The Denver Nuggets responded well to an embarrassing 120-97 defeat in the series opener and tied up at one apiece with a 110-101 last time out.

The Nuggets came out on fire and with way more energy than the Clippers. They built up a solid first-quarter lead the Clips simply couldn't recover from, but I like the Clips to be on their toes from the start tonight and show their class to take back command of the series with a win. "We will be better for Game 3," Clippers' Paul George told reporters. "There's no pep talk for it. It's the playoffs. We got to be ready. We've got to come out a lot stronger and we'll be up for the fight."

Clippers are 21-6 ATS in their last 27 games following an ATS loss and the Clippers are 37-16 ATS in their last 53 games following a straight-up loss. Nuggets are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight-up win.

8* play on Los Angeles Clippers.