Russell Westbrook has been a crucial part of the Nuggets bench, but they might need to try and close out the Clippers without him.

The Denver Nuggets had their backs against the wall in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers, and they delivered on an improbable alley-oop dunk by Aaron Gord

Denver’s Russell Westbrook was ruled out for Game 4 of the Nuggets’ Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers because of left foot inflammation.