The first two games went down to the wire with the Nuggets taking Game 1 in overtime and the Clippers pulling out Game 2 in a thriller to send the series back to Los Angeles tied at 1-1. Game 3 was a far more lopsided affair as the Clippers cruised to a 117-83 victory to take a 2-1 series lead.

Denver used a balanced scoring attack to throttle LA, which couldn't get anything going in Game 7. The Nuggets and Thunder meet Monday in Game 1.

The two teams have had close back-and-forth matchups since Game 1. Three games in the series have been decided by three points or less, with the only blowout being a 117-83 Clippers win in Game 3. The Nuggets came into Game 6 with the momentum from a two-game winning streak,