The Denver Nuggets had a tough night at home at Ball Arena Monday night against the L.A.Clippers as did the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas. The Nuggets hosted the Clippers at home and came out strong in the first quarter but faltered in the second trailing by three at the half.
The next two quarters were well fought out but the Nuggets remained behind by 3 most of the game ending up losing 105-102 after winning game 1 of their series. The series now shifts to L.A. on Thursday at 8 p.m.
The Denver Nuggets took game one of their seven game series beating the Clippers over the weekend 112-110. The Clippers had won 9 of 10 closing out the regular season while the Nuggets shifted gears by firing coach Michael Malone. Nikola Jokic was just one rebound shy of a triple double in Saturday nights game.
The Colorado Avalanche played a well-fought game with the Dallas Stars on Monday night with Colorado taking an early lead. Dallas responded quickly with a goal of their own as both teams scored three goals in regulation sending the game to overtime.
Dallas fell in game one to Colorado in Dallas 5-1 over the weekend as Colorado dominated them from puck drop. The Avs will now host the Dallas Stars Wednesday night at Ball Arena for game three at 7:30 p.m.
In other sports the NFL draft is approaching rapidly and rumors are circulating that the Denver Broncos are looking to move up in the draft to select a running back in the first round.
The NFL Draft kicks off later this week (April 24 – 26) and the Broncos currently have the number 20 pick with six more drafts in seven rounds. Denver is in need of a running back, wide receiver and corner back. They are expected to concentrate on those needs later on this week.
The Colorado Rockies have now lost 8 games straight to the Washington Nationals, the L.A. Dodger and the San Diego Padres. Colorado’s last win came on April 10th against the Milwaukee Brewers. This week the Rockies are in Kansas City to face the Royals in at three game series before returning home this weekend to host the Cincinnati Reds.
