Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ Game 3 loss to the Clippers Thursday night at the Intuit Dome in the Western Conference playoffs.

The Denver Nuggets will look to tie the series on Saturday in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets suffered a tough loss to the Clippers in Game 3 and are now down 2-1 in the first-round series.

Outside of a Game 3 blunder by the Nuggets, it's been an incredibly close series. The two sides are tied 2-2 through four games, with the series headed back to Denver for Game 5. Three of the four games have been decided by just one basket,