The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs has been awesome, but one series has stood out above the rest: the Denver Nuggets versus the Los Angeles Clippers, which is tied 2-2 heading into a pivotal Game 5 in the Mile High City on Tuesday night.

Even before the series started, the Denver Nuggets versus the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round was going to be one of the must-watch series to begin the

The Nuggets are playing in their fourth Game 7 since the 2019 postseason but they haven't all been pleasant memories. They are 2-1 in Game 7s in that stretch, and the most recent experience was last season when they blew a 20-point second-half lead and suffered a gut-wrenching home loss to Minnesota in the second round.