Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon positioned himself to be the villain in the eyes of the Clippers’ home crowd Saturday night.

Mid-game tempers and end-game heroics highlight the latest chapter in a riveting playoff series between the Nuggets and Clippers.

The firing of their head coach and general manager right before the start of these NBA playoffs comes to mind most. I've seen them at their highest highs, such as when they went a dominant 16-4 through the entire 2023 postseason en route to the first championship in franchise history.