Half of McGregor Square came dressed for church. The other half prayed for a miracle that never came. “I think it shows our persistence,” Charlie “Chuck” Friesleben told me early Saturday night before the first-ever dueling, simultaneous Nuggets-Avalanche Game 7s got off the ground. “And how you should never root against us. Because we’re so cool.”

More than 100 Clippers fans were flown out to Denver for Saturday's Game 7 with the Nuggets by team owner Steve Ballmer.

The Denver Nuggets had control of the series over the Los Angeles Clippers, heading into Game 6 with a 3-2 lead and a chance to advance. However, the Clippers w