Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, grabs a rebound away from Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, right, as guard Christian Braun reaches during the second half in Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) AP

The first-round series in the 2025 NBA playoffs between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers has lived up to the hype. And after the Clippers pulled out a 111-105 win at home in Game 6 on Thursday night, the series is headed to a decisive Game 7 back in Denver on Saturday.

The stakes couldn’t be higher as the Denver Nuggets return to Denver for a do-or-die Game 7 against the Los Angeles Clippers in their NBA Western Conference Playoffs series.