Schedule and 2005-06 Results
Regular Season Records: L.A. Clippers 47-35, Denver 44-38
Game 1 on Saturday, 22 April: Denver loses at L.A. Clippers, 89-pts-87
Game 2 on Monday, 24 April: Denver loses at L.A. Clippers, 98-pts-87
Game 3 on Thursday, 27 April: L.A. Clippers lose at Denver, 94-pts-87
Game 4 on Saturday, 29 April: L.A. Clippers win at Denver, 100-pts-86
Game 5 on Monday, 01 May: Denver loses at L.A. Clippers, 101-pts-83

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Los Angeles Clippers hosted and defeated the Denver Nuggets 101-pts-83 to secure a 4-games-1 win of best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 978. The series 978 victory is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series decision for the Los Angeles Clippers. The series 978 loss drops the Denver Nuggets' best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 2-10, with a seven-series losing streak. The win order for the victorious Los Angeles Clippers in series 978 was WWLWW. Series 978 thus becomes the seventh NBA Preliminary round series, the 38th NBA series (all rounds), and the 82nd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow this win order.

After Game 4: The Los Angeles Clippers visited and defeated the Denver Nuggets 100-pts-86 to take a 3-games-1 lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 978. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 0-7. The Los Angeles Clippers lead a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1 for the first time.

After Game 3: With best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 978 in Denver for Games 3-4, the host Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 94-pts-87 to reduce the Clippers' series 978 lead to 2-games-1. When trailing an NBA best-of-7 playoff series 2-games-1, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 0-6. The Los Angeles Clippers lead an NBA best-of-7 playoff series 2-games-1 for the first time. In each of the first three games of series 978, the losing team has posted 87 points. Series 978 is only the second NBA best-of-7 playoff series in which the losing team has posted the same score in each of the first three games. In series 170 pitting the Los Angeles Lakers against the second incarnation of the "Baltimore Bullets," the losing team tallied 115 points in each of the first three games of that 1965 NBA Semifinals series.

After Game 2: The Los Angeles Clippers hosted and defeated the Denver Nuggets 98-pts-87 to take a 2-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 978 lead. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the Denver Nuggets have a perfect 0-4 series record. For the moment, the Clippers' 2-0 (1.000) best-of-7 NBA playoff series games record is the best among all MLB, NBA, and NHL teams in terms of winning percentage.

After Game 1: Winning their first NBA best-of-7 playoff series game since 1976 (when they were the Buffalo Braves), the Los Angeles Clippers hosted and defeated the Denver Nuggets 89-pts-87 to take a 1-game-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 978 lead. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Denver Nuggets have a perfect 0-6 series record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2005-06 regular season, the Los Angeles Clippers finished three games ahead of Denver. Through the 2005 MLB Finals, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by three regular-season games, they have posted a 9-11 (.450) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 series 978 is the 12th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for Denver, and the first for the Los Angeles Clippers: As the Buffalo Braves, the Clippers franchise played in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 284, 300, and 314 (the 1974, 1975, and 1976 NBA Quarterfinals, respectively), losing each time. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Denver has a 2-9 series record, a 0-2 Prelim-round series record, and a 5-6 Game 1 record. Series 978 is the first NBA best-of-7 playoff meeting between Denver and the Los Angeles Clippers.