James Harden evaluates 28 and the Clippers Force Game 7 with a coarse-grained victory 111-105 against the nuggets

Inglewood, California (AP) James Harden had 28 points and eight templates in an outstanding performance, Kawhi Leonard added 27 points, and the Los Angeles Clipper forced in their NBA Playoff series in the first round with a 111-105 win against Denver Nuggets in game 6 on Thursday, on Thursday, on Thursday.

Norman Powell scored 24 points for the Clippers, who recovered from successive losses with an impressive effort at New Intuit Dome. Los Angeles took control in the second half, while playing a stubborn defense on Nikola Jokic, which scored 20 of his 25 points in the first half.

“I give our boys recognition that I am only there,” said Clipper's coach Tyronn Lue. “(You) are not emptied and we did a good job. … I told the boys after the game that it is about being a team and whatever it takes to win. These boys totally understood it.”

Game 7 is on Saturday in Denver.

Jamal Murray scored 21 points for the Nuggets, who have lost a potential series game in five times in the last two seasons in the last two seasons in the last two seasons. Denver also gave a 3-2 series about Minnesota in the second round last season.

The nuggets have not won a game 7 since 2020 when they displaced the clipper from the conference semi -final in Florida's bladder.

The Clippers were pushed for this comeback victory by the 35-year-old Harden, who played aggressively and harmful after receiving criticism For a passive effort in game 5. Leonard also appeared, with the two-time NBA champion adding 10 rebounds and five assists on a confident excursion.

“It was victory or home, so there was the opportunity to be aggressive and I took it,” said Harden. “Another game. … we didn't want to go home. We still have another game.”

Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum have come together for a surprisingly effective defense effort for the typical unpleasant Jokic. The three -time MVP was kept goalless for 11 minutes in the third quarter and only went 2 for 9 in the second half.

Los Angeles led around 15 with less than six minutes before playing, but Denver made an 11: 2 run to cut the clipper's lead to 107-101 before Powell buried a 3 point with 1:47 left.

Powell's coupling bucket was Los Angeles' only field gate in the last 5:57, but the clips continued with the defense. Russell Westbrook put a layup under pressure and in the last few minutes had another layup blocked in successive possessions, and Zubac blocked a layup attempt by Jokic with 24 seconds ahead.

After the nuggets fell into a 2-1 hole of the series in the fourth quarter of game 4 and then remained a 22-point lead Aaron Gordon's incredible dark on the summer. Denver drove with 43 points from Murray to a comfortable victory in game 5.

After the Clipper had put off the route on Tuesday, Lue took the rare step to check with his players on her day, and said that he had “made many temperatures” to ensure that they were mentally ready to fight for their life in the playoffs.

The Clippers team, which stormed into the playoffs with eight victories in a row, and 18 out of 21 replied 6 lue in game.

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