Just a couple minutes into the third quarter on Sunday afternoon, it seemed like the Nuggets were done.
They were down 19 to the Clippers- one of the teams that was always supposed to be in the upcoming Western Conference Finals against their crosstown rivals, the Lakers.
The Nuggets were the darling of the first round, fighting back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Jazz in Game 7 and prove that they were building something really special in Denver.
But after falling behind 3-1 to the Clippers, the Nuggets were pretty much counted out. But no one told them that.
Once again, Denver was near dead and clawed back, this time just days after they came back in Game 5.
The Nuggets have been down, but never out. In fact, when they are facing elimination, they seem to feed on it.
A June article in The Atlantic analyzed the effects near-death experiences, or NDEs have on the brain. To the person experiencing it, this doesn’t feel…
