This is a week in which the Clippers can make a stand in their quest to qualify for the Western Conference playoffs.
They will face two formidable foes in back-to-back games against the Nuggets at Denver on Tuesday night and the Houston Rockets at Staples Center on Wednesday night, two combatants that are ahead of the Clippers in the crowded and super-tough West.
The march starts with the Clippers trailing the eighth-place Nuggets by one game for the final playoff berth in the West.
"A lot of people are talking about the Rockets game, but they're at the top of the West.