The game between the Clippers and Nuggets on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center was significant for both of them, with Denver barely ahead of the Clippers in the tight Western Conference race.
But it wasn't until the Clippers sank into a 19-point hole in the third quarter, and the most unlikely group of Boban Marjanovic, Montrezl Harrell, Tyrone Wallace, Milos Teodosic and steady Lou Williams took the court, that L.A. responded to the gravity of the situation.
It was that quintet that essentially took a stand for the Clippers by executing on offense and playing stingy defense in helping L.