The Clippers’ 2024-25 season ended on Saturday night, as the team lost 101-120 to the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the NBA playoffs’ first round.
The Nuggets outscored the LA Clippers 35-19 in the third quarter. The Clippers came out of the first quarter 26-21, and everyone thought they would win, but Denver scored 37 points in the second quarter.
Another factor in the Clippers’ loss to the Denver Nuggets was that Russell Westbrook came up big in the series. Though Westbrook’s time with the Clippers was a disappointment, he rebounded in Denver and the first round against his former team. In Game 1, Russell Westbrook scored 15 points in the overtime win against the Clippers.
In Game 5, Westbrook had 21 points, including 3 three-pointers. In the game 7 win over the Clippers, Westbrook had 16 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five steals in 27 minutes.
Though the Clippers’ result in game 7 wasn’t what they wanted, the team had bright spots from Kobe Brown, Jordan Miller, and Drew Eubanks.
The Clippers also proved many people wrong heading into the season.
Many thought the Clippers wouldn’t make the playoffs, while some had them as a play-in team heading into the 2024-25 season. With Kawhi sidelined to start the season, Paul George and Russell Westbrook leaving the Clippers this past offseason, and the Clippers’ 0-4 start at the Intuit Dome, the Clippers found ways to win and give lots of excitement to the fans.
James Harden, Norman Powell, and Zubac improved, and all carried the Clippers to another playoff berth this past year.
To add to the joy and excitement of the incredible first season at the Intuit Dome, the Team had fun playing together as a group and stepped up its defense under assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy.
With the offseason underway, look for the Clippers to be active and upgrade their roster as the team will be back and even better.
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