It's a do-or-die night for two sports teams in Los Angeles as the Clippers and the Kings both fight to remain in playoff contention Thursday night. Both teams will need to win their games to remain in the first round of the playoffs.

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.

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,