Jake Shapiro: MPJ tells me he took a pain injection for Game 7, felt like he needed to do it with everything on the line. He didn’t take one for a few games in this series because of swelling at the injection site. He sprained his should with a fall late during Game 2.
Source: Bluesky
Source: Bluesky
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Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder vs Nuggets
Round 2
SGA v Jokic: Top 2 MVP candidates.
Russell Westbrook v OKC.
JDub. Chet. Dort. Hart. Caruso.
Murray. Gordon. MPJ. Braun.
Winner goes to the Western Conference Finals. pic.x.com/mcGczp51AG – 9:39 PM
Thunder vs Nuggets
Round 2
SGA v Jokic: Top 2 MVP candidates.
Russell Westbrook v OKC.
JDub. Chet. Dort. Hart. Caruso.
Murray. Gordon. MPJ. Braun.
Winner goes to the Western Conference Finals. pic.x.com/mcGczp51AG – 9:39 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Michael Porter was VERY adamant this ball was off Norman Powell, and he’s right. – 8:17 PM
Michael Porter was VERY adamant this ball was off Norman Powell, and he’s right. – 8:17 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
David Adelman is challenging out of bounds after Michael Porter Jr. deflected a pass intended for Norman Powell – 8:17 PM
David Adelman is challenging out of bounds after Michael Porter Jr. deflected a pass intended for Norman Powell – 8:17 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Derrick Jones Jr. is 3/7 FGs
The rest of the LA Clippers are 2/7 FGs
Harden hasn’t attempted a shot yet, and he and Kawhi haven’t scored
A Michael Porter Jr. corner 3 gives Denver a 13-11 lead and Clippers call timeout with 5:45 left in 1st quarter
Time for subs. – 7:51 PM
Derrick Jones Jr. is 3/7 FGs
The rest of the LA Clippers are 2/7 FGs
Harden hasn’t attempted a shot yet, and he and Kawhi haven’t scored
A Michael Porter Jr. corner 3 gives Denver a 13-11 lead and Clippers call timeout with 5:45 left in 1st quarter
Time for subs. – 7:51 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Huge swing for the Nuggets. Derrick Jones Jr. missed his last two threes wide open. Murray steals the rebound from Zubac. Nuggets fast break goes to MPJ for a big three in the corner.
Nuggets reclaim 13-11 lead. 5:46 in 1st. – 7:50 PM
Huge swing for the Nuggets. Derrick Jones Jr. missed his last two threes wide open. Murray steals the rebound from Zubac. Nuggets fast break goes to MPJ for a big three in the corner.
Nuggets reclaim 13-11 lead. 5:46 in 1st. – 7:50 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Michael Porter Jr. hits a transition three and the Nuggets take their first lead of the game, at 13-11….timeout Clippers with 5:46 remaining in the first quarter – 7:50 PM
Michael Porter Jr. hits a transition three and the Nuggets take their first lead of the game, at 13-11….timeout Clippers with 5:46 remaining in the first quarter – 7:50 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
I don’t know which hurts MPJ more to land on the left shoulder or the back. Good shot. Needed the free throw. – 12:03 AM
I don’t know which hurts MPJ more to land on the left shoulder or the back. Good shot. Needed the free throw. – 12:03 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Halftime Rotations for the Nuggets as they trail the Clippers 58-57.
Nikola Jokic: 20 points, 9/13 FG, 4 assists, 2 steals
Jamal Murray: 12-6-6
Russell Westbrook: 10-3-4, 3/3 FG, 2/2 3P
Heavy minutes for starters minus MPJ. pic.x.com/NxAoBmdHjr – 11:20 PM
Halftime Rotations for the Nuggets as they trail the Clippers 58-57.
Nikola Jokic: 20 points, 9/13 FG, 4 assists, 2 steals
Jamal Murray: 12-6-6
Russell Westbrook: 10-3-4, 3/3 FG, 2/2 3P
Heavy minutes for starters minus MPJ. pic.x.com/NxAoBmdHjr – 11:20 PM
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Jamal Murray dropped his highest scoring game of this year’s playoffs. Russell Westbrook returned with a bang. Even Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., and Christian Braun delivered big-time. Back at home, Denver’s other players not named Nikola Jokic finally raised their level of play in a critical stretch of the series. Murray uncorked 43 points built on eight threes, taking command of a strong 131-115 Nuggets showing over the Clippers in Game 5 to seize a 3-2 lead, Wednesday (PH time), April 30. -via NBA.ph / April 30, 2025
On May 30, 2024, Drew Gordon died in a two-vehicle injury crash in Clackamas County, Oregon, at the age of 33. He was survived by Angela, their sons Zayne (5) and Brody (2), and his eldest Jayden (12). “When that first happened, I was there with [Aaron],” Nuggets teammate Michael Porter Jr. told Andscape. “It was me and him and KCP [ex-Nuggets teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope] ended up pulling up. We sat there, digested it, talked. And we were there for him. He’s held it down since the day it happened. That was his big brother.” -via Andscape / April 29, 2025
