Leonard led Los Angeles with 14 points at the break, while Harden struggled, going just 2-of-6 for seven points. Norman Powell chipped in four, and Ivica Zubac added eight. Braun paced the Nuggets with 11 points, while Gordon and Westbrook each scored 10, and Jokic had nine.

Nikola Jokic got plenty of help from his teammates and Denver's scoring surge held up in a 120-101 blowout of the shellshocked Los Angeles Clippers.

The Denver Nuggets have advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals following a 120-101 blowout win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 at Ball Arena on Saturday. The Nuggets never looked back in this one after seizing control in the second quarter and have now set up a titanic clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder.