The Denver Nuggets took out the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 111-98 on Sunday, forcing a Game 7 to see who will move on to the Western Conference Finals.
The Nuggets were down 3-1 in the series, but have won two straight, overcoming a 19-point deficit in their latest, improbable win.
The winner of Game 7 on Tuesday will square off against LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers, who easily eliminated the Houston Rockets last week.
Sunday’s game was a tale of two halves, the Clippers dominating the first and jumping out to a lead, and the Nuggets refocusing and dominating in the third and fourth quarters.
The Nuggets have become accustomed to playing from behind and it seems as if they might actually prefer it. They have won three games in the 2020 playoffs when down by 15+ points at some point in the game.
They have also shown that they play best when their backs are up against the wall. Denver has now won five straight games when facing elimination.
Denver was once again led by their star center Nikola Jokic, who hit several big threes on his way to scoring 34 points, grabbing 14 rebounds, and dishing out 7 assists.
