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.

The Denver Nuggets have arrived at the Intuit Dome with a 3-2 lead to close out their series against the Los Angeles Clippers. The sensational Jamal Murray had 43 points and ran riot on the Clippers in Game 5.

As the Nuggets prepare to host Game 7 of a first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, here are three keys to the winner-take-all elimination game.