The Los Angeles Clippers got rocked by the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 on Saturday, losing 120-101 in a blowout that was nowhere near as close as even that wide margin would indicate. With under nine minutes to go the Clippers trailed by 35.

It harkened back to 2023's 14-point East semifinals loss to the Celtics, when Harden was with the Sixers, or a 2021 East semis loss to the Bucks as a Brooklyn Net. In seven career

He did not address the media after the Clippers suffered their third consecutive first-round playoff elimination, their second straight with Harden on the team.