The Nuggets are playing in their fourth Game 7 since the 2019 postseason but they haven't all been pleasant memories. They are 2-1 in Game 7s in that stretch, and the most recent experience was last season when they blew a 20-point second-half lead and suffered a gut-wrenching home loss to Minnesota in the second round.

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are going back to Denver for a winner-take-all Game 7 in their NBA Western Conference Playoffs first-round series.

Veteran forward Nicolas Batum was an X-factor for the Clippers in Game 6, helping limit Nikola Jokic in the second half. Both teams will be looking for every edge they can find Saturday in Denver.