The Denver Nuggets were never likely to win their second-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. That was true before it started, and it's certainly true now. Following OKC's 112-105 win on Tuesday,

The Denver Nuggets’ second-half lead was way too big for them to fritter away. Denver walloped the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 in Game 7 of their playoff series Saturday night to advance to face top-seeded Oklahoma City.

In all the years of Nikola Jokic, Denver has not witnessed a Nuggets season capable of rivaling ... out nightmarish memories of a 20-point Game 7 lead squandered, Denver laid a season-ending ...

Jamal Murray didn’t quite guarantee a Game 7. He alluded to it, though, in between sips of his blueberry-colored postgame recovery smoothie. “Very confident,” the Denver Nuggets guard said of a return to Oklahoma City.

Nikola Jokić hold all 5 top spots for the Nuggets for most rebounds in a playoff game. The Denver Nuggets have made 31 playoff appearances during their time in the NBA. They have won one championship. Let’s highlight their top five all-time leaders for most rebounds in a single playoff game.

As the Nuggets prepare to host Game 7 of a first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, here are three keys to the winner-take-all elimination game.

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets will face a pivotal Game 7 Saturday night, seeking to exorcise the demons of last year's painful home playoff elimination while contending with a rare scheduling conflict that will see both the Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche playing decisive games simultaneously.

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The Clippers won Game 2 at Ball Arena 105-102, and twice in the Nikola Jokic era the Nuggets have succumbed in a Game 7 at home, against Portland in 2019 and against Minnesota last year when Denver blew a 20-point second-half lead.

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