He insisted that his group could play better and had to play better even though the Clippers snatched home-court advantage away from the Nuggets by winning Game 2 in Denver.
That didn’t matter to Clippers coach Tyronn Lue.
What mattered to Lue was his team pushing itself to a higher level against the Nuggets.
The Clippers found another gear, fielding a stingy defense and a balanced scoring attack that helped them build a 31-point lead en route to a convincing 117-83 win over the Nuggets on Thursday night.