The franchise best 17-game winning streak for the Los Angeles Clippers has ended with a 92-78 defeat Tuesday at the hands of the Denver Nuggets.
The Clippers' streak was the longest in the NBA since the Boston Celtics won 19 in a row from Nov. 15 to Dec. 23, 2008.
"We were all a step slower today," said Blake Griffin, who had 12 points for the Clippers. "We've got to be better than that. We're not going to sit and cry on the plane and get beat down. We're not going to cause ourselves to lose our confidence, despite what people want us to do. That's the best thing about the NBA -- you've got another game."
The loss was the first for the Clippers since a 105-98 loss against the New Orleans Hornets on Nov. 26. The loss also marks the end of their seven-game road winning streak.
Blake Griffin went 4-of-11 from the field -- the first time he's shot less than 50 percent in 18 games. Eric Bledsoe also had 12 points, DeAndre Jordan had 11 and Chris Paul 10 for the Clippers.
"Maybe two or three of the 3s that we missed, they had a hand in our face," Paul said. "But we got all the shots that we wanted. There are going to be nights like that. It just hasn't happened for a while."
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