Nuggets win sixth straight over Clippers as Paul Georges full-court game-winner comes after the buzzer

Nuggets win sixth straight over Clippers as Paul Georges full-court game-winner comes after the buzzer

On Sep. 9, 2020, the defeated the 96-85 to build a 3-1 lead over the upstart No. 3 seed in their second-round playoff Paul Thompson Jersey series. Ever since that moment, the Nuggets have owned the Clippers to a laughable degree. They've played 14 games in that span. The Nuggets have won 12 of them. On Sunday, Denver picked up its sixth straight victory over the Clippers, but this was perhaps the most heartbreaking one yet for their wayward rivals.Denver led by as many as 18 points in the first half and controlled the game most Nate Schmidt Kids Jersey of the way. The Clippers trimmed that lead throughout the second half, though, and by the fourth quarter, the game had devolved into a duel between , who scored 33 points on 12-of-19 shooting, and , who had a 40-point triple-double. Those two combined for 12 straight points between the 2:59 and 1:30 marks of the fourth quarter to produce a 117-117 score. Three Clippers free throws and one . 3-pointer maintained that tie, giving the Nuggets one final po se sion to win the game.After a stellar defensive po se sion by the Clippers, hoisted an ugly 3-pointer and mi sed. collected the rebound with 2.2 seconds remaining and threw up a full-court prayer. It connected, but came after the final buzzer, sending the game Griffin Reinhart Kids Jersey to overtime rather than handing the Clippers a victory. PG WAS SO CLOSE (via ) Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) The shot was the second near-mi s at the final buzzer of the weekend. star hit a similar look that would've tied Saturday's battle against the , but sadly also came after the buzzer. George's team T.J. Tynan Kids Jersey at least had a chance to win in overtime, whereas the Nuggets made short work of the Clippers on Sunday, winning the OT period 14-4.The Clippers have now played two games since signing off of the buyout market. Both have been overtime lo ses, and in the two games combined, the Clippers have allowed 310 total points. Unlike Friday's lo s to the , Westbrook did not play in the fourth quarter or overtime of Sunday's lo s. He finished the game with 17 points on 6-of Ryan Carpenter Men Jersey -10 shooting. If the Clippers thought Westbrook would be their mi sing piece against the Nuggets, though, it seems they were mistaken. Ty Lue's team has tried just about everything to thwart the two-time MVP and his No. 1-seeded Nuggets, but have thus far come up with nothing. They'll need to figure something out if they plan to escape the Western Conference in the postseason, but if tonight was any indication, they can't even rely on miracle shots to save them against Denver.
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