Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers: NBA playoffs schedule, scores, how to watch, times, TV channel, streaming.
The Denver Nuggets, the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, and the Los Angeles Clippers, the No. 5 seed, face off in a first-round NBA playoffs series.
The series is a best-of-seven, with the Nuggets hosting Game 1, Game 2, Game 5 (if necessary) and Game 7 (if necessary). The Clippers will host Game 3, Game 4 and Game 6 (if necessary).
Here's how to watch the NBA playoff first-round series, with game dates, times, TV channels and streaming information.
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Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets: NBA playoffs series preview, predictions
No. 4 Denver Nuggets (50-32) vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers (50-32)
Season series: Tied, 2-2.
Story line: The Clippers roll into the postseason as one of the hottest teams in the NBA, winning their last eight games and 18 of their final 21. Denver won its final three after firing coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth to match the Clippers at 50-32 and got home-court advantage via a tiebreaker. Neither had it last time the teams met in the playoffs: Denver overcame a 3-1 deficit to beat the Clippers in 2020 at the Walt Disney World resort.
Key matchup: Nikola Jokic vs. Ivica Zubac. No team has an advantage at center against the Nuggets, with Jokic averaging 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists to become the third player to average a triple-double for a season. But the Clippers would have one against many other teams after Zubac’s excellent season in which he averaged 16.8 points and 12.6 boards, leading the NBA in total rebounds.
Prediction: Clippers in 6.
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Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers tv schedule, scores, game times, how to watch
All times ET
Season series: Tied, 2-2.
Game 1: Clippers at Nuggets | Saturday, April 19, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Game 2: Clippers at Nuggets | Monday, April 21, 10 p.m. | TNT
Game 3: Nuggets at Clippers | Thursday, April 24, TBD | NBA TV
Game 4: Nuggets at Clippers | Saturday, April 26, 6 p.m. | TNT
Game 5: Clippers at Nuggets | Tuesday, April 29, TBD | TBD*
Game 6: Nuggets at Clippers | Thursday, May 1, TBD | TBD*
Game 7: Clippers at Nuggets | Saturday, May 3, TBD | TBD*
Key players:
Nikola Jokić (DEN): 29.6 PPG, 12.7 RPG, 10.2 APG – 2025 All-Star
Jamal Murray (DEN): 21.4 PPG, 39.3% 3PT
Kawhi Leonard (LAC): 21.5 PPG, 1.6 SPG, 41.1% 3PT
James Harden (LAC): 22.8 PPG, 8.7 APG – 2025 All-Star
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