NBA : Kawhi Leonard helps Los Angeles Clipper to take 3-1 lead in semifinals of Western Conference.

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Kawhi Leonard led Clippers to victory over the Denver Nuggets with his superb performance at both ends by scoring nearly triple-double with 30 points, 11 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. 

Now Denver Nuggets falls behind in a series, In the last series against Utah Jazz they were in the same position and they won the series coming back from a 3-1 deficit. But this time they are against the mighty Los Angeles Clippers who are tough and have a player like Kawhi, Paul George and have very good players who are very good in defence. So it's going to very tough for them to repeat or Nearly impossible for them to come back.

Quarter 1

6:41 to go in a quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers took 8 points lead. 5:04 to go Kawhi Leonard made 3-pointer for 9 points lead to the Clippers. 4:56 to go Shamet blocked a shot of Jokic. William's 2 points play gave 11 points lead to the Clippers. 3:19 to go Clippers got 13 points lead in the quarter. 2:56 to go, Denver Nuggets missed 7 3-pointer attempts.2:26 to go, Clippers made an 11-0 run in the last 3 minutes of a game to take the lead of 17 points in a quarter. Nikola Jokic scored the first 8 points from 9 points for Nuggets. 1:04 to go, Paul George with a pullup jumper gave 16 points lead to the Clippers. Porter Jr scored a bucket off the glass. This is Denver Nuggets' lowest first quarter in this playoffs. Clippers got a huge 14 points lead in the first quarter.    

 

Quarter 2

Clippers started a quarter with 3 points play which gave 17 points lead to the Clippers. 5:55 to go, Grant made a 3-pointer, and with this Clippers lead cut to 11 points. 4 minutes remaining in a quarter, Porter Jr's long-range shot cut a lead into a single digit for Nuggets. Morris Sr. replied with his own 3-pointer. 2:29 to go, Grant with a post up and with a dunk to finish a play. After the first half of a play Clippers had 8 points lead in a game.      

Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points with 5 boards and 3 assists in the first half of a game. Jokic dropped 12 points with 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half for Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr was superb in a first half coming off a bench as he scored 15 points in only 14 minutes of the first half. 

Quarter 3 

Nuggets started a quarter with a 3-pointer which cut a lead to only 5 points. 10:48 to go in a quarter, Nikola Jokic with a 3 pointer for Nuggets to cut a lead to only 2 points in a game. Once they were 16 points behind Nuggets in a game.  Nuggets tied a game at 48-48 with an 8-0 run in the first 2 minutes of a quarter. 3:17 to go, the Clippers made a 21-5 run in the last 5:54 minutes of a game which gave them 16 points lead. Clippers were able to hold 10 points lead after 3 quarters play.  

Quarter 4 

8:53 remaining, Harrell worked against Jokic to score a bucket and he did it for 15 points lead to the Clippers. 7:44 to go, Paul George with the baseline 3-point jumper gave 16 points lead to the Clippers. Kawhi finished with a layup for 19 points lead to the Clippers. 2:04 to go, Murray hit a 3 pointer which cut a lead to 9 points for the Nuggets. Nuggets were able to cut 19 points deficit to 9 points but it was too late for them. Nuggets never got any chance after taking a huge deficit in a game. Clippers registered an easy win with 96-95 and they take a commanding lead 3-1 lead in a series.

A spirited effort on the defensive end.

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Los Angeles Clippers' Scorer

Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, 11 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks in a game. Paul George scored only 10 points in a game with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Morris added 11 points, Zubac scored 11 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks. 

Bench Players

Harrell 15 points, with 2 rebounds and scored points in 6 FGM from 10 FGA.  Lou Williams scored 12 points with 3 assists.

Denver Nuggets' Scorers 

Nikola Jokic led Nuggets in scoring with 26 points with 11 rebounds, 6 assists. Jamal Murray dropped 18 points with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Harris added 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. 

Bench Player

Porter Jr. scored 15 points with 6 boards. Nuggets bench player scored 21 points in-game.  

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