We could almost know the result of the series between Nuggets And the clippers without looking at the scores of the meetings, but only reading the column of the lost balloons. The team that lost the least balls won the Game 1, 2, 3 and 6. In Game 4, the one snatched from the buzzer by Aaron Gordon, Denver lost this battle, when, in Game 5, the two formations displayed the same number of spoiled balls.
In the sixth round won by Los Angeles, Tyronn Lue troops only spoiled 7 possessions. It was double for Denver, which allowed James Harden and his teammates to register 23 points.
“They went up a notch in defense and forced us to lose balloons. If we lose it in this series, we bow ”, summarizes David Adelman. “We were good in defense but we could not tear off the dragging balloons. We will have to be better in Game 7, playing all 48 minutes with effective basketball. »»
The clippers wanted more
“We were disorganized. This is the best way to say it. It was frustrating “Estimate Jamal Murray. “Some lost bullets were zero and it hurt us. The clippers were also desperate, more than us. They played back to the wall and torn off the balloons. Saturday, these possessions will have to be won. »»
By lowering the spoiled possessions and succeeding in tearing up some, the nuggets will give themselves a chance to win. “There were two sequences where we were not disciplined or concentrated. It has been seen ”, Be Nikola Jokic. “They accelerated in the second quarter and gave up. Then, in the third quarter, we were not disciplined and we paid it. The balloons, the rebounds were for them. »»
