Amid the carnage that was the Denver Nuggets' Game 7 blowout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, it had to feel pretty good to be Russell Westbrook. The veteran guard had a solid two-season career with the Clippers,

Some people were picking the Los Angeles Clippers to defeat the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs. But on Saturday, Denver made a mockery of the Clippers on its home court by running to a 120-101 win that wasn't as close as the final score may suggest.

In a total team effort that saw big games from Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun, the Nuggets held off the Clippers' 3-2 series comeback by delivering a blowout in Game 7 to advance to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the next round.