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00:30Ball knocked out of bounds by Murray
00:33and a risky pass there by Kawhi.
00:37Eight to shoot for the Clippers, as promised.
00:39Open up the second half with possession.
00:41Harden picked up by Watson.
00:44Pulls up at the nail and knocks it down.
00:46So after opening up one for seven,
00:49James Harden is now five for 13.
00:50He's got 15 points.
00:51And he got the ball to that 15-foot range, 15, 17 feet.
00:55It's a good look.
00:57It's an easier shot.
00:58And opens up the second half by making it.
01:0117 now for Harden.
01:02Clippers trail by seven.
01:05Murray
01:05lets it go from 19.
01:10The shot is straight but strong.
01:11Harden the rebound.
01:15Zoo
01:15feeds to Collins off his fingertips and out of bounds.
01:19Zoo knew exactly where to look.
01:21The pass just a little bit off target
01:23and is Collins who's cutting hard from the weak side.
01:28Missed opportunity for the Clippers.
01:30Murray zigs and jacks his way down the lane,
01:33dumps it to Jokic, draws the contact.
01:35He'll go to the line for two.
01:38Brian, you mentioned Murray there.
01:40Let's keep in mind that Murray,
01:42who's almost averaged 30 points a game
01:45over the last three or four weeks for this Denver team,
01:48just two or four from the floor,
01:50six points in that first half.
01:53They did play last night
01:54and they were not easy minutes
01:56as Brooklyn really caught fire in the third.
01:59It was a big problem for the Nuggets.
02:01Last night, Jokic makes the first of two.
02:03We get a quick word from Kia.
02:04One outscored Denver 27-15 in the frame.
02:21We would love to repeat that.
02:24Jokic gets both free throws to fall.
02:27He's 7 of 10 from the line.
02:29He's got 16 points and 8 rebounds in 12 minutes.
02:32Leonard picked up by Jones.
02:36Murray flirts with a double.
02:38Dunn cuts inside.
02:39Floats it up over.
02:40Jokic, no.
02:41Rebound tapped up repeatedly by Zoo.
02:44Goes out of bounds.
02:45Last touch by Dunn and the Clippers.
02:47As long as you keep another man out in front
02:50and Kawhi has the ball all hard,
02:52it's very difficult for them to drive
02:54because that defender from the second man
02:56just clogs up the driving lane.
02:58Pump fake by Murray.
03:02Drives around Kawhi.
03:04On the wing, it's Pickett, the 3.
03:06And Zoo, the rebound.
03:08Pickett struggling from above the arc so far.
03:100 for 4.
03:12Harden the other way, picked up by Murray.
03:16Gets downhill.
03:17Floats it up at 19 for Harden.
03:19Started right.
03:20Came back to that left hand.
03:21Got the little floater.
03:24Pulled to within 7.
03:25Again, they've trailed by as many as 13 tonight.
03:28P.T., P.T., P.T.
03:30P.T.
03:35Jokic eyes a 3.
03:37It's offline.
03:38Rebound goes to Harden.
03:4061-54 Denver.
03:42Lawrence said they want to run Jokic early on.
03:46Leonard, the turnaround jumper is good.
03:48Kawhi with a dozen.
03:49It's a 5-point game.
03:51Lee had a small defender.
03:53Just turned, pivoted, elevated over the top.
03:56Got a good look.
03:57Jones blocked by Collins, who recovers it.
04:05Ahead to Leonard with 9.20 to play in the third.
04:08Kawhi in transition.
04:10Sends it back outside to Collins.
04:12Swivels into the paint strip.
04:14Gets it back.
04:16Ladles it to Zoo.
04:17Twist back to the rim.
04:18It falls through.
04:19Great footwork by Evita Zubat.
04:21Zoo didn't know if he wanted to use the backboard that close or play it in clean.
04:25Decided to play it in clean.
04:2761-58.
04:28Clippers on a mini 8-2 run.
04:30Watson down the lane.
04:31A whistle and a foul.
04:32Let's watch John Collins playing defense on the inside.
04:40Timing perfect right there on the smaller player.
04:43Coming up with the block shot.
04:44And then you thought they had stripped him, but instead he gets it, picks it up, 50-50 ball, gets it to Zoo for the deuce.
04:52It's just been so much fun watching John Collins this year.
04:55Certainly going back to the start of this kind of streak for the Clippers as Watson misses on the first of two.
05:04Last 17 games for Collins, averaging 15 points and 58% from the three-point line.
05:13Incredible numbers.
05:14Watson, one out of two.
05:22Quiet ball, Lina, right now.
05:26They're trying to keep it that way.
05:28Dunn, the wing three.
05:30Rikic taps the rebound to himself.
05:32Denver leads by four.
05:34Watson in overdrive.
05:35Pulls up on the elbow.
05:37In transition.
05:38Maybe not the best shot there for Denver.
05:41Watson gets himself going.
05:42He's long and he's agile.
05:44Can handle the ball.
05:45So he's going to have made it a good job for himself.
05:48Lawrence tries to get around Jones.
05:50Preheates the contact.
05:51Count it out of foul.
05:53Harden didn't even see it go down.
05:55He was on his wallet with his eyes and his hands in front of his eyes.
06:00He's happy.
06:01What do you see now?
06:03You see he takes on the defender right there.
06:05Jones plays him tough.
06:07Physical with him.
06:09Stopped him from turning the corner but too much contact.
06:12Friendly roll right there for James Harden.
06:15A slow start for James.
06:16Not so much anymore.
06:18He's got a game high.
06:1921.
06:20And he gets up and down on the three-point play.
06:27It's a one-point game.
06:288.23 to play in the third.
06:30Murray chased by Dunn.
06:32Jokic.
06:37Watson.
06:38Tough shot.
06:39Wild shot.
06:40Long rebound up for Grapp.
06:42That shot never hit iron.
06:43He's picking away.
06:44Six to shoot.
06:47Jokic against Harden.
06:49The runner.
06:51The foul.
06:52And two free throws coming up for Nikola Jokic.
06:55Jokic always knows who the player is at scarting.
06:59Is he the same size?
07:01Is he smaller?
07:02Do I take advantage?
07:03Use my big body.
07:04So good at creating those fouls.
07:07Jokic makes the first of two.
07:21The second falls for Jokic now.
07:35It's a three-point game.
07:37It's been as large as 13 Clippers battling here in Denver.
07:41But a very shorthanded Denver Nuggets squad.
07:43There's no question about it.
07:44Marvis straight on three.
07:47No Aaron Gordon.
07:48No Christian Brown.
07:49No Cam Johnson as well.
07:52But they do have.
07:54There you see.
07:56Banged up bench there for Denver.
07:57Yet still third in the West.
07:59And that is including the month missed by Jokic.
08:03They were able to hang tough.
08:04Jones inside.
08:05Whistle and a foul.
08:06It's the fourth against the Clippers in the third with 7.40 to play.
08:12Just remember.
08:13Every time the ball gets past to Jokic.
08:15But you're passing it to a point guard.
08:17He's just a 6'11", 7'0 point guard.
08:20Sees the entire floor.
08:22Has great skills of passing the ball.
08:24As long as the other people move for Denver, he'll find the open man.
08:29Spencer Jones at the line.
08:30Just 20 games last year.
08:32Average six minutes a game in those 20 contests.
08:35Thrusted into the lineup with injuries.
08:37Very similar to what the Clippers have had to deal with.
08:39He's played 44 games, 32 starts, playing 23 minutes a game.
08:45He's being undrafted.
08:46He's been an invaluable member of that starting five for Denver.
08:50He gets one out of two at the line.
08:51It's a four-point Denver lead.
08:53They're going to have to be careful defensively and defend without fouling.
08:57Easier said than done with Jokic on the floor.
09:01Seven to shoot.
09:02Harden requesting the screen from Zoo.
09:05Pulls into a three.
09:06It's good.
09:08It's the fourth for Harden.
09:10And the Clippers cut the lead to one.
09:12Now it comes down to defensive stops.
09:14Keep the ball in front of you.
09:16Don't let them penetrate into the lane.
09:18And make that shot hard over a contested hand.
09:21Murray to retaliate on the other side.
09:23And does.
09:24Murray with his third three.
09:26We almost knew at some point he's going to make some shots in this game.
09:30Very few attempts in the first half.
09:32Kawhi.
09:34Tough shot.
09:35And Jokic, the rebound, his ninth.
09:38Plays the role of point guard.
09:41Into Pickett.
09:43Back topside to Jokic.
09:44Pump fake.
09:45Looking for the whistle.
09:46Not going to get it.
09:48Harden looking to push.
09:52Drives.
09:52Finds Dunn.
09:53Alone in the corner for three.
09:54He put it in.
09:55And the Clippers pull to within one.
09:5968-67 here in Denver.
10:01We've got both teams barking at the officials that they're getting hit on contact.
10:06Here you see Harden kick it to the corner.
10:09Nice job by Dunn.
10:13Going to have to play in the third time now for stats.
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10:18Take a look at the streak.
10:19Very similar to what we saw a year ago to close out the season.
10:24Cookers end 18-3.
10:26Right now 16-3 in the last 19 games.
10:28Only team in the league over the last three years to have a stretch where they go 16-3.
10:33But you see the numbers.
10:36And there's a variety of reasons of why this has all kind of come together.
10:40At the end of the day, they're just that competitive spirit is back.
10:43And they have shown it here in the third.
10:45They've outscored Denver 17-9.
10:48Denver with just one main field goal.
10:50However, he's been to the line eight times.
10:55Jokic.
10:57Goes to work on Zoo.
10:59It's Watson in the corner for three.
11:02Zoo the rebound.
11:02The Clippers hunting for the lead.
11:04Be the first one since the first quarter.
11:06Collins to the rack.
11:08And puts him out in front.
11:09He was not about to put that on the glass.
11:12He was going to throw it down with two hands to make sure Murray got no idea about blocking it.
11:1715 for Collins.
11:18He's a plus two in the game.
11:20Meanwhile, we always talk about the Jokic and non-Jokic minutes.
11:24The Clippers have outscored Denver by eight when Jokic is on the floor.
11:28Murray the floater.
11:30And back and forth we go.
11:32We've had great ball pressure with our hands when they have Murray coming off of Jokic.
11:37And we trap that ball quickly.
11:39Our ball pressure with our hands has been great.
11:41And we can't see the pass out of it.
11:45Eight to shoot.
11:47Jokic reaches in and knocks it free of Leonard.
11:50A whistle and a foul.
11:52And I believe they say it's a take foul.
11:56And Harden was back there.
11:57Harden was behind him.
12:01Curtis Blair signaled that it was a take foul.
12:06But it's a bonus for them.
12:09That's why he's shooting.
12:11But do they keep possession is the key here.
12:16It looks like it is going to be a common foul.
12:20No, I think they're clearing it out.
12:22I think they're going to be a foul.
12:24Tyloo is saying that Jokic didn't have possession.
12:29And while I'm not disputing, not disputing, there was a foul.
12:35So Denver gets the ball back after the missed free throw.
13:01Now Murray's whistle and a foul.
13:08One thing the Nuggets have done raw fouls.
13:13Maybe one thing the Clippers have not done is defend without fouling.
13:16Is it your set been done with guys like Murray and Jokic out there?
13:20Jokic has 13 free throws attempted.
13:23The Clippers have as a team eight.
13:25Well, that's the ultimate in defensive basketball is to play great defense without fouling,
13:31without giving up those free throw attempts.
13:33And right now, the Nuggets have only one personal foul in this quarter.
13:37They've kept the Clippers off the line.
13:39But the Clippers usually night in and night out build up extra points right there.
13:43So you've got to credit them for doing a terrific job of defending and not fouling.
13:50Two free throws fall for Murray.
13:53The lead back to three.
13:55It's been as large as 13.
13:56Clippers have the lead briefly here in the quarter.
14:03Hardened traffic gets kicked into the backcourt.
14:05And it's a foot race with Jones.
14:07Jones first to get it.
14:09Leaves it for Watson who lays it in.
14:1374-69.
14:22Hardened.
14:23Collins in the corner.
14:25Delivers again!
14:26Collins with 18.
14:27And the Clippers trail by two.
14:29Collins with some very timely buckets and big ones from the corner.
14:34I'll tell you what.
14:34I don't know if I've seen a shooting display this long from a Clipper player.
14:38Meanwhile, Jokic floats it up and in.
14:40He's got 20.
14:41I guess it's easier said than done, but you've got to try and hold your ground against Jokic.
14:45He clears your way.
14:46Give him a look at the basket.
14:48He's so tough.
14:49Leonard gets downhill.
14:50Puts it up for 15.
14:51Rebound belongs to Denver.
14:5476-72.
15:00Murray brings Zoo out with him.
15:02Meanwhile, Dunn and Jokic playing a game of Twister.
15:05Murray steps around Zoo.
15:07Floats it up and in.
15:08One of the great scorers in the league.
15:11Puts Denver out in front.
15:1278-72.
15:14I was concerned he would heat up in the second half, and Murray is certainly doing that.
15:18He shoots it, misses it, but guess what?
15:25They get the rebound right back to him again on the second one.
15:28He knocks it back down.
15:30How about following up the missed shot and throwing it down with just one hand defensively.
15:35He locks the shot and protects the front of the rim.
15:39And then again, right corner, three for John Collins right now from the three-point line.
15:45He's four of six.
15:46He has 18 points.
15:47Now, he's just been incredible.
15:48Continues to be incredible.
15:53And he flippers up against the ropes a little bit.
15:56In the corner, given all the foul trouble that they have put themselves in as far as putting
16:00Denver at the line for much of this game.
16:04Again, 22 free throws all ready for Denver.
16:073.50 to play in the third.
16:10But a busted play here.
16:11Can Harden bail them out.
16:13Collins, four to shoot, finds Batum, aware of the clock, lets it fly.
16:18Rebound is up for grabs.
16:19Collins first to it.
16:20Plays back to Zoo.
16:21The floater is good for Evita Zubac.
16:23Nice, unselfish basketball.
16:25Collins chasing it down, giving it up to Zoo, who hits the little floater.
16:3178-74.
16:34Jokic, he is off the floor.
16:36He's played 19 minutes.
16:38He's about scored Denver by one when he has been on the floor.
16:42Hardaway Jr., the three, had seven of them last night.
16:45That's the way he started the game, off from the first half, knocking down his first shot.
16:4910 off the bench for Hardaway Jr.
16:54Harden, no look inside to Zoo.
16:57As he had balance, Hoonis, Harden knew it, was out of the lane.
17:00And Zoo able to finish there.
17:01Hardaway with that look-away pass, he knew exactly where Zoo was put on the money.
17:06Hardaway, Hardaway Jr., I'll tell you what, he's in one of those zones.
17:18Harden was right up on him.
17:23Back-to-back threes for Hardaway Jr., the lead is 84-76, Denver.
17:31Well knocked out of bounds, it'll stay here with the Clippers.
17:33That's Harden, he looks to the right, bounces it to the left, Zoo with a two-footer.
17:47Eight assists for Harden, after a rough start from the field.
17:50He's 8 of 16 with 25 points.
17:56Swing it to Collins, up top is an open, Chris Dunn for the three.
18:00Murray, the leaping rebound for Denver.
18:02Coming up on the two-minute mark here in the third.
18:09Murray, we saw that happen to the Clippers, just dribbles off his leg and out of bounds and unforced air.
18:14Well, try to go through your legs on the dribble with the defender right there.
18:17It's tough sometimes to hit your own foot.
18:24Lopez was sitting at the scourge table, trying to get in, unable to have to wait for the next dead ball.
18:29Clippers out in front by eight.
18:31Harden, tough pass inside to Zoo, twisting and turning and lays it in.
18:44And we were glad that Lopez has to wait one more possession.
18:47Great bucket there by Zoo.
18:48At that time Zoo held his ground, he was in that low, low post area.
18:53Then it becomes just a one or two-foot shot.
18:56Clippers have won the Zoo minutes by five.
18:58He's a plus five in this game, despite the Clippers trailing 84-78.
19:02Murray loses the ball, gets it back.
19:06It's Hardaway on the wing for three, I'm telling you.
19:08He's four for five.
19:12Eleven threes in the last two games for Tim Hardaway Jr.
19:19One of the great pickups in the offseason for Denver.
19:22Going right through Zoo.
19:25Dunn is alone in the corner of the three.
19:27Can't retaliate.
19:28Rebound back-tapped, and now the Clippers get an extended effort.
19:31It's Harden, the three.
19:34Balanchunas.
19:35Bear hugs the rebound.
19:3657 seconds to play in the third.
19:39Denver 87, Clippers 78.
19:42Watson in attack mode.
19:44Bit out of control.
19:45Recalibrates it, floats it in.
19:51Two for one opportunity here for the Clippers.
19:53It's a quick strike by Dunn instead.
19:56Dunn with his second basket.
19:57Nine-point Denver lead.
19:58If just that pitcher had passed,
20:00allowed Dunn the chance to get into the lane off the group.
20:10He started the shot clock before he had picked it up.
20:15Two for one opportunity for Denver.
20:16They'll have the ball to start the fourth as well.
20:22Because we're able to take the lead,
20:24but 11 free throws in the third quarter
20:27has really been the offense.
20:29Denver has come to life here.
20:31They opened up the frame one for nine.
20:37I believe by that tally,
20:38I believe they've hit their last eight shots from the field.
20:40They've hit their last eight shots from the field.
21:10They're knocking on their headsets to one another.
21:1542.9.
21:20Watson will bring it across.
21:22Hands to Murray.
21:26Murray, Clippers, again, no fouls to give.
21:29Have been over the limits for quite a time.
21:31Balanchunas inside, lays it up.
21:33Not in.
21:34Missed opportunity.
21:35Harden controls.
21:40Now we'll play for one good shot here.
21:51Seven to shoot.
21:52Goes to work on Brown.
21:53Former teammate with Brooklyn.
21:55It's Dunn on the wing for three.
21:58Murray the rebound.
21:59Four seconds to play in the quarter.
22:01Murray the heave ahead of the horn.
22:03Denver makes nine of their last ten shots in the quarter.
22:14Take a 12-point lead into the fourth.
22:18All right, as you know,
22:19there are certain guys in the league
22:20who have a knack of making shots at the buzzer on the fly.
22:25The Clippers have a lot of work to do
22:30here in the fourth quarter
22:32against a very hot-shooting Denver Nugget team.
22:35You take a look at the standings.
22:37How about that?
22:38The Clippers currently
22:39after a loss earlier tonight by the Blazers at nine.
22:44They have won the first two games against Portland.
22:46The Denver tonight, 14 of 23 from three,
22:51and they've got 22 free throws to just eight for the Clippers.
22:54Finally, to be surprised, I'd say to you,
22:56at the end of three quarters,
22:58Peyton Watson is going to have the most feel-bold attempts
23:01for the Nuggets.
23:02He has 15 attempts.
23:04Murray is the next closest with nine,
23:07then Jokic with eight.
23:08And Watson's one of those great stories this year.
23:11Again, injuries and departures have created a new role for him.
23:14He's talked about it.
23:16He's been coming off the bench his first few years.
23:18He said it's been a struggle to kind of find the balance.
23:21If you look at his numbers and you look at his impact,
23:23I don't see the struggle.
23:24Certainly not tonight.
23:25Valanciunas tied up by Sanders.
23:27A whistle and a jump ball to start the fourth.
23:29You would think this is an easy win for Valanciunas,
23:40but this might be the time that Jeff Van Gundy
23:43called for a rotation of steel, perhaps.
23:49Hardaway, that's a feel-good three.
23:52He's got five in 20 minutes.
23:55And the lead is now the largest it's been all night.
23:5895-280.
24:07Kawhi driven back.
24:09He's trying to pick him apart.
24:11Sanders to three.
24:12It's gone.
24:12He retaliates.
24:13A much-needed bucket for the Clippers.
24:15A little bit of ball move right there.
24:18They are trapping Kawhi every chance they get.
24:20So Kawhi making good passes out of the double team
24:23starts the offense.
24:24Just 11 shots for Kawhi so far tonight.
24:2711 minutes to play in the game.
24:29Clippers down by a dozen.
24:31Valanciunas goes up.
24:33Not there.
24:34Rebound poked around.
24:35Another second chance here for Denver.
24:37Jones, the floater.
24:38No.
24:39Miller controls for the Clippers.
24:41That's unfortunate that Batumas saw it to run out down the floor.
24:44He needs to stick in there with a body on his guy.
24:46Miller fouled by Brown.
24:48First foul for Denver.
24:54Watch his jump ball.
24:56Watch the arm with Valanciunas.
24:57Clear Sanders out.
24:59Pushes him away.
25:00Uses his left arm, not the right one,
25:02to tip the ball and lead to a three by Hardaway.
25:05That move there by Valanciunas.
25:09Leonard bounces to Lopez.
25:11Pump fake on a three.
25:14Sanders pulls the trigger from deep.
25:17Miller the rebound.
25:18Leonard down the lane,
25:20sidestepping defenders.
25:21After Borrowes off the window.
25:24He's getting bodies in front of Kawhi as he comes down the lane
25:27to make it change the shot.
25:29Hardaway Jr., the heat check.
25:37This one's offline.
25:40Off the bench with 19 points in 22 minutes.
25:43Leonard, giant strides down the lane.
25:45Sanders again, the three in the corner.
25:47It falls.
25:48His second three of the quarter.
25:5095-86.
25:51Now doing the hard work, getting in the lane,
25:53then kicking to the corner.
25:56Fifth assist for Leonard.
25:57They've been doubling him all night long.
26:01Strother.
26:02Wrapped around to Valanciunas.
26:04And the reverse layup.
26:05He is good.
26:0697-86.
26:08That weak side is open as he comes off that little stagger
26:11and curls it around.
26:13Nobody else can rotate down on that weak side.
26:22With ball movement, Sanders around Valanciunas.
26:25Oh, takes it to the house!
26:27And Kobe Sanders with eight in the quarter.
26:30And the Clippers now trail by nine.
26:32A couple big ball cuts by Kobe Sanders.
26:34Two long ones from behind the line.
26:36Then they drive an attack at the rim.
26:38He said it all year.
26:39He makes a play or two every single game.
26:42And now Jordan Miller comes away with a loose ball.
26:44Defensive play, getting that arm in deny and combing up the steal.
26:50Miller challenges Valanciunas and draws the foul.
26:54Frustrated with himself for not putting it in.
26:57But takes a big shot from Valanciunas.
27:02Wide draws the crowd.
27:04Splits the two dark jerseys.
27:06Works his way down the lane.
27:07Kicks it out to Kobe Sanders in that left-hand corner.
27:11And then on the strong closeout by the big man.
27:13He just goes around and finishes it with two hands.
27:16That's a punch in the play for Jordan Miller.
27:18Added to ten points.
27:20Made it 14 points in the last ten games.
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27:32Ask Jordan Miller if he's been able to smell the roses and take in what he's done after a couple of years of hard work.
27:40Last month, the plus has validated his time in the NBA.
27:44Said, I'm just looking for consistency.
27:47I haven't even stopped to think about it.
27:49This is both free throws there, but the Clippers get the rebound.
27:52Leonard, get a tackle.
27:53Powers his way to the rim.
27:55Hangs.
27:55Is hit.
27:56Count it and a foul.
27:58What a beast.
27:59Kawhi Leonard lays it in.
28:01Talk about a power move to the basket.
28:03If you were in his way, he was clearing you out.
28:05He was taking it right to the rim.
28:08Watch this one.
28:09Splits two.
28:10Move out of the way.
28:12Right up over the top of Chance for the three-pin play.
28:1714 for Kawhi.
28:19Long way to go in this game.
28:22Clippers down six with 8.40 to play.
28:27They're on an 11-2 run.
28:30And characteristic of the Clippers missing their free throws tonight.
28:37Murray off the bench.
28:38They've struggled with him away from the floor.
28:41Balanchunas denied by Lopez.
28:43The Clippers recover.
28:44Nice recovery by Lopez to block it.
28:47It's a pull-up three for Leonard.
28:48Not there.
28:50Denver with the rebound.
28:51Strother back the other way.
28:52Does not have numbers.
28:53And retreats on the wing.
28:59Lopez reaches in.
29:00Knocks it free.
29:01The Clippers have it again.
29:04Clippers on an 11-2 run.
29:05Kawhi creates the space.
29:15Fades and fires.
29:16Puts it in.
29:17Kawhi brings the Clippers to within four.
29:20Timeout Denver.
29:2197-93.
29:23Under eight to play in the game.
29:24Right after you said the biggest lead to game 15 for Denver.
29:28The Clippers come right back.
29:29Watch Kawhi on the attack mode right here.
29:32Puts it down with the left hand.
29:33Fades on the baseline.
29:35Hits the dude.
29:36See ya.
29:37Legend.
29:40That was David Adelman.
29:41There he is.
29:42There's the legend.
29:43He was talking about our very own Coach Fertillo.
29:45You had some great battles with his father over the years, no doubt.
29:48Well, he was a great coach.
29:49He had great teams.
29:50And I really appreciate him taking the time to say hello in the press room.
29:55Thank you, David.
29:56And I will say this, every time we go places, this is true, players, coaches alike all come
30:02up to a man about town.
30:04And Mr. Mike Fertillo, it's always great to see it.
30:09Clippers on a bit of a run.
30:11Nikola Jokic is out there.
30:13Hardaway Jr.
30:14Misses everything.
30:16And the ball goes back to the Clippers down four.
30:18Wait a second.
30:23Are they going to call a foul here?
30:35They're going to look at this here.
30:37Ty saying, you didn't call a foul.
30:54We'll take a look at this for a hostile act.
31:03Now, in one of these situations, could they call the offensive foul on Hardaway Jr.?
31:07for extending the legs?
31:08And I'm not saying it should be a foul one way or the other, but I didn't see Jordan
31:12Miller doing anything wrong there.
31:13I don't think Jordan Miller should be called for a foul.
31:15I really do not, because he had gone by, then came back, and he didn't go underneath
31:19his feet.
31:20The feet came into him.
31:26But when they do open up the review, it also opens up for the possibility, no.
31:34There's no way that is a foul on Jordan Miller.
31:37The first one, like the Clippers were saying, there was no foul called, so why are you reviewing
31:42it right now?
31:46It does appear that Hardaway Jr. is okay.
31:48Hardaway Jr. with something new every night.
32:03Yeah, they could save a lot of time if they alternated back and forth between the TV crews for the two teams.
32:09You let the TV crew make the decision, foul or no foul on that last one.
32:15The witness, the seriousness of your tone is what is the thing I enjoy the most about that.
32:20So we would go first, one, the road, and we'd say, no, I don't think so.
32:27I'm going to text Adam Silver during the next break and see if he can push that through the competition committee going forward.
32:35It's going to be 736 to play in my opinion, this is going to be a no call.
32:43It will be Clipper basketball.
32:44That's my prediction.
32:45Ty Lue walks away and he's not happy.
32:58This ought to be interesting.
33:04After review, we have a foul on White 22.
33:09Hardaway comes out of this foot.
33:10Hardaway will be shooting three.
33:12Wow.
33:14Wow.
33:14What happens if the ball hits the rim and the Clippers get the rebound?
33:26Do they stop the game and review that play when there was no initial foul called?
33:32I don't know what Jordan Miller is supposed to do there.
33:35He closed out to his side.
33:40I got to be honest.
33:41I think that's a lousy call.
33:42I'm not sure what Jordan Miller should be doing on that one.
33:47You know, Ryan, the officials are being very serious.
33:50The officials get written up also.
33:52When they make a call and they'll be reviews it, they'll go back over again.
33:56They'll tell them, you missed that call.
33:58You blew that call if that's what happened in the league opinion.
34:01I don't know what Jordan Miller could have done.
34:06And again, what happens if the Clippers just get the rebound?
34:10Do they stop the...
34:11Do they just stop the game?
34:12They would not have...
34:13No.
34:13So how do they do that now?
34:14Because it's a stoppage of play.
34:16That's crazy.
34:16If the Clippers would have gotten the rebound, they would have been off in transition, pushing the ball back.
34:22That's a killer.
34:29Clippers were really on a run.
34:31And now Hardaway Jr. makes all three free throws.
34:34Seven and a half to play in the game.
34:37193.
34:38Kawhi Leonard.
34:39Picked up by Watson.
34:44Splits a pair of defenders.
34:45They call the foul.
34:46Go to the line for two.
34:48I'm sitting here with my angle.
34:51I'm wondering what the outside official is looking at.
34:54He's looking right at the play.
34:55Clearly, Kawhi got grabbed on the wrist as he stepped through.
34:58And the baseline official made the call.
35:01For what it is worth, Kawhi played 15 minutes in the first half.
35:11He's played 28 minutes so far tonight with 7.20 to play.
35:18Before Hardaway Jr. was okay, but I don't like that sight.
35:21Going back to the locker room with a little bit of a limp in his gait.
35:31And free throws fall for Kawhi.
35:33It's a five-point game.
35:39Big man back on the floor now for Denver.
35:42He just played 19 minutes.
35:44You thought maybe the cap would be 28.
35:48Draws the foul against Lopez.
35:50He'll go to the line.
35:50By the way, the next foul against Denver will put the Clippers at the line here.
35:56They've got 14 fouls.
35:57That is the second against the Clippers.
36:01This is not a comment on Jokic's greatness.
36:04I will say he has looked fatigued in this game.
36:11Well, when you're out for a month, you can do so much conditioning.
36:15But it's not the same as being in a game, going up and down in transition, having to defend.
36:21All of that takes its hold.
36:23It's very hard to just come back and be in peak shape.
36:26Jokic makes the first of two.
36:31It's a six-point game.
36:3413 more free throws for Denver tonight.
36:39It's a six-point game.
36:40And Denver is 15-26 from three.
36:46Clippers still have very much a possibility here.
36:50It will depend on how many minutes Kawhi Leonard can play, however, is the concern.
36:54Leonard has it.
36:54Tries to go to work on Murray.
37:02Rises from the nail.
37:03Rebound up for grabs.
37:04It goes to Jokic.
37:09Plays back to Watson.
37:11Six-forty to play.
37:13Denver by seven.
37:14Watson on the move.
37:16Topside to Jokic.
37:18Gives it to Brown.
37:19Jokic passed up a clean look at a three.
37:21Brown dumps it into Jokic, lays it up and in.
37:25104-95, Denver.
37:28And Jokic tried at the front of the rim.
37:29He barely touched his hand.
37:31He had it up over the front and in.
37:35Kawhi.
37:38Goes to work on Brown.
37:40In and out.
37:42Coming up on the midway mark to the fourth.
37:46Don't want to lose contact here with Denver.
37:48Jokic tied up on the way up.
37:50He'll go to the line for two.
37:52Just an absolute master at drawing fouls.
38:03Martin checking in.
38:04Yvita Zubats will check in as well.
38:10So, too, will John Collins.
38:11Dye feels that with six-foot Jermaine, they have a chance to make that run down the stretch here.
38:20Opposing that deficit is going to be difficult.
38:22But it starts with defense.
38:23Rebounding the best sport to give yourself a chance at the other end.
38:27Lopez-Miller come out.
38:37One more coming here for Jokic.
38:39Jokic has missed four free throws tonight.
38:4726 for Jokic in his first game since late December.
38:51And he puts Denver out in front by 11.
38:53All the substitutions, Kawhi stays out there in attack mode, collides to the rim.
39:04And lays it in.
39:0521 for Kawhi.
39:07And of course, Jokic got caught on the opposite side of Kawhi with his left hand.
39:12See, Jokic puffed him a little bit, heading down the floor.
39:15Jokic will be able to do a double-team, swings it to Jokic.
39:29Great for Burke, better touch.
39:3228 for Nikola Jokic.
39:33And that ball started from behind the three-point line.
39:39Kawhi.
39:42Collins on the wing for the three.
39:451-0-8-9-7.
39:52Crazy stat for Denver.
39:54Despite all the injuries and Jokic missing a month,
39:57they have had the lead in 44 of 49 fourth quarters this year.
40:05Watson, the wing three, ahead of the shot clock.
40:08Rebound.
40:09Saved by Watson.
40:11Watson.
40:11Brown.
40:12A very...
40:23Stop me if you've heard this before.
40:25Late whistle.
40:26Brown attacking, taking on the big man.
40:42Got him closer, John.
40:43Both teams will be over the limit going forward.
40:53Denver with their hands on the wheel here.
40:55Four and a half to play in the game.
40:57One-four!
40:58One-four!
40:59Two!
41:04Bruce Brown good friends, very good friends with former Clipper Terrence Mann.
41:11Brown with a second.
41:121-10-97, scores and stops in that order.
41:18The Clippers want to get back into this one.
41:27Harden мishandles.
41:29Whistle foul, free throw's coming for Denver.
41:32Jordan Miller getting set to check in.
41:44That was a gambling man.
41:45I would say this is for Kawhi Leonard.
41:48Kawhi's played 31 minutes.
41:58A 13-4 run, now a 14-4 run.
42:01It starts after that whistle.
42:06It was ultimately on Jordan Miller on a three by Tim Hardaway Jr.
42:13We were informed that if that ball had not gone out of bounds
42:16and the Clippers were able to hold on to it,
42:19there would have been no review.
42:22It's kind of opened up the dam, the spigot for Denver.
42:27And they've got the Clippers in their rearview mirror.
42:29Watson with the exclamation mark, 1-13-97, Denver.
42:36That was that 6-11, 70-foot point guard for Denver
42:39who threw that behind-the-back wraparound pass for the layup.
42:43Collins, terrific tonight.
42:55Nolan goes to work on.
42:57Bruce Brown dumps it inside the Zoo.
42:59Whistle foul, free throw's coming for Zoo.
43:01Watch this pass.
43:07Yoko sees the entire floor.
43:09Zoo trying to take away the back to the top pass.
43:12He goes behind his back, finds his man.
43:18Watson, 21 points tonight.
43:22Zoo is at the line for two, leaves it short.
43:25A line change coming now for the Clippers.
43:31We've got a timeout with 3.38 to play in Denver.
43:41Watch this Denver team shoot 58% from the three-point line.
43:45Murray backs up, knocks down a three.
43:49And we've got Watson, tees it up.
43:52Another three.
43:54We've got Tim Partaway Jr.
43:56A three.
43:57And then Miller closes out, comes back.
44:01Partaway lands on his foot.
44:03If that ball would have missed,
44:05if it would have hit the rim,
44:06and the Clippers rebound it,
44:10and the fast-break transition,
44:11there would have been no reveal.
44:13It turned the whole game around.
44:15It was 97-93 at that point
44:18before they killed the momentum
44:20by taking all that time to go over and look it up
44:22and then awarding them the free throws.
44:25This is what it turned into.
44:27It was a tough call.
44:28No question about it.
44:30I, by the rules,
44:32understand why they are able to review it.
44:34I don't know if I agree with that,
44:35but they're able to do that on a shot
44:37that goes out of bounds.
44:38I don't know what Jordan Miller did wrong.
44:41He actually retreated
44:43after the ball was shot.
44:45Jokic, the straightaway three.
44:5031 for Jokic in his return
44:52on 8 of 11 shooting
44:55in 23 minutes.
44:57Both coaches before the game said
44:59he's the best player in the league
45:01and you cannot disagree.
45:03Miller, the jump shot is good.
45:05He has a knack for working his way
45:08into that painted area
45:10and then getting off those shots
45:11with his footwork.
45:14There's 2.50 to play in this one.
45:17Flippers will head out tonight.
45:18He'll take on
45:19the great surprises in the league
45:22and the Phoenix Suns.
45:23The Suns will be without Devin Booker.
45:26That said,
45:27they have been playing well without him.
45:29The 3 in the corner by Bruce Brown
45:33misfires.
45:35Dylan Brooks, a career-high 40 points last night.
45:40Sanders, the pull-up jump shot,
45:42hit some big shots in the 4th quarter.
45:44They keep the Clippers around
45:45a couple of 3s and a driving jam.
45:50The Clippers are going to fall short
45:51here tonight in Denver.
45:52Murray
45:54puts it in.
45:5820 for Murray.
45:59He was a plus 27 tonight.
46:09Whistle and a foul.
46:14We were disappointed in that call.
46:16This was several minutes later.
46:18This is still Ty Lue upset
46:20with Curtis Blair.
46:26Jokic takes a seat
46:27to a standing ovation.
46:31And the same for Jamal Murray.
46:35Despite all the injuries
46:36that Denver has had
46:38and they are lengthy
46:39and it's not just supporting players,
46:42it's starting five members.
46:44The player they traded
46:46Michael Porter Jr. for,
46:47Cam Johnson,
46:48has not really played
46:49all that much this year.
46:51Christian Brown
46:52sprained his ankle
46:54in the game back in November
46:55against the Clippers.
46:56Came back too soon.
46:57He is still out.
46:59You've got a lot of pieces
47:00that haven't been really available.
47:02Aaron Gordon is going to be missing
47:04all of February, it sounds like.
47:07They lost Jokic for a month.
47:09Yet here they come in.
47:10They'll lead tonight 33-16.
47:12A two-game cushion out west
47:16in the three spot.
47:17It is truly incredible.
47:18Give a lot of credit
47:19to some of these ancillary pieces
47:21that have come in.
47:22Peyton Watson is a big name,
47:23but don't look much further
47:25than David Adelman,
47:26who did a great job
47:27in a tough situation last year
47:28and continues to do
47:30a great job this year.
47:31He's got them all
47:32on the same page.
47:32They all play hard.
47:33They have the same common goal
47:35and they're willing to share
47:36the best ball.
47:37They're led by the best player
47:38in the league perhaps.
47:40Already three-time MVP
47:42and three other times
47:43they are up.
47:47Which is a crazy thing to say.
47:49Six times.
47:50Six times he's either been one or two.
47:53I have a feeling he's going to be
47:54one or two again this year.
47:56Although his games played
47:58he'd be up against it
47:59after missing all that John Miller.
48:04You know, Brian is concerning
48:05that him coming back tonight.
48:08He still has a chance
48:09to qualify for the award.
48:11I believe he would have to play
48:12the rest of the season.
48:14Because 65 is the number, right?
48:17Is that it?
48:19I think it's 65.
48:20Meaning you have to play 65 games
48:26in the season to be
48:27able to be considered
48:29for one of the awards.
48:32Bobby Brown at the line
48:33just the first and two.
48:36The players have been on the record.
48:38There's a bit stuck in
48:40behind the back of the station.
48:42Before the season began
48:43they all love their losses.
48:44We have no excuses.
48:45The only excuse they have
48:46right now is getting healthy.
48:48But this has always been
48:49in the last few years
48:51one of the best lineups
48:52in the league
48:52and if Eric Gordon
48:53can come back
48:54and get into that game shape
48:55before the postseason
48:56I'll tell you what
48:59it'll be an interesting run
49:00in the playoffs.
49:02Strother with eight to shoot
49:04over a back ball
49:05will go back to the Clippers.
49:09I like the pieces
49:10that they have.
49:11They have tough guys
49:12you know led by Jokic
49:13obviously and he's
49:14he's tough in his own way.
49:16He physically will bang
49:18with anybody.
49:19He's tough in difficult times
49:22in close games.
49:22He makes big shots
49:23when he has to.
49:26Christie strong drive inside
49:27counted and a foul.
49:31Just don't
49:31I don't at least think
49:32of them as a three point team
49:34yet they're the best
49:36in the league at shooting it.
49:37We saw tonight an example
49:38of what they can do
49:40from the three point line.
49:4122nd in the league
49:42in total attempts
49:44David Adelman
49:45you're new to the NBA
49:50Rick Adelman was his father
49:51and one of the great coaches
49:53late 80s through the 90s
49:55and the Apple didn't fall
50:00fall far from the tree.
50:0449 seconds to play
50:05in Denver
50:06but there's an action
50:07Sunday
50:08early evening game
50:10against the Phoenix Suns
50:11with the finish inside
50:16for Denver
50:16likely their last
50:17bucket of the game.
50:18122 to 106
50:23Dippers took the lead
50:24in the third.
50:25Denver
50:25able to get to the free throw
50:27line and live that stripe life
50:28with much of the game.
50:29Miller inside
50:30counted and a foul.
50:42Still rolling
50:4316 and 4
50:44after tonight
50:45for that 6 and 21 start
50:48up and down
50:54in the three point play
50:5425 seconds to play
50:56in this one.
50:58He's surprised
50:59if Denver just didn't
51:00take a team turnover
51:01here
51:01out in front by 13.
51:11The crowd at stage
51:12stands as one.
51:18Clippers will fall
51:19to 22 and 25.
51:21The buzzer sound
51:221.4 left
51:23in this one.
51:25Denver will improve
51:26to 33 and 16.
51:29Win the season series
51:31over the Clippers
51:31to short series
51:33with Denver this year.
51:38That'll do it.
51:38122 to 109
51:40your final
51:41in Denver.
51:42Jokic returns
51:4331, 12, and 5
51:46for the three-time MVP.
51:4720.
51:48122 to 22.
51:4821.
51:48Later.
51:4930 minutes to end
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