PREVIEW: The Denver Nuggets will face the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3 of a seven-game first-round playoff series , with the matchup tied 1-1 after the Clippers won Game 2 on the road. Denver brings elite three-point shooting ranked second in the league and a low turnover rate at third, though they struggle defensively with the 26th-ranked rebounding and 27th-ranked offensive rebounding. Nikola Jokic has put together arguably the greatest individual offensive season in league history, averaging a triple-double with 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists on a remarkable 66.3% true shooting percentage. The Nuggets enter uncharted territory under interim head coach David Adelman, who is navigating his first playoff experience after the franchise dealt with significant organizational upheaval late in the season . Los Angeles counters with league-leading free throw shooting at 83.2% and the highest frequency of post-up shots in the NBA, ranking fourth in efficient three-point shooting. The Clippers present a dangerous three-headed offensive challenge with a resurgent Kawhi Leonard looking like his best form in years, the playmaking prowess of James Harden, and a surging Norman Powell who is having the best season of his career. Momentum appears to be on the Clippers' side as they finished the regular season with the fourth-best net rating of plus-8.4 following the All-Star break, compared to Denver's below league average performance at plus-1.3. The Nuggets now face the added pressure of needing to win on the road where they haven't been as consistent this season, after struggling in both home games of the series.