2006 NBA 1st RD P/O: WC (3) Denver Nuggets vs (6) L.A. Clippers

[STYLEgod]

(3) Denver Nuggets vs (6) L.A. Clippers

Schedule

Game 1 - Sat April 22 Denver at L.A. Clippers 7:30PM LOCAL, 10:30PM ET, ESPN
Game 2 - Mon April 24 Denver at L.A. Clippers 7:30PM LOCAL, 10:30PM ET, TNT
Game 3 - Thu April 27 L.A. Clippers at Denver 8:30PM LOCAL, 10:30PM ET, TNT
Game 4 - Sat April 29 L.A. Clippers at Denver 8:30PM LOCAL, 10:30PM ET, ESPN
Game 5 * Mon May 1 Denver at L.A. Clippers TBD TBD TBD
Game 6 * Thu May 4 L.A. Clippers at Denver TBD TBD TBD
Game 7 * Sat May 6 Denver at L.A. Clippers TBD TBD TBD

Records

Nuggets:

44-38 (26-15 Home, 18-23 Road)

Clippers:

47-35 (27-14 Home, 20-21 Road)

Season Series

Clippers 2-1

Lineups:

Nuggets:

Starters

PG Andre Miller 13.9 pts, 8.3 assists
SG Ruben Patterson 12.0 pts, 3.4 rebs
C Marcus Camby 12.8 pts, 11.9 rebs
PF Kenyan Martin 12.9 pts, 6.3 rebs
SF Carmelo Anthony 26.5 pts, 4.9 rebs

Key Bench Players

Greg Buckner 6.7 pts
Earl Boykins 12.6 pts
Eduardo Najera 5.4 pts
Reggie Evans 5.5 pts
Howard Eisely 2.9 pts

Clippers:

PG Sam Cassell 17.2 pts, 6.3 assists
SG Cutino Mobley 14.8 pts, 4.3 rebs
C Chris Kaman 11.9 pts, 9.6 rebs
PF Elton Brand 24.7 pts, 10.0 rebs
SF Vladimir Radmanovic 9.8 pts, 4.6 rebs

Key Bench Players:

Corey Maggette 17.8 pts
Quinton Ross 4.7 pts
Shaun Livingston 5.8 pts
Zeljko Rebraca 3.8 pts

Team Totals

Nuggets:

100.4 ppg, Opponents 100.0
41.3 rebounds, Opponents 42.0
23.4 assists, Opponents 23.9
.462 fg%, Opponents .454

Clippers:

97.2 ppg, Opponents 95.6
43.1 rebounds, Opponents 40.1
20.8 assists, Opponents 21.5
.465 fg%, Opponents .435

Key Matchups

(1) Carmelo Anthony vs Cuttino Mobley
(2) Kenyan Martin vs Elton Brand
(3) Andre Miller vs Sam Cassell

Interesting Notes

-Home team has won each regular season game
-Brand has not had any big scoring games against Denver this season
-Uncertain of the status of Earl Boykins for Denver
-The Clippers have home court advantage even though they are the lower seed. Some people think they may have tanked to get the seeding and it will be interesting to see if that affects anything in the series.
-Has Maggette improved this team since coming back?

[Midnight_toker]

this is gonna be fun series..im gonna watch all the games..clips have homecourt lolol..this is gonna be awesome..nuggets are like most exciting team to watch with all their dunks and all..melo, camby, k-mart, earl even tho he might be injured, and andre miller..this is gonna be good..clippers got a good team..brand is sweet..i hope the nuggets win since they are my 2nd fav team after the pistons but i don't mind seeing clips in the 2nd round..considering they are like the worst franchise in all of sports..can't wait for this series to start

[STYLEgod]

This one right here is a nut case. It may be either way but... IF the Nuggets remain healthy, they'll win in 7. It's a tough matchup, but if someone like Camby or K-Mart isn't effective and still stiff, it can get ugly...

[Midnight_toker]

a healthy nuggets team would beat clippers 100% certain about that..but still got faith in them..camby is fine i think but k-mart is hurt..it's gonna be 1 bizarre series :neutral:

[STYLEgod]

The Clippers won game 1, like their first playoff game in 13 years. 89-87 victory over the Nuggets.

[Parth]

The Clippers won game 1, like their first playoff game in 13 years. 89-87 victory over the Nuggets.
oo how did the game end?? i missd it

[Midnight_toker]

lol ya..good for the franchise but they won't win game 2..i guarantee..and the series..nuggets got game 2

[STYLEgod]

oo how did the game end?? i missd it

Carmelo went 0-8 in 4th including the shot he attempted for game winner TWICE! But with a minute and 8 seconds they were tied at 87 and thats when Carmelo missed his shots... Clippers clipped their way for another 2 pts and win.

[Parth]

Carmelo went 0-8 in 4th including the shot he attempted for game winner TWICE! But with a minute and 8 seconds they were tied at 87 and thats when Carmelo missed his shots... Clippers clipped their way for another 2 pts and win.
damn soomany close games ..tahts wat i like .. this is goin to b a good year of plyoffs

[STYLEgod]

Goodness. The Nuggets are getting whooped.. :lol:
Clippers lead 56-34 at the half...

[STYLEgod]

The Clippers won Game 2.. 98-87.

[Parth]

The Clippers won Game 2.. 98-87.
not as great great as the fisrt game

[Parth]

i got a question .. wat ever happnd to darrius miles???

[STYLEgod]

not as great great as the fisrt game

But Sam Cassel did step up by telling his team mates to work on their defense.. almost a blow out but at the end I guess the Nuggets were coming back. Now its gonna be at Nuggets so players like Camby, Melo and AMiller will do something to win the game. They weren't being healthy in their first two games... :no:

By the way its funny how its a Clippers playoff game and you can see a bunch of Lakers banners and retired jerseys at the top. :lol:

Crazy to know that there are two LA NBA teams. Wouldn't you feel weird if there were two NY teams? :lol:

[STYLEgod]

i got a question .. wat ever happnd to darrius miles???

Oh you remember him being on the Clippers eh? Darius Miles. :lol:

He was traded to the Cavs in 2002 and played with them for 2 years I think... and then traded to the Blazers which he is still with now.

[Parth]

Oh you remember him being on the Clippers eh? Darius Miles. :lol:

He was traded to the Cavs in 2002 and played with them for 2 years I think... and then traded to the Blazers which he is still with now.
thats wat i thought .. he plays for blazers. but now hes not as known when he was in clippers bc they duckd n he was alrite lol

yea i thought bout the movie perfect score n he was in it soo yeaa

[STYLEgod]

Press Release - The Denver Nuggets have suspended forward Kenyon Martin indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.

"This is an internal matter that we will deal with in-house," said Head Coach George Karl.

The Nuggets host the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday, April 27 at 8:30 pm MDT.

Weren't the Nuggets better w/o him anyway? So, is this gonna hurt them that much? He's a decent player, but kind of overrated, and extremely overpaid for what he provides. Maybe Lakers need him...

[STYLEgod]

ALRIGHT! This one right here is gonna be exciting... they just had their tip-off.

[Parth]

ALRIGHT! This one right here is gonna be exciting... they just had their tip-off.
wats the score.. i shoudl go watch it ..

[Parth]

Weren't the Nuggets better w/o him anyway? So, is this gonna hurt them that much? He's a decent player, but kind of overrated, and extremely overpaid for what he provides. Maybe Lakers need him...
yeaa ur rite hes way overrated.. n i dont thin lakers need him .. bc he hasnt even been doin that good latly..

this is random but i dunno y i kinda don tliek coach karl..since he was coach for bucks..
i dunno if its him or hes looks .. hes looks kill me dunno y ..n i thin the stupidst TRADE ever was.. ray allen n gary ..

[STYLEgod]

wats the score.. i shoudl go watch it ..

The Nuggets are up 15-7 in 1st qtr with 3 mins left.... is this w/o K-Mart? :lol:

[STYLEgod]

yeaa ur rite hes way overrated.. n i dont thin lakers need him .. bc he hasnt even been doin that good latly..

this is random but i dunno y i kinda don tliek coach karl..since he was coach for bucks..
i dunno if its him or hes looks .. hes looks kill me dunno y ..n i thin the stupidst TRADE ever was.. ray allen n gary ..

COACH GEORGE KARL IS AWESOME!!!! Ever since he was coaching the Sonics.. he was a bad assss!!!! I remember him pairing up against Coach PJackson of the Bulls at the time in the playoffs... that was an awesome series!!! Kemp/Payton vs Jordan/Pippen! Remember that one?

[Parth]

COACH GEORGE KARL IS AWESOME!!!! Ever since he was coaching the Sonics.. he was a bad assss!!!! I remember him pairing up against Coach PJackson of the Bulls at the time in the playoffs... that was an awesome series!!! Kemp/Payton vs Jordan/Pippen! Remember that one?
ooh of course .. big kemp baby lol .. yea i dunno where i got that from dunno wats wrong bout coach karl that i dont like,, lol i dont htin u'll understand

hey doesnt pippen liek go around to diff teams n help players?? last i heard he was w. lakers n helps brown out w. hes gamme
u kno wat he exactly does??

[STYLEgod]

ooh of course .. big kemp baby lol .. yea i dunno where i got that from dunno wats wrong bout coach karl that i dont like,, lol i dont htin u'll understand

hey doesnt pippen liek go around to diff teams n help players?? last i heard he was w. lakers n helps brown out w. hes gamme
u kno wat he exactly does??

Great player and a great guy.. I think he is now a sport anchor. :D

Wait I don't know about him being on the Lakers!

Draft rights traded to Chicago in '87 from Seattle, Traded to Houston in 1999, Traded to Portland late '99, then signed as a free agent by Chicago in '03 and finally retired after last year season.

*Pippen returned to Chicago as a free agent for his last season. The Bulls had struggled mightily since Pippen's departure. He would only play in 23 games but he brought experience and mentored the core of young players that would help the team in the following season of 2004-05.

[Parth]

Great player and a great guy.. I think he is now a sport anchor. :D

Wait I don't know about him being on the Lakers!

Draft rights traded to Chicago in '87 from Seattle, Traded to Houston in 1999, Traded to Portland late '99, then signed as a free agent by Chicago in '03 and finally retired after last year season.

*Pippen returned to Chicago as a free agent for his last season. The Bulls had struggled mightily since Pippen's departure. He would only play in 23 games but he brought experience and mentored the core of young players that would help the team in the following season of 2004-05.

i didnt say he palyd .. he came to leik prac n helpd brown w. hes gamee

u kno wat i thin would of been good for him .. if he jus retierd after bulls .. i mean .. i remember watchin blazer games when he was on .. he jus wasnt the same ..not even the half the player he was when he playyd for bulls ..
i remember this from sportcenter bck in the day .. dunno y this is how it went
- pippen said somthin bout he didnt get to score alot bc they didnt pass him the ball or somthin .. n sportscenter replayd the game n showd that he touchd the ball like 33 or somthin on offense .. but he passd it everytime .. so it was hes fualtt..

lol i dunno wat that had to do w. this .. but it jus shows he was better off retierin after bulls

[STYLEgod]

:lol:

Nuggets are up 52-44 in 3rd with 9mins to go....

[Parth]

:lol:

Nuggets are up 52-44 in 3rd with 9mins to go....
i want clippers to win .. its kinda good to see taht clippers r acctaully doin good in liek 100 yearss lol

[STYLEgod]

i want clippers to win .. its kinda good to see taht clippers r acctaully doin good in liek 100 yearss lol

:lol: ya you know what... I have never seen the Clippers play this season and wow... they are doing soooo well! I like them..

[Parth]

:lol: ya you know what... I have never seen the Clippers play this season and wow... they are doing soooo well! I like them..
i never watchd ne games before this year .. i seen couple but not the whole game jus flippin around ..n all theer highlights on sportscenter..

i thin clippers n griz r the cinderella teamm this year

[STYLEgod]

The Nuggets won Game 3 with 94-87 victory.

[Parth]

The Nuggets won Game 3 with 94-87 victory.
that sucks .. hey style .. how r u goin for in this series?

[STYLEgod]

that sucks .. hey style .. how r u goin for in this series?

This one right here is a nut case. It may be either way but... IF the Nuggets remain healthy, they'll win in 7. It's a tough matchup, but if someone like Camby or K-Mart isn't effective and still stiff, it can get ugly...

Well since K-Mart is gone I guess and it doesn't look like the Nuggets will remain healthy through out the series. I haven't seen the Clippers play all year long and hell.... they are a squad! I am guessing Clippers in 5 because Cassell seems like a team player other than EBrand. Because I don't know if you have seen the way he made a huddle before/after the game even when they lost last night.. its like whoa.

[nycballa88]

damn freakin melo is horrible

[STYLEgod]

damn freakin melo is horrible

Ya he fouled out too.... :lol:

[STYLEgod]

Game 4 won by the Clippers with 100-84 over the Nuggets.

[nycballa88]

Ya he fouled out too.... :lol:
he hasnt done nething this series

[Parth]

clippers been killin them every game they won

[STYLEgod]

The Clippers trimmed the Nuggets out of the playoffs with a win 101-83 in Game 5.

[nycballa88]

its crazy tho its been forever...bufalo braves lol