Welcome to Locked on Nuggets, where sadly I'm at more,

and my colleague Adam Maras have to inform you that the Stifle tower has fallen because the Denver Nuggets

have won game seven in advance to the Western Conference semifinals versus Los Angeles

Clippers and a barn burner 80 to 78 victory.

You knew it's going to be a defensive battle.

Defensive.

By your grit and grind nuggets. I'm Matt. 78 victory. You knew it's going to be a defensive battle. Defensive.

By your grit and grind nuggets.

I'm Matt Moore, joined by Adam Morris.

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Matt, you know how I talk about how much I don't like when we analyze Yokic's first three

minutes of a game and how we write, we always put the finishing, you know know the final punctuation and period after seven

minutes or nine minutes wait till the final buzzer because nikolayokic and my Denver

nuggets just came back from three one just had 21 of the 30 total points in the second half

of a game seven including the game winner.

And, oh, by the way, helped captain a defense.

I shouldn't really say he captained it.

I think Gary Harris captain did.

But was part of a defense that is top four in the playoffs over the last three games.

Excuse me.

It seems like Denver having just half of their roster available to them

maybe makes a little bit of a difference in a series.

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