Six players finished with 15 points or more as the Denver Nuggets saw off Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 in Game 7 of their NBA Playoff first round clash, to win the series 4-3 and set up a Western Conference semi-final match-up against Oklahoma City Thunder.
Aaron Gordon scored 22 points, Christian Braun had 21, while Nikola Jokic contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Nuggets used a big third quarter to overcome the Clippers, who were led by Kawhi Leonard with 22 points.
James Harden had 13 assists but only seven points as the Clippers failed to keep up with the Nuggets in the third quarter which saw the home side lead by as much as 25 points.