Everywhere James Harden tried to go, there was Christian Braun in his way. For that, thank the personal scouting report offered up from Harden’s former teammate and Denver Nuggets sixth man Russell Westbrook.

Denver steadily pulls away in the second half, leading by as many as 35 points, in sending the Clippers home with an embarrassing loss.

James Harden played well in the regular season but struggled in the playoffs. Lawrence Frank says keeping Harden remains the Clippers' "first priority."