An arena rarely becomes bulletin-board material in an NBA playoff series. But there was Denver interim coach David Adelman, one day before Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series between the Nuggets and the LA Clippers at the Intuit Dome,

The Clippers played stingy defense and had six players score in double figures, rolling to a 117-83 win over the Denver Nuggets at the Intuit Dome on Thursday.

The Clippers hit 18 threes in their first playoff game at the Intuit Dome, beating the Nuggets by more than 30 to take the 2-1 series lead.