But the Clippers and Nuggets shaped up to be as evenly-matched a duel as there was in the world of hoops. That all-important Game 7 swept across television screens like a dust storm. Given the contour of the previous six matchups,

Nikola Jokic got plenty of help from his teammates and the Denver Nuggets weren’t about to let up when they built a big lead and raced past the Los Angeles Clippers in a 120-101 Game 7 laugher Saturday night.

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.