Led by their veteran scoring trio of James Harden, Norman Powell, and Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers pushed their first round series against the Denver Nuggets to a Game 7 and gave themselves a chance to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round.

James Harden had 28 points and eight assists in an outstanding bounce-back performance, Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and the Los Angeles Clippers forced a seventh game in their first-round NBA playoff series with a 111-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 on Thursday night.

James Harden recorded 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers remained alive in their first-round series with the Denver Nuggets, winning 111-105 on Thursday night in Inglewood,