Denver Nuggets: Ranking Denver’s playoff opponents

By Chris Bolin | Apr 1, 2019

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Los Angeles Clippers

Nuggets Record vs. Clippers: 3-1

Denver has fared well against the Clippers this season. From a season-opening win over Los Angeles’s other team to a pretty dominant 123-96 win over the Clips on Feb. 24, the Nuggets have had their fair share of success.

And the one loss the Nuggets have to the Clippers — a 132-111 contest — came before Los Angeles traded Tobias Harris and Boban Marjonovich.

The Nuggets were also without Gary Harris, Will Barton and Paul Millsap for that game.

In that win over L.A. on Feb. 24, the game was

And while Harris was the biggest piece moved, it is probably Marjonovic who the Nuggets were happiest to see head to the Eastern Conference.

Marjonovich’s height consistently gave the Nuggets fits — as it did with a lot of teams — even back when he was with San Antonio.

And what the Clippers lack in star power, they more than make up for with depth.

Even without Harris and Marjonovich, the Clippers are still really deep. They have four players averaging 10-plus points per game — Lou Williams (20.3), Danilo Gallinari (19.7), Montrezl Harrel (16.6) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (10.7).

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