The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are meeting in one of the most intriguing matchups in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The first two games lived up to the hype with the Nuggets taking Game 1 in overtime and the Clippers pulling out Game 2 in a thriller to send the series back to Los Angeles tied at 1-1.

They came prepared for playoff basketball, equipped with horse heads to distract Nikola Jokic at the foul line. The Nuggets’ Game 3 looked more like a horse’s behind.

The Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 117-83 victory over the Denver Nuggets in the first playoff game at the Intuit Dome to take a 2-1 series lead.