The Denver Nuggets beat the L.A. Clippers in game seven on Saturday night. The Nuggets were behind 26-21 in the first quarter but bounced back in the second and never looked back. Denver defeated L.A.in dominating fashion 120 – 101.
Nikola Jokic fell short of a triple double ending the night with 16 points, 8 assists and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets stars of the night were Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun who both scored over 20 points while four other Nuggets were in double digits including Russell Westbrook who scored 16 points in Denver’s win.
The Nuggets have advanced to the second round with the Oklahoma City Thunder the West’s top team and expected to last until the Finals. Denver is two seasons separated from their-own Championship run.
Game one took place in Oklahoma City on Monday night. The Denver Nuggets kept it close in the first quarter but Oklahoma started to increase the lead on the Nuggets heading into the half up 60-50. The Nuggets fought back in the second half outscoring Oklahoma 35 to 30 in the third cutting their lead to five and then 36-29 in the fourth defeating the Thunder on their court 121-119.
Game two is scheduled this week (Game results not available at the time of this writing) on Wednesday at 7:30 and return to Denver on Friday May 9th at 8 p.m. The Nuggets take an unexpected 1-0 lead heading into game two.
The Colorado Avalanche were eliminated by the Dallas Stars in game seven on Sunday in Dallas after taking a 2-0 lead early. Dallas fought back scoring four unanswered goals three of which came by ex-Avs player Mikko Rantanen, to knock off the Colorado Avalanche. The Colorado Rockies chalked up two wins since last week bringing their overall record to a whopping 6-28. The Rockies are already 17 games behind the division leading L.A. Dodgers just one month into the season. The Rockies hold the worst record in baseball at the moment.
