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.

James Harden had 28 points and eight assists on Thursday in an outstanding bounce-back performance, while Kawhi Leonard added 27 points as the Los Angeles Clippers forced Game 7 in their first-round NBA Playoffs series with an 111-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

NBA playoffs are about to have their first Game 7, courtesy of a Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Clippers series that seems to change complexion with every game. After a blowout loss in Game 5, the Clippers recovered with a complete effort in a 111-105 win on Thursday at the Intuit Dome to force a winner-take-all game Saturday in Denver.