makings

At 5-1 down on aggregate, it had all the makings of a long and painful night for Spanish boss Emery and his players as they were punished by this brutally brilliant PSG.

So when the Clippers and the Denver Nuggets open their best-of-seven playoff series Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Ball Arena, it has the makings of a very intense and close series.

Liberty, the No. 13 seed, is in the tournament for the first team since 2018 after winning the Conference USA tournament, and it has all the makings of a possible Cinderella.

Sounds like the makings of a joke, but when the waters start to rise, this simple, wordless tale deepens into a warm-blooded epic about teamwork and survival.

Gary Klein’s pick: The Rams are on a mini-roll that has the makings of a legitimate playoff push.