The Denver Nuggets is not going to be denied. With a shocking Sport 7 victory in opposition to the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver turned the primary staff in NBA historical past to return again from consecutive 3-1 sequence deficits to advance.

Improbably, the Nuggets fielded the 2 finest gamers in a Sport 7 in opposition to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Nikola Jokic posted a monster triple-double, and Jamal Murray scored 40 factors in Denver’s 104-89 win, securing a date with the Lakers within the Western Convention finals and spoiling the anticipated all-L.A. tilt.

In an embarrassing loss, Leonard and George mixed for simply 24 factors on 10-for-28 capturing. They missed all 11 of their photographs within the fourth quarter, ending their remaining body of the season scoreless. Title favorites after taking a commanding sequence lead in Sport 4, the Clippers blew a double-digit first-half lead for the third straight recreation and once more fell in need of the franchise’s first-ever convention finals look.