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On March 24th, Beijing time, the two Western Conference teams fighting hard for a spot in the playoffs had one win and one loss: the Clippers were defeated away from home by the Pacers, while the Nuggets also fought hard on the road to beat the Wizards. Here is a summary of these two games: Clippers 104, Pacers 109. The Pacers (42-31) overcame their opponents in the final 2 minutes; Bojan Bogdanović scored 28 points and grabbed 5 rebounds, Victor Oladipo scored 18 points and 6 rebounds, Cedric Yang scored 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Darren Collison contributed 13 points and 10 assists. Lance Stephenson, who came in as a substitute, scored 13 points. The Clippers (38-34) failed to score in the last 1 minute and 55 seconds, falling short. Tobias Harris scored 18 points, DeAndre Jordan had 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Miloš Teodosić and Austin Reaves each scored 10 points. Louis Williams, who came in as a substitute, scored 27 points and provided 10 assists. Nuggets 108, Wizards 100 – Nuggets (40-33) secure second consecutive win. Nikola Jokić scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists; Jamal Murray had 25 points and 6 rebounds, Will Barton scored 23 points and 7 rebounds, while Paul Millsap managed only 2 points. Only 8 players from the team took part in the match. The Wizards (40-32) suffered two consecutive losses. Bradley Beal scored 24 points and provided 5 assists, Makai Moore had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Otto Porter contributed 13 points and 6 rebounds. Kelly Oubre Jr., who came in as a substitute, scored 15 points.