Having NBA history’s highest-scoring points in the paint operation — and its No. 1-ranked fastbreak offense over the last six seasons — has allowed the Denver Nuggets opportunities to generate highlights at almost blink-of-an-eye rates. The strategy — one might say — was so effective, that with the L.A. Clippers’ season on the brink, Norman Powell decided that it was one worth stealing. Promising aggressive, downhill attacks every time the basketball entered his possession during the must-win Game Six, Powell prepares himself one of his breakthrough season’s premier highlights, initially by racing into a softly-covered lane in transition. Zipping through traffic as if he were late for work, Powell requires only a swift left-to-right cross to disorient Jamal Murray before elevating into a rim-bending two-handed poster jam, invigorating the Intuit Dome in the process. Among numerous big-time producers on Los Angeles’ side, Powell left May 1, 2025 with 24 points (on 9-of-15 shooting), three rebounds, two steals, two 3-pointers, and one stamped ticket to a win-or-go-home Game Seven. · May 2, 2025