moranelkarifnews : Nuggets beat Clippers to reach Conference semi-finals
Michael Porter Jr was one of six Denver players who reached double figures for point scored [Getty Images] The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 on Saturday to seal their passage from the first round of the NBA play-offs. The series went to game seven, with the decider being played in Denver, and […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs: Nikola Jokić not interested in renewal of MVP debate ahead of Nuggets series vs. Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
DENVER — Congratulations, Denver Nuggets. You just beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the hardest-contested series of the first round of the playoffs behind a team effort that salvaged a season that not long ago appeared in the dumps. Your reward? A date with the 68-win Oklahoma City Thunder and MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Ahem, […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs: Nuggets cap grueling series with Game 7 blowout over Clippers, set up showdown with OKC, matchup of MVP finalists
DENVER — In a series of attrition, the Denver Nuggets have survived in emphatic fashion. The Nuggets opened an 11-point halftime lead over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday then raced to a 120-101 Game 7 win to advance out of the first round. The blowout caps a grueling, competitive series that swung back and […]
moranelkarifnews : James Harden disappoints again as Clippers are eliminated by Nuggets in Game 7 rout
Clippers guard James Harden, right, talks to coach Tyronn Lue during the second half of the Clippers’ season-ending blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 on Saturday. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) The coach of the Clippers had never lost a Game 7, and so his players knew they could lean on Tyronn Lue […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs: Russell Westbrook enjoys himself with hanging dunk tech in Nuggets' blowout of Clippers
Amid the carnage that was the Denver Nuggets’ Game 7 blowout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, it had to feel pretty good to be Russell Westbrook. The veteran guard had a solid two-season career with the Clippers, but was jettisoned last offseason as part of a trade to the Utah Jazz that landed […]
moranelkarifnews : James Harden avoids reporters after another Game 7 loss in Clippers-Nuggets
James Harden didn’t have a fun time in Game 7. There were several items to sort through in the wreckage that was the Los Angeles Clippers’ season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, but the one that drew the most attention was the former MVP who declared “I am not a system player, I […]
moranelkarifnews : Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets advance with 120-101 Game 7 laugher over stunned Los Angeles Clippers
DENVER (AP) — Not this time. Nikola Jokic got plenty of help from his teammates and Denver’s scoring surge held up in a 120-101 blowout of the shellshocked Los Angeles Clippers in a Game 7 laugher on Saturday night. The Nuggets led by as many as 35 and while the franchise’s biggest blowout in a […]
moranelkarifnews : With help from bench, Jokic, Nuggets dominate Clippers in Game 7 to advance
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were not going to let history repeat itself. A year after blowing a 20-point fourth quarter lead in Game 7 to the Timberwolves, the Nuggets led by up to 35 and were not going to let the Clippers make a late comeback, ultimately cruising to a 120-101 win that […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoff predictions! Who wins Game 7 of Warriors-Rockets? Who advances in the East semis?
The 2025 NBA playoffs have delivered the most exciting first round in recent memory, and leave it to the West — which has brought high drama all season — to bring it home with two Game 7s. The Nuggets outlasted the Clippers on Saturday to advance to the second round, and the Rockets and Warriors […]
moranelkarifnews : Steve Kerr shares biggest concern for Warriors heading into Game 7 vs. Rockets
Steve Kerr shares biggest concern for Warriors heading into Game 7 vs. Rockets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors fumbled a golden opportunity Friday night to close out their first-round NBA playoff series with the Houston Rockets. Steve Kerr‘s team never seemed to meet the moment emotionally, and they couldn’t get the […]