Denver Nuggets once again did it, they came back from 3-1 down to clinch the series 4-3 against title favorites Los Angeles Clippers.Murray, Jokic and Nuggets eliminated Clippers with a huge game 7 win.They become, first ever team to win two playoffs series from 3-1 down in the same season.
Clippers extended their conference finals drought to 50th season, the longest streak in American Major league Sports.As per Vegas and NBA pundits, they are favorites to win 2019-20 NBA Champions after signing Kawhi Lenoard and trading for Paul George during off season.
After taking early 3-1 lead in the series,every one thought Clippers will break the curse of not making to conference finals.But spectacularly they fell apart to resilient Denver Nuggets in 7 games.
Murray led all players with 40 points, Jokic stuffed the stat sheet and ended the game with a 16-point, 13-assist, 22-rebound triple-double. Jerami Grant posted 14 points and Gary Harris also chipped in with 14 points while making six of his 11 shots from the field. No other Denver player scored in double figures.
The Clippers had to rely on Montrezl Harrell, who scored 20 points off the bench, because their main two stars had forgettable performances — Paul George mustered 10 points on 4-of-16 from the field, while Kawhi Leonard notched 14 points on 6-of-22 shooting. Patrick Beverley stuffed the stat sheet and produced 11 points, six assists and five rebounds, while JaMychal Green notched 11 points off the bench.
Clippers star duo Kawhi Leonard and Paul George combined scored 0 points in 4th quarter and 5 points in second-half. Denver once again outscored Clippers in second half 50 to 33.
