The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are meeting in one of the most intriguing matchups in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The first two games lived up to the hype with the Nuggets taking Game 1 in overtime and the Clippers pulling out Game 2 in a thriller to send the series back to Los Angeles tied at 1-1.

Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ Game 3 loss to the Clippers Thursday night at the Intuit Dome in the Western Conference playoffs.

The Denver Nuggets will look to tie the series on Saturday in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets suffered a tough loss to the Clippers in Game 3 and are now down 2-1 in the first-round series.

Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook is out for Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday with a foot injury, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Nuggets trail the Clippers 2-1 in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.