For most of Monday’s Game 3, the Denver Nuggets put on an offensive showcase.
Then the Los Angeles Clippers had seen enough.
The Clippers clamped down on defense late to turn a 78-68 Nuggets lead into a 113-107 win to take a 2-1 series edge in the Western Conference semifinals.
They did so while holding the Nuggets to two points over a 3:53 stretch late in the final quarter that included a Kawhi Leonard block that Jamal Murray will not soon forget.
Paul George led the scoring effort with 32 points alongside four rebounds, four assist and two steals.