Welcome to Locked on Nuggets.

I'm your host Matt Moore, joined by my co-host, Adam Maras, for this world's finest as the Nuggets clinch their

official seed because they lost and can't go any higher.

They're now the third seed in the Western Conference after losing the Los Angeles Clippers

in a game with a score of 124 to 111 that I looked up, even though it doesn't really matter

because the Nuggets once again surrendered in up, even though it doesn't really matter because the

Nuggets once again surrendered in the fourth quarter because they don't really care.

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Adam, let's start here because I do want to talk about this game. And I think it was interesting. I caught the DMVR podcast that you were on with 18 people. And you and I think are in lockstep on this, which is I'm actually, I was on the fan late night with Sean Drotar. and I was like, I don't mean to be contrarian

here, but I'm actually really encouraged by the Nuggets in the last two games.

Yeah.

I don't care that they arrested the guys in the fourth quarter and didn't win, because through

three quarters, they show that they can hang with these teams, they can exert matchup

advantages, that they can figure out certain things, and they've established the things that I think are going to be problematic for them should they face the Clippers and Lakers in a postseason series.

I feel like that was the biggest thing I had away from tonight was Kauai had a huge game.

Paul George had a huge game, and the Nuggets could have won that game.

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