The Western Conference leaders hammered the Clippers by 31 points in Denver last week, so Clippers coach Tyronn Lue considers Friday an opportunity to “see what we’re made of.”
Funny how winning, even one game, can ease the pain of a sore ankle. Clippers veteran Nicolas Batum has been nursing a sprained ankle, but when asked two days after snapping a six-game losing streak, how he was feeling he said, “We are on the winning streak, so yeah, I’m good.”
So complete was their meltdown, Coach Tyronn Lue benched his starters after the first half, saying he and his coaching staff went to the drawing board “three or four times.” Nothing he tried made a difference in the outcome, though.The Clippers have a chance to avenge that loss when the Nuggets visit Crypto.com Arena on Friday night, giving them a chance to “see what we’re made of,” Lue said.
Batum, who sat out the Jan. 5 game because of his ankle, called the Nuggets one of the best teams in the NBA at the moment. The Nuggets are led by center Nikola Jokic, who is averaging 24.9 points, 11 rebounds, 9.4 assists and 1.4 steals. But the two-time league MVP is not the only player the Clippers need to focus on.
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