The Denver Nuggets are on to the next round of the playoffs, defeating the LA Clippers 120-101 in emphatic fashion.
The Nuggets will play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals with Game 1 tipping off Monday.
Denver led by as many as 31 points in the game and outscored Los Angeles 72 to 40 in the second and third quarters. Denver is the first team to outscore an opponent by 15-plus points in multiple quarters in a Game 7 in NBA history, according to ESPN Research.
Aaron Gordon led Denver with 22 points, while Christian Braun added 21. The Nuggets became the first team in Game 7 history to have at least six players score 15 points. On the contrary, the Clippers had only one player score over 15 points: Kawhi Leonard, who had 22. James Harden had 7 points on 2-for-8 shooting and has now shot under 30% in four consecutive Game 7s, tied with Dan Majerle, Greg Kite and Rod Hundley for the longest streak in NBA postseason history.
Here are the best moments from Denver's huge Game 7 victory.
