The Denver Nuggets probably wouldn’t stop.
While the “boy of the heart” story is nothing new, the Nuggets, who beat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-98 on Sunday, have snatched the designation from anyone. Denver, the first team in NBA history to face 4 playoffs in a row of seven games, followed the 19 at the start of the third quarter, into the playoff game, before ending with a 62-30 run to make it bigger. the streak.
While overcoming a 3-1 series merit is unusual, there’s no suggestion that the Nuggets can’t do two series directly.
However, there is no denying the ice in Kawhi Leonard’s veins after seeing his shot in the seventh game opposed to Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers a season ago In the next round, the Toronto Raptors faced a 2-0 deficit before seating four direct victories There will be concern in Kawhi’s eyes in a decisive attack 7.
Who will make the most of it and face LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Los Angeles Lakers?Our team is on what promises to be an unforgettable NBA basketball night.
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have gone beyond the welfare story of the 2020 NBA playoffs: they demonstrated undeniable and ruthless endurance after overcoming at least 15 problems in the third quarter of the last two playoff games. 26. 1 points, 9. 9 rebounds and 5. 4 assists, while firing 52. 2% in total and 46. 3% in three, the Nuggets are now about to knock down questionable favorites and win an opposite shot at the Los Angeles Lakers.
L. A. has its full hands and it may be time for the team in those playoffs to return in the off-season after wasting a 3-1 lead. This, a series after the Nuggets did the same opposite of the Utah Jazz.
However, it would be foolish to bet against a double champion and approach Kawhi Leonard, who has a 17-4 record in the all-time playoffs in which he has played at least two games. Leonard, who is perhaps the most productive perimeter definer of all time, captures the moment as he has often done in the afterlife and ends this story of well-being.
Paul George’s record in those decisive matches is slightly less assured. In addition to the Clippers series win over the Dallas Mavericks, George has controlled to win a playoff series since the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. The Clippers will advance but will want Playoff P to meet the challenge on both sides of the field.
Prediction: Clippers
“Preston Ellis
I don’t like the way the Clippers played despite the two most productive players in the series, their offense is dissexed and their actors, namely Patrick Beverley and Montrezl Harrell, have been passive.
Even the games they won, with the exception of their eruption in the first game, were closer than they should be, as were some of their first-round games opposed to Dallas. Expensive.
Los Angeles can win if Kawhi Leonard takes over at either end of the field, however, Denver is betting with nothing to lose, and noted that he returned 3-1 earlier in the bubble.
Clippers are the team with the most talent, but there’s no doubt which of them has been the most consistent unit.
Prediction: Nuggets
“Sean Highkin
The Denver Nuggets seem determined to make playoff basketball as difficult as possible and, for the fourth consecutive series, head to Game 7.
At this point, it’s ridiculous to say they can’t come back after a 3-1 deficit, however, the Los Angeles Clippers still feel like the safest bet for a bachelor game.
As were Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, we saw Kawhi Leonard’s peak in the playoffs, and that led to two NBA championships.
Denver’s defense was a bit more opposed to him than the Dallas Mavericks, however the last time he led to a Game 7, Leonard came out with 41 problems on 39 shots, adding an iconic winner that sent the Philadelphia 76ers on last year.
Expect him to show a point of aggression on Tuesday, even with teammates such as Paul George, Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell by his side.
Kawhi’s elimination game will be enough to take the Clippers to the Western Conference finals.
Prediction: Clippers
—Andy Bailey
Denver can’t do that. . . can he? No one lost 3-1 in the playoffs in a row and returned to win this series of moments. By no means, by any means, this year is imperfect, confusing the Nuggets team that is about to become the first.
Or will he?
Players should be tired. Overcoming two deficits 3-1 takes a lot of work. Jamal Murray was spent in Game 6 against the Clippers. Nikola Jokic seemed to be able to give in after going to the kaboom at a critical time. You have logged at least 39 minutes in each of the last 4 games. Mike Budenholzer doesn’t even think it’s legal.
So yes, it can’t be the Nuggets, too much energy. Clippers have Kawhi Leonard, Et Paul George and bandwidth to play more styles.
And yetArray . . . Denver has come this far. At some point, verbal exchange has to prevent what the Clippers are doing, perhaps not reflecting both Montrezl Harrell’s minutes with Jokic’s, Doc, I don’t know, and more about what the Nuggets are doing. Here we are. We’ve caught up with him. This Denver team has options, especially if the Clippers try to win games through punches rather than wire-to-wire efforts. Michael Porter Jr. hits big shots. That’s one thing, the same thing for Murray, did we mention Jokic?
The push comes to push, the prediction of Game 7 will have to be the Clippers. It just has to be. They don’t seem so damaged as they are indifferent to problems. Game 6 will have to be your call for attention, even though Game 5 was meant to be your call for attention. Otherwise, the Nuggets will have to be exhausted. Of course, they can complete this feedback; in a way, they already have. But that can’t be the wait — which, it seems, is precisely what they like.
Prediction: Clippers
“Dan Favale
The Denver Nuggets have been one of the biggest resilient in the bubble, yet they will face the biggest challenge yet to close this series.
The Los Angeles Clippers showed no killer instincts, wasting several double-digit clues for Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. The Clippers’ 3-1 merit in the playoffs is gone, but in Game 7, they’re going to get monstrous functionality from one of the league’s most productive players to Kawhi Leonard.
Possibly it wouldn’t be enough if Los Angeles found a way to deal with Jokic. The Clippers relied too much on the smaller Montrezl Harrell in a game that favored Jokic. Jokic out of the series.
Zubac with 7’0″ is a comparable height, with Harrell’s status at just 6’7″. On Sunday, the Clippers beat the Nuggets 11 of Zubac’s 29 minutes. In Harrell’s 15 years, Denver had a 19-point lead. a steady trend of the series.
The Clippers deserve to have enough to stop Nuggets escort Jamal Murray, but they’ll also want big games from some of their perimeter players beyond Leonard, such as Lou Williams and Paul George.
Will the Clippers, however, leave the circular moment for the first time in franchise history?Mark it like a trembling “Yes. “
Prediction: Clippers
Eric Pincus