Coach Lu: This is a difficult defeat. We failed to perform as we deserve.

On May 4, the first round of the playoffs was tiebreaker, the Los Angeles Clippers 101-120 Denver Nuggets (3-4). At the beginning of the third quarter, the Nuggets scored a 15-0 super attack wave, expanding their lead to nearly 30 points. The game lost the suspense of victory or defeat too early, and the Nuggets defeated the Clippers at home and won the tiebreak. The Nuggets advanced to the second round with their head held high, and their opponent in the semi-finals was the top seed of the Western Conference.

Clippers coach Tyron Lu was interviewed by the media, and Director Lu said: "I talked to each player separately. This was a difficult loss. At this critical moment, we failed to play as we deserved. Losing made me very upset, but I didn't have any dissatisfaction with the players in the locker room... I was very satisfied with their performance throughout the season."