12:35I think.
12:36He was a big guy.
12:37And he just picked him up.
12:38And I mean.
12:39Really picked him up.
12:40I had never seen anyone in an NBA game.
12:42Pick up another person.
12:43I mean.
12:44Steven Adams was doing work last night.
12:46We saw it.
12:47We'll see him again.
12:48On Wednesday.
12:49Five offensive rebounds.
12:50Five offensive rebounds last night.
12:5119 minutes.
12:52All right.
12:53Here's Mark Davis.
12:54Upon review.
12:56After the file assess Murray.
12:59Unsportsmanlike acts were created by Braun Powell.
13:06And done.
13:07Two of the technical fouls will offset one another.
13:21Denver will shoot one free throw.
13:22And the ball will be about it.
13:23On the side as if any other foul.
13:25There you go.
13:28So.
13:29Brown.
13:30Powell.
13:31And done.
13:32Dramatic.
13:33Very dramatic.
13:34But done was the last guy.
13:38And Denver will have the one shot technical.
13:41And we will resume here.
13:42518.
13:43So Jamal Murray got nothing except a common foul then.
13:46Yeah.
13:47That's all they called on him.
13:48He's the guy who instigated the whole thing.
13:50I'm with you on that one.
13:51That's a lot more than a common foul.
13:52I don't agree with this.
13:55How does Jamal Murray get off scot-free.
13:57Just a common foul.
13:58With that and three other guys who came in to clean it up are the ones who get technicals.
14:03That doesn't make any sense to me.
14:05Feels like you pick up an opposing player.
14:07It's almost automatically a technical.
14:09Jamal Murray gets to shoot a free throw.
14:11And adds to his point total.
14:13He's got 18 now.
14:16And order restored.
14:18Oh.
14:19This is going to be a spicy series here.
14:22Feels like the best series among the first round series.
14:26And we've already had two terrific games.
14:28And I think Tyler Ford wants to get the clock corrected here.
14:34So 518 left in the third.
14:36And the 14 on the shot clock.
14:38Clipper ball.
14:39Clippers by a point.
14:40Rebound.
14:41Rebound.
14:42Rebound.
14:43Rebound.
14:44Rebound.
14:45Rebound.
14:46Five to shoot.
14:47Harden working with Brown.
14:48And Harden with that left hand.
14:50No.
14:51Murray comes out of the pack on a bouncing rebound.
14:53And this again is the Clippers playing small with Jokic still in its center.
14:59Murray.
15:00And Dunn jumps the lane.
15:01Murray gets it back.
15:02Got numbers here.
15:03Oh, bad pass.
15:04Batum with the steal.
15:05Simmons a bullet up ahead.
15:06And Dunn lays it in.
15:07Some serious heat on that pass by Ben Simmons.
15:08That was a great pass.
15:09Boy, hit him in stride as well.
15:10But some bad decisions by the Nuggets here.
15:11Two straight possessions.
15:12LA by three.
15:13Jokic drops his shoulder.
15:14Powers his way in.
15:15Nikola Jokic.
15:16Starting to add to the scoring now.
15:17Powell drives.
15:18Jokic is there.
15:19Powell missed it.
15:20It's a great pass.
15:21It's a great pass.
15:22Boy, hit him in stride as well.
15:24But some bad decisions by the Nuggets here.
15:28Two straight possessions.
15:31LA by three.
15:32Jokic drops his shoulder.
15:33Powers his way in.
15:34Nikola Jokic.
15:35Starting to add to the scoring now.
15:40Powell drives.
15:41Jokic is there.
15:42Powell missed it.
15:43Second chance.
15:44Done for three.
15:45No good.
15:46Jokic secures the rebound.
15:47Jokic with seven rebounds.
15:48They go along with 13 points.
15:49He's got seven assists and that's going to be a foul on the Nuggets.
15:50It's going to be on ground on the illegal screen.
15:56Well, of course, it's a foul on the Nuggets.
15:59It's a two-hand push.
16:12But here's Ben Simmons.
16:14Great lead pass to Dunn who just gets it to the rim quickly.
16:20Clippers with the ball under four minutes ago in the third quarter.
16:35Denver winning game one in overtime Saturday.
16:38They'll have two days off before they resume in L.A.
16:41Little floater is true.
16:46The crowd is agitated here.
16:49And that's going to be a whistle.
16:52On the Clippers.
16:54Ben Simmons called for the foul.
17:04Ben Simmons says, what do you want me to do?
17:11Denver down three.
17:14Murray able to dribble out of that.
17:17Handy work from Murray.
17:19Now working with Jokic.
17:21Derrick Jones Jr. with him, step for step.
17:23Finds a little space, can't hit it.
17:25That's Porter.
17:26Got the rebound, couldn't finish it.
17:28Good defense by the Clippers.
17:30Porter has three offensive rebounds and was really active on that one.
17:34Here's Harden.
17:35A foul.
17:36And he's going to the line.
17:38Harden aggressive into the lane.
17:43Clippers were on this incredible run at the end of the year to play their way out of the play-in.
17:48Winning 18 of their last 21 games.
17:51Had the number one offensive rating in that stretch.
17:54Number four defensive rating in that stretch.
17:57And lit it up from three-point range in that stretch.
18:00Yeah, they certainly did.
18:01And still, how is that not a shooting foul, I'm wondering.
18:04But still the Clippers had to win what I thought was the best NBA regular season game of the year.
18:10On the very last day, they won in overtime at Golden State.
18:1639 from James Harden in that game.
18:20And that's going to be a foul on Westbrook.
18:32There are a lot of agitated players and fans right now.
18:37I'm not agitated.
18:38You and I, we're having a great time.
18:40We're staying calm.
18:41What a game this is.
18:42We're enjoying the game.
18:45You've changed, Coach.
18:46You've changed.
18:47I even think the referees are doing a good job.
18:51Under three minutes to go in the third.
18:54Porter picks up Harden.
18:56Late clock, three to shoot.
19:01James Harden!
19:03Little sidestep three-pointer.
19:05Big shot.
19:06Six-point Clipper lead.
19:08Clippers have their biggest lead of the game.
19:11Harden's got 18.
19:13Powell tied up with Jokic.
19:16And it's going to be a foul on Norm Powell.
19:20Jokic, he's savvy.
19:22Three throws coming.
19:24Denver in the penalty.
19:272-34 left in this third.
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19:35Seconds got eight here in the third for 18.
19:40And the Clippers lead it by six.
19:43James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, the two future Hall of Famers.
19:47Healthy at the right time going into the playoffs.
19:51Trying to deliver the Clippers to their first playoff series win since the 2021 season.
19:58Last year they were taken out in the first round by Dallas.
20:01The year before that by Phoenix in round one as Jokic misses another free throw.
20:07He's three of five from the line.
20:09Well, he was four for six the other night, so he missed a couple.
20:16And Jokic misses both.
20:19Clippers with the ball and the lead.
20:21Two and a half to go third quarter.
20:23Simmons will get it started.
20:27Simmons, look at the pass, finds Batum on a no look.
20:31Batum missed it.
20:32Had a good look at it, though.
20:33It did.
20:34That was wide open.
20:36Here's Westbrook.
20:38Backing down, Powell gets a step.
20:41Backing down, Powell gets a step.
20:44Brown with a nice catch.
20:46And now another whistle going the other way.
20:49It's an offensive foul on Denver.
20:51Fouls are racking up here.
20:52Well, that was an easy, illegal screen call.
20:56To make on Brown there.
20:58Made the handoff and turned into him.
21:02That's Brown's fourth.
21:06And he'll sit.
21:11Five turnovers in the corner for Denver.
21:16Well, that's been the big difference tonight.
21:19Now the Clippers getting many more opportunities because they've got a seven turnover differential.
21:26Harden missed that three.
21:28No, it was Gordon defending on the perimeter.
21:31Something he has done so well in the past, especially in that championship run.
21:37Two way in.
21:38Got to keep an eye on Gordon the rest of this series, Coach.
21:41He's been dealing with a calf injury.
21:44David Adam has had to be careful how he uses him defensively.
21:48Been monitoring his minutes.
21:50But when you see him out on the perimeter with James Harden, you know it's go time.
21:54Well, we asked him tonight before the game how concerned he was about Gordon's calf.
22:00And he said very.
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22:12Bogdanovich and Zubac enter for the Clippers.
22:21And Aaron Gordon knocks in both free throws to make this a four point game.
22:27Clippers biggest lead six.
22:29Nuggets biggest lead was eight.
22:32That's another area where Aaron Gordon's really improved.
22:35Free throws used to be a major problem.
22:37He's over 80% this year.
22:39Now we've got another illegal screen call.
22:42This one on Bogdanovich.
22:44Serbian on Serbian foul.
22:48Clippers turn it over.
22:50Yeah, he just.
22:51He didn't need to take that extra step out.
22:54He had him lined up.
22:55Set a good solid pick.
22:57All he had to do was stay right there.
22:59Only the second turnover this quarter for the Clippers.
23:02That five in the first quarter.
23:04As Murray kicks it back to Jokic.
23:06Passed up a three.
23:07Finds Watson.
23:08Traffic in there for Watson.
23:10They reset it.
23:12Here's Murray for three.
23:14Comes up short.
23:15Subac with the rebound.
23:17He's 10th.
23:18James Harden out the controls.
23:21Harden takes some contact.
23:23He was looking for Subac.
23:25Gets it back.
23:26Under a minute to go.
23:28Subac on a feed from Harden.
23:33Batum catch.
23:34Shoot.
23:35Cash.
23:36Nick Batum in the corner.
23:38And it's a seven point Clipper lead.
23:41Again starting with the pick and roll.
23:43Harden and Zubac.
23:44Zubac has gotten very good.
23:47At making plays out of that pick and roll.
23:50Jokic with an answer.
23:52How about these seven footers out here dropping three.
23:54I was just going to say.
23:55We're seeing great center play right now.
24:0016 for Nikola Jokic.
24:02Long three.
24:03No good.
24:04Watson.
24:05With a good box out.
24:07Secures the rebound.
24:09Harden looking for the two for one.
24:11But again.
24:12Not much difference between the game clock and shot clock.
24:16Four seconds.
24:18Separating the clocks here.
24:20Jokic and Murray.
24:21Little eye contact.
24:23Jokic.
24:24Puts it up.
24:26Jokic no good.
24:27Gets his own.
24:28And the follow.
24:29And the follow.
24:30And that's Jokic's first offensive rebound of the night.
24:35Zubac gets it deep.
24:38Murray pulled the chair.
24:40And that takes us to the end of the third quarter.
24:44Buckle your seat belts folks.
24:46We are headed for one in the fourth.
24:48Jokic goes for ten in the corner.
24:50It's a two point game.
24:51And you're watching the first round.
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24:59Playoff basketball on TNT tonight.
25:01We're at Ball Arena downtown Denver.
25:04And we are headed to the fourth.
25:06Clippers lead by two.
25:07Moment ago.
25:08Michael Porter Jr.
25:09with Lauren Jabara.
25:10MPJ two point game heading into the fourth quarter.
25:14How do you guys take advantage here.
25:15Got to be locked in from the beginning of the fourth quarter.
25:18Do it on the defensive end.
25:20Get rebounds and run.
25:21Defensively specifically how do you slow down Kawhi Leonard.
25:24James Harden when they get hot get going like they are.
25:26Yeah they're hitting tough shots.
25:27We got to keep making them hit tough shots.
25:29And try to make it really tough on them.
25:31Set multiple bodies at them.
25:32Appreciate it.
25:33Good luck.
25:35Michael Porter Jr.
25:36Coach played just 26 minutes in game one.
25:38Had just three points.
25:39Big question now is will he be on the floor at the end.
25:44He's had nine points nine rebounds.
25:46He's played hard tonight.
25:47Yeah he's played very very well too.
25:51Interesting thing though right now is Denver really hurt the Clippers early.
25:5714 fast break points in the first quarter.
26:00Zero.
26:01In quarters two and three.
26:03Last fast break point for the Nuggets.
26:06At the 144 mark of the first quarter.
26:09Here is Jokic.
26:11Three-pointer is down.
26:12And Denver is in front.
26:15Who else?
26:1721 for Jokic.
26:19This guy is unbelievable.
26:20And the Nuggets go zone coming out of the quarter.
26:24We've seen this a lot.
26:25Zubats fouled by Murray comes in and claps him on the wrist.
26:37Just underway in quarter number four.
26:40Two teams had identical records in the regular season.
26:4450 win seasons for each.
26:46Denver won the tiebreaker on the Clippers.
26:49Due to their conference record.
26:51That's why they are the four seed.
26:53And have home court advantage.
26:55But also a little quirk in the schedule because they split the season series.
26:59But because of the NBA Cup three of the four head to head games were here in Denver.
27:05So the Clippers won one game in L.A.
27:08The only game in L.A.
27:10And won one out of three here.
27:11You wonder if they had gotten a second game in L.A.
27:15If we might not have had these first two games in L.A.
27:19That was back December 1st.
27:21They have not met prior to this playoff series since January 8th.
27:29Clippers lead by one and a Denver turnover.
27:34So Jokic 16 already in the game.
27:36Five by Jokic.
27:4116 turnovers.
27:42Clippers had 20 in game one.
27:4518 of those came after the first quarter.
27:48Minute into this fourth.
27:52Kawhi Leonard drops it off.
27:54Zubat's extra pass.
27:55And it's knocked away by Watson.
27:57Here comes Westbrook.
27:58And Westbrook lost the handle.
28:00Bogdanovich leaves it for Jones.
28:03He powers one down.
28:05Great play by Bogdanovich.
28:07Great save.
28:13Costly Denver turnover.
28:16Their 17th.
28:19Three point game.
28:20Murray drives it left handed lay out.
28:23Difficult shot.
28:25That's what you're gonna see down the stretch if you're the Clippers.
28:29Leonard gets right by Jokic and gets right to the line.
28:33Bogdanovich here.
28:38Great job.
28:39Westbrook just loses it.
28:40Actually fouls Bogdanovich there.
28:42But there's no call.
28:43And then Bogdanovich with the great pass.
28:46But there you're gonna see this the entire fourth quarter.
28:51Two main game.
28:52Murray and Jokic.
28:53It's the go to for the Nuggets.
28:55Michael Porter Jr.
28:57On the bench for now.
28:58David Adelman is gonna have a decision to make.
29:01Westbrook was so good for the Nuggets in game one.
29:08Did all those little things.
29:10Loves the energy and the effort.
29:11Porter gives them something different altogether though.
29:14Harden catches a breather here to start this fourth.
29:21After a big third corner.
29:23Kawhi Leonard knocks down both free throws.
29:26And the Clippers behind 29 from Kawhi Leonard lead by three.
29:33Jokic trying to turn the corner.
29:36Zubac right with him.
29:37The foul by Westbrook.
29:38No.
29:39Batum out of the pack.
29:40Two bodies on the floor.
29:41Zubac and Westbrook.
29:42They play four on four.
29:43Leonard step back three.
29:44He hits again.
29:45He can't miss.
29:46That bucket looks like an ocean right now.
29:48What a performance from Kawhi Leonard.
29:4932 points.
29:50He's missed one basket all night long.
29:53Clippers by six.
29:54The Clippers by six.
29:55The Clippers by six.
29:56The Clippers.
29:57The Clippers.
29:58The Clippers.
29:59The Clippers.
30:00The Clippers.
30:01The Clippers.
30:02The Clippers.
30:03The Clippers.
30:04The Clippers.
30:05The Clippers.
30:06The Clippers.
30:07The Clippers.
30:08The Clippers.
30:09The Clippers.
30:10The Clippers.
30:11The Clippers.
30:12The Clippers.
30:13This game.
30:14The Clippers.
30:15The Clippers.
30:16They're gonna have to defend.
30:17The Jokic Murray two man game.
30:18A title is adamant about what he wants.
30:19Watch right here.
30:20He wants Nick Batum to come all the way over and get his body.
30:22In front of Jamal Murray.
30:24He.
30:25doesn't.
30:26Murray's able to get the tight finish.
30:27It's not that they don't have respect for Russell Westbrook.
30:30When you're playing against players like Jokic and Murray?
30:33you gotta pick your poison.
30:34your poison and they would rather it end up going to Westbrook for the three
30:40and here's Westbrook in the corner and he rattles home a three they picked the
30:46poison they did and Westbrook had a big one the other night too Westbrook hit a
30:53corner three under 30 seconds that gave Denver the lead in game one it would
30:59eventually go to overtime Denver winning game one here we are hooked up in a
31:03dandy in game two and Kawhi Leonard forced that one missed it Zubac keeps it
31:07alive now Batun missed it and Jokic with a rebound down three Nuggets push it they
31:15leave Westbrook Westbrook take it on Zubac finds Jokic Jokic turn around jump hook is true
31:23what great touch how about the catch first of all yeah absolutely great hands great
31:31touch they usually go together that looked like it was headed for a turnover
31:35Jokic is two assists away from a triple double he's got 23 10 and 8 Kawhi Leonard
31:46rises up mid-range jumper no good back-to-back misses by Kawhi Denver can take the lead here
31:52biggest lead either way eight that was Denver in the first half Denver down three at the half after
32:05Leonard hit a buzzer beater four to shoot Jokic no look Westbrook saves it Gordon got to put it up
32:13Gordon hits the rim Jokic the board second chance Jokic puts it up why did he do that not sure
32:21looks like he lost track of the shot clock had nobody around him he just hit his own head he knew
32:31like what a bad move it was he just yeah it happens at times Leonard finds Zubac in the middle Zubac hits
32:39over Jokic big bucket right there great great in that shot in the paint Zubac his 17th straight
32:49double double double Westbrook misses this time it's gonna be a lose ball foul on the Clippers
32:54it's gonna stay on this end of the floor and Zubac is letting Tyler Ford have it
33:00Ty Lue taking a look at his bench I think they may want to challenge us here
33:09Ty Lue steps on the floor his bench is imploring now they're saying no
33:14they were at first he thought they were and then they got up and said no we don't want to challenge
33:20play on
33:20don't think it would have gone their way good move step back no not there Jokic
33:27kicks it Westbrook once again Westbrook once again
33:32two triples in the corner for Russell Westbrook
33:44Murray picks up Harden gets a step Jokic got a hand on that Zubac no
33:59Murray and Gordon it is Murray with the rebound tie game Denver ball crowd ready to pop Westbrook
34:08drives Westbrook is found
34:10he has a way impacts the game in so many ways got away with a little travel at the start of the move
34:23but Bogdanovich had a chance to just line him up on the charge and he evaded it a little bit
34:32the former Clipper Russell Westbrook and now Ty Lue is gonna take the timeout and is gonna challenge this call here
34:41so light the lamp tie game Westbrook at the line perhaps the Clippers challenge unsuccessful
34:49Bogdanovich with the foul on the wrist of Russell Westbrook but earlier in the play the Nuggets get away with one look where the foot is here
34:58Westbrook steps out of bounds and travel before he drives and Kane Fitzgerald is with us back in the replay center Kane wondering how far back in the sequence can you guys go to look at that
35:09Yeah unfortunately on that one we can't go all the way back there to see that out of bounds step the only time we can address it out of bounds is if it's just prior to the play
35:18so if he steps out of bounds in the corner on the three point field goal review we can get that or if he had stepped on the baseline say right before that release of the layup we can also get that
35:26but we can't go all the way back to the sideline on that drive Kane thanks a lot for that explanation appreciate Kane and Secaucus and the Nuggets catch a break
35:36Bogdanovich they do it's a foul and somebody's got to make that make sense for me it's not Kane's fault he's going by the rules and he's saying it right but when we review an out of bounds call we can see a foul
35:46but when we see a foul and we see a guy step out of bounds we can't go to that that doesn't make sense my brother has always said every organization needs a vice president of common sense and the vice president of common sense would tell the NBA office that doesn't make a bit of sense here's Powell on the feed from Kawhi Leonard big shot for Powell Powell's had a poor shooting game but hits a big one right there
36:16he's got eight well a great cut to the open area because they're loading up against Kawhi Leonard's isolations
36:23Jokic kicks it here's Gordon in the corner no good Westbrook keeps it alive Murray for three in and on it goes Porter the follow and Denver back in front
36:38back in the overtime the other night one of the things that fell apart for the Clippers is they couldn't get a defensive rebound Kawhi Leonard in the corner cash Kawhi this is unreal but again Harden to Zubats starts the play and Zubats is able to make plays out of that Leonard's got 35
36:45it's his 4-3 Murray cannot answer Kawhi Leonard with a rebound 16 lead changes
36:52the other night one of the other night one of the things that fell apart for the Clippers is they couldn't get a defensive rebound Kawhi Leonard in the corner cash
36:54Kawhi Leonard in the corner cash Kawhi this is unreal but again Harden to Zubats starts the play and Zubats is able to make plays out of that Leonard's got 35
37:07it's his 4-3 Murray cannot answer Kawhi Leonard with a rebound 16 lead changes 10 ties in the game Clippers up 2
37:20here is Powell got it Powell in there again his confidence starting to build right now
37:26well they can get those handoffs to Powell and let him turn the corner going to his right all night they just haven't gone to it a lot
37:33but they've had success when they've gone to Jokic gets it right back take it on Zubats under five to go foul and two shots for Nikola Jokic
37:50Jokic to the line and a chance to remind you the NBA on TNT is brought to you by NerdWallet
37:57he's 2.3
37:59his third straight miss coach and he's 3 for 7 from the free-throw line
38:12he's played 38 minutes
38:1423 points 11 rebounds 9 assists
38:20and Michael Porter seems to have played his way into the finishing group tonight
38:25night yeah we were wondering if it was porter or westbrook they were on the floor together briefly
38:31now christian brown is back yeah i i thought he might just go with westbrook and porter and leave
38:37christian brown out yokich and gordon a lot of size cutting off leonard done to zubats
38:47shot clock down to five zubats oh what a pass and excellent defense by gordon done
38:54couldn't finish it lord made it tough on him great job making plays though brown gives it right back
39:03yokich takes a breath spins drops it and chris dunn blows it up again
39:10yokich got a piece of that gordon kept it alive
39:15pow for three got it michael porter jr
39:20it's a triple double for yokich and it's a three ball for porter
39:31there it is it's why you leave him on the floor for that spacing yokich finds him score time
39:41witnessing an all-time great here nikola yokich with his 19th playoff triple double
39:48he led the nba in triple doubles this year with 34. and he just set up michael porter jr with a game
39:55tied three clippers ball as we approach the four minute mark
40:01leonard trying to shake murray cannot
40:05pow with gordon on and pow hangs missed it
40:08ball's loose murray's got it here come the nuggets powell got fouled on that drive got hit in the air
40:17playoff refereeing is as different as playoff basketball yokich
40:23passed it up now he backs litter down they clear it out yokich turn around one foot no
40:29porter the rebound and a foul michael porter jr got the message from game one sixth offensive rebound of the night
40:39earned his way on the floor here in crunch time and he is delivering
40:49and porter goes to the free throw line
40:5114 and 12 for porter make it 15 and 12.
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41:12another missed free throw for denver
41:15could be a factor they miss eight tonight
41:1812 out of 20. but for the clippers
41:20the game ended the other night a lot of times because they could not
41:24get a rebound down the stretch and they're having the same problem tonight
41:28murray knocks it away six to shoot
41:31well they're going to blitz kawhi leonard every time they're not going to let him come off pick
41:37and rolls and get into that jump shot he wanted norman powell to come to the ball like we saw
41:43earlier where he came to the middle of the floor
41:47314 left in regulation here what a game denver by a point clippers with a ball powell bounces one to
41:54zubats and a foul it goes gordon with a foul from behind zubats with an and one and a silencer here
42:06excellent play by norman powell here he draws the help from yokich nice pass
42:14gordon fouls from behind yokich did a good job staying on his feet another mystery throw
42:19clippers have the lead zubats with another double double back-to-back double doubles
42:27in this playoff series in 17 straight going back to the regular season for zubats
42:34dunn almost forcing a turnover dunn is a menace defensively murray can't turn the corner dangerous
42:40pass brown comes away with it and now gordon missed the dunk oh my gordon was going for the highlight
42:49and he clanked it oh well he comes up brown comes up with the loose ball they did an easy one
42:58misses it talking about one of the great dunkers in the game
43:03two and a half to go in regulation gordon picking up leonard
43:10leonard gets it back trying to shake gordon
43:12turn around good that's what i think he should be doing more in one-on-one situations he doesn't
43:20have to keep bullying his way down he can just shoot over the top of people
43:24murray and yokich murray rises up rips a three jamal murray
43:35tie game 23 for murray squares it at 100 under two minutes to go
43:51defense
43:55leonard drawing the double team puts up a tough three comes up short denver locked him down porter
44:01throws it away another chance here for the clippers
44:04corners down they're playing five on four here is powell and he finally drills one what a big shot
44:14norman powell puts the clippers up three been searching for that one all night long
44:21powell coming alive in this fourth quarter clippers up three nuggets ball when we come back
44:30that's what the game reset looks like here minute and a half to go clippers lead by three clippers
44:35with two timeouts denver does have a foul to give the clippers do not
44:39clippers have lost their challenge denver has one remaining big possession down three
44:48ball in yokich's hands a triple-double tonight
44:52drop of the shoulder on zubats the foul and free throws for yokich
44:56pitch where he has struggled tonight four for eight from the line he's going back for two
45:05big bodies old school right there
45:14we're going to get westbrook back in the game here
45:17defensively probably for porter jr who looks like he's hurting a little bit too
45:23yeah porter he hit the ground hard looked like he tweaked his left shoulder and he's
45:29really protecting that shoulder what a night for him though 15 points 15 rebounds
45:37i think this is an injury substitution here i think i agree david adamann had his mindset now
45:42westbrook's back in the fray yokich hits both free throws one point clipper lead with the ball
45:48coming down to the final minute in regulation
45:58now a timeout as yokich hit the deck yokich tried to flop and get the call
46:07still selling it it'll be clipper ball
46:13harden drop the shoulder yokich hits the eject button clipper ball
46:18when we come back
46:21michael porter jr tending to that left shoulder this was the fall that resulted
46:28in that injury i will tell you though during that time out he was trying to talk his way back on the
46:32floor david adamann's going to ride with westbrook here denver has a foul to give the clippers
46:38do not each team with one timeout left
46:40here we go 103 left clipper ball in the lead we may see porter jr again on the offensive end
46:48leonard with the ball in his hand west court is going to come in double
46:52rises up over cordon and hits another one kawaii going off tonight in denver
46:58three-point clipper lead leonard's got 39 incredible performance from leonard
47:08yokich driving on subac great help by harden and a turnover leonard with a steal leonard backs it out
47:17that's yokich's seventh turnover tonight he's got a triple double but those seven turnovers have been
47:25big and that's 20 for denver the other night it was the clippers with 20. i don't like them running
47:32the shot clock down this far hard to get a good shot hard and trying to put it away cannot three-point
47:39game here come the nuggets think about taking a foul here passes up a three now he fires
47:45missed it badly yokich with a rebound clock ticks to two yokich no and that is it
47:54and the la clippers hang on in a thriller
47:57kawaii leonard goes for 39 and the clippers win game two 105 to 102 wow what a game
48:16kawaii leonard we saw a lot of this westbrook was looking to come if he went into the gap
48:21this was smart play don't take it into the help just get it over the top
48:25kawaii had 11 in the fourth to finish with 39 should have taken the foul right there probably
48:32on yokich to not even let him get an attempt up but the clippers hang on that was some
48:39grind about victory for the la clippers as we kick it over to lauren jabara it was a grinded out victory
48:47ba 18 lead changes kawaii 12 times tied how were you guys able to close it out there in that fourth
48:54quarter came down to stops at the end at the end of the game great basketball team especially at home
49:00the nvp caliber player with yokich and great great guys around them murray and they all playing great so
49:07tough tough fight that's what the playoffs about i know what you said before the playoffs started that
49:11you just want to leave it all out on the floor you were 15 of 19 from the field 39 points when did
49:16you knew hey i had it tonight i just kept going and staying in the zone i didn't worry about what shots
49:22are making our mission just kept shooting i know it's tough to get a road win especially in the
49:28playoffs now it shifts back home how much does the mentality shift now knowing the series is tied up
49:32at one to one you get to play in front of some home fans now same mentality uh we got to go out there
49:37and still play a good basketball game stay in focus uh like i said this is a great basketball team who
49:42we're playing against and uh there's no easy walk kawaii's gonna be a heck of a series two great games so
49:47far congrats we'll see you in uh in l.a thank you how does he do it coach he's one of the all-time
49:53greats yeah he really is and he can just get shots over the top at any time and tonight he was knocking
49:59everything down the clippers going forward brian they got to do a better job on the boards they got
50:04crushed again on the boards and obviously denver as was the case the other night with the clippers
50:10they got to take care of the ball 20 turnovers and you lose they'll get two days off they resume
50:16thursday for game three kawaii linder goes over 3 000 points sixth among active leaders
50:24on the playoff resume inside the nba presented by kia is coming up next for producer jeff randolph
50:31director matt lip for stan and lauren brian anderson saying so long from denver what a game we just
50:37witnessed
50:42you
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