US EditionNuggets face Game 7 showdown amid contentious officiating
- The Denver Nuggets will host a Game 7 on Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers after splitting their first-round playoff series 3-3.
- The series, between teams with identical regular-season records, has seen contentious officiating and physical play, with interim coach David Adelman expressing frustration over contact allowed.
- In Game 6, the Clippers won 111-105 despite Nikola Jokic scoring 25 points and Jamal Murray contributing 21 points and eight rebounds, while Jokic struggled in the second half against Clippers defenders Nicolas Batum and Ivica Zubac.
- Adelman criticized officials for lenient standards, highlighting Jokic shooting only two free throws while the Nuggets attempted nine compared to the Clippers' 15, and said, "Nikola gets fouled a lot."
- Having won their last three games to secure home-court advantage, the Nuggets aim to respond aggressively in Game 7, with Jokic and Adelman confident they will play their game and fight back to advance.
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Longmont Times-CallDavid Adelman calls out Game 6 refs, but what can Nikola Jokic do to help himself in Game 7?
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — David Adelman needed to make a point before Game 7. But he also knows Nikola Jokic might need to help himself more than he did in Game 6 if that point doesn’t get across. “Nikola gets fouled a lot,” Denver’s interim coach said after a 111-105 loss to the Clippers on Thursday. “I’m not sure what was happening tonight, but for him to shoot two free throws with the amount of contact that was going on out there was absolutely cra…
David Adelman calls out Game 6 refs. But what can Nikola Jokic do to help himself in Game 7?
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — David Adelman needed to make a point before Game 7. But he also knows Nikola Jokic might need to help himself more than he did in Game 6 if that point doesn’t get across. “Nikola gets fouled a lot,” Denver’s interim coach said after a 111-105 loss to the Clippers on Thursday. “I’m not sure what was happening tonight, but for him to shoot two free throws with the amount of contact that was going on out there was absolutely cra…
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Nuggets' Adelman says Jokic's lack of free throws 'absolutely crazy' after Game 6 loss to Clippers
Denver Nuggets interim coach David Adelman was dismayed and angered by the amount of contact allowed by the officials while the Los Angeles Clippers defended Nikola Jokic in Game 6.
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