The Clippers snuck away with a competitive 111-105 victory over the Nuggets at the Intuit Dome. Denver had a tough time slowing down the three-headed attack of Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Norman Powell in the contest.

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.

Small Game James Harden helped the Nuggets take a 3-2 series advantage entering Thursday night. It matches his history of postseason fades as his career average sinks from 23.3 to 20.8 points in Games 5-7 in a series.