The Nuggets can point to a lot of different reasons in Game 7 as to why they’re moving on to the Western Conference Finals to play the Los Angeles Lakers. The team’s defense was impeccable. They held the Clippers t0 a 96.7 offensive rating behind on-point defensive rotations leading to a seemingly endless number of contested shots. Star center Nikola Jokic dominated the game on his way to a 16-point, 22-rebound, 13-assists triple-double. Included within that, he cleaned the glass on his way to 19 defensive rebounds, only allowing the Clippers to grab 21.4 percent of their many missed shots. Their secondary star, Jamal Murray, hit shots and got to his spots. The Nuggets looked like the younger, more athletic team as the Clippers looked like they were playing in quick sand in the fourth quarter.
In that vein, the Clippers can also look at themselves for many reasons as to why they’re going home. Doc Rivers’ rotations were a mess, and Nuggets’ coach…
