Aaron Gordon scored 22 points, Christian Braun lived 21, and the host Denver Nuggets used a third quarter to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 in the 7th game of the Western Conference quarter-final series on Saturday night.
Denver progresses confrontation with the best seed thunder in the conference semifinals. The game is at Oklahoma City on Monday night.
Although Nikola Jokic added eight assists and three stealing, he finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Nuggets' six scorers reached double figures. Russell Westbrook rang 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals, Jamal Murray scored 16 points and Michael Porter Jr. He finished with 15.
Kawhi Leonard directed Los Angeles with 22 points, Ivica Zubac's 10 points and 14 rebounds, Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 12 goals from the counter and Derrick Jones Jr.
James Harden was held seven points in 8 to 2 shots, but he threw 13 assists for Clippers.
In the second quarter, Nuggets received more than 37-21 points and 11-point circuit was ahead and the third place was hot.
Jokic made a falling 16-meter shot, fed Gordon Braun for 3-former 3-to-workman, and then he wanted to make 65-50 and clippers time out.
Harden kidnapped a short Jumper and Norman Powell had a turnover and the editing was blocked, and Porter emptied a pair of 3 numbers. Gordon is behind 8:12 in the third quarter.
Jokic transformed a three -point game, and Gordon remained third to Denver 5:40.
Jokic ranked three fouls in 48 seconds and led Nuggets 89-61 with five. The two buckets of Murray took Denver the fourth quarter 93-66.
Nuggets pushed up to 35 to open the fourth place. Bogdanovic scored six points in a 8-0 run, but cleaned the Los Angeles counter with 6:53.
The Clippers reserves, directed by Kobe Brown's 13 points, reduced the gap to 17, but never threatened.
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