The Clippers can't blame injuries this time around, as Kawhi Leonard and James Harden both played all seven games without being limited. Despite that, the star duo will have to accept a second-straight first-round exit in their time as teammates. This begs the question: what's next for this duo?

It harkened back to 2023's 14-point East semifinals loss to the Celtics, when Harden was with the Sixers, or a 2021 East semis loss to the Bucks as a Brooklyn Net. In seven career

Game 7 between the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets was highly anticipated, as both sides showed during the prior six contests that any game could go down to the wire, and despite the game being in Denver,