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The Denver Nuggets once again erased a double-digit deficit in the second half and extended the Western Conference semifinal series to Game 7 against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Nuggets came back from 18 points down to defeat the Clippers, 111-98, in Game 6 of ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Florida on Sunday. Game 7 is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 pm ET.
first team in NBA history to play a Game 7 in four consecutive series and the first since he began maintaining play-by-play statistics in 1997 with three 15-point comebacks when facing elimination in the playoffs, according to ESPN Statistics and Information. “data-reactid =” 25 “> They are the first team in NBA history to play a Game 7 in four consecutive series and the first since maintaining play-by-play statistics began in 1997 with three 15-point comebacks when facing elimination in the playoffs, according to ESPN Statistics and Information.
Nikola Jokic scored 34 points for the Nuggets on 13 of 22 shooting. The team had its best shooting game of the series with 54.8 percent (40 of 73). They made 12 of their 25 triples and outscored the Clippers, 64-35, in the second half.
Jokic was close to a triple-double with 14 rebounds and seven assists.
Jamal Murray added 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. He gasped in the first half when he fell onto the court on his back. Gary Harris had 16 points, four assists and four steals.
The Nuggets endured a 33-point effort from Paul George, who was 9-of-21 with six rebounds, three assists and five steals. Kawhi Leonard scored 15 points with eight rebounds and five assists. The remaining three starters scored nine points combined. Ivica Zubac had 12 rebounds, the most of the team.
The Nuggets rally again in the third quarter
The Nuggets rallied from a deep hole again and went 17-0 in the third quarter to get within one point, 73-72, with 3:29 left. They fell behind, 63-17, in the middle.
Lou Williams pulled the Clippers out of their slump with a 15-foot fadeaway a minute later to break the scoreless streak. He prevented the Nuggets from taking their first lead since the opening minutes of the game when he was 8-7.
It only took a few more minutes before the Nuggets regained the lead. Torrey Craig hit a 3-pointer from the right corner to go up, 82-79. She erased a 16-point deficit with 10:59 left on the clock and the Nuggets held it, pushing her to their own double-digit lead.
The double-digit comeback was the third of the postseason for the Nuggets. They erased a 15-point deficit in Game 5 of the first round and a 15-point deficit in Game 5 on Friday night. The Nuggets were on the brink of elimination in the first round, trailing the Utah Jazz 3-1 in the series.
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