Kawhi Leonard and James Harden lead Clippers to easy 117-83 win over Nikola Jokic and Nuggets for a 2-1 series lead
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After two close games to open the playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers came home and had their way with the Denver Nuggets.Kawhi Leonardhad 21 points and 11 rebounds in a 117-83 victory Thursday night that gave the Clippers a 2-1 lead in the first-round series. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. WATCH HERE “It ain't over because we had a blowout,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “We got to come and validate that.”James Harden and Norman Powell added 20 points apiece in the first playoff game atthe new Intuit Dome, where Clippers superfans sitting in The Wall section closest to Denver's bench wore horse hats mocking Jokic's love of the animal. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning with NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. SIGN UP “It was crackin,’ it was loud. Just how I expected it to be,” Harden said. “That's one of the reasons why we jumped out to a huge lead.”After the teamssplit the first two gamesin Denver — a pair of nail-...