Nikola Jokic believes the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are in the midst of the best first-round series of the 2025 NBA playoffs, and now the winner will be decided in the first Game 7 of this postseason.
The Clippers return to Denver Saturday night for a matchup to determine which team advances to face the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals next week. Los Angeles forced a Game 7 by beating the Nuggets, 111-105, in Thursday’s Game 6. Experts believe this final meeting will be as tight as the series.
There will be close attention paid to Jokic’s free throws after Nuggets interim coach David Adelman called it “absolutely crazy” that the reigning NBA MVP only attempted two foul shots in Game 6. The Clippers limited Jokic to five points, two rebound and four assists in the second half, while James Harden and Kawhi Leonard combined for 55 points.
Here’s a look at the latest betting lines, predictions and picks ahead of Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night:
Nuggets vs. Clippers predictions: Game 7 picks for NBA playoffs first round
ESPN: Nuggets have 56.4% chance to win Game 7
The Nuggets have a 56.4% chance to beat the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7, according to ESPN’s matchup predictor.
NBC Sports: Nuggets moneyline
The model used by NBC Sports Bet for projections picked the Denver Nuggets to beat the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 of their NBA playoffs series.
Clutch Points: Clippers cover and win
“The Clippers’ frontcourt has been dominant and a real difference-maker. … The defense can slow down the Nuggets, as proven in this series. The defense has a big task against Murray and Jokic, but they have enough to do it in a do-or-die situation.”
Pickswise: Take the Nuggets
“A small edge to the Nuggets simply because they have Jokic and what will almost certainly be a raucous crowd behind them at Ball Arena. He was relatively quiet in Game 6, and going out as the higher seed in a Game 7 in back-to-back seasons wouldn’t look good on his resume.”
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Nuggets vs. Clippers Game 7 odds
The Denver Nuggets are favorites to beat the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 of their 2025 NBA playoffs first-round series, according to BetMGM.
BetMGM odds as of 11 a.m. ET on Friday, May 2
- Spread: Nuggets (-1.5)
- Moneyline: Nuggets (-118); Clippers (-102)
- Over/under: 205.5
Nuggets vs. Clippers: NBA playoffs schedule, time, TV channel, live streaming
The Western Conference first-round series between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers moves onto Game 7 on Saturday, May 3 at Ball Arena in Denver. The game will be broadcast nationally on TNT and truTV and can be streamed via Sling TV and Max. The series is tied, 3-3.
Here’s the updated schedule for Nuggets vs. Clippers. All times listed are Eastern.
- Game 1: Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 (OT)
- Game 2: Clippers 105, Nuggets 102
- Game 3: Clippers 117, Nuggets 83
- Game 4: Nuggets 101, Clippers 99
- Game 5: Nuggets 131, Clippers 115
- Game 6: Clippers 111, Nuggets 105
- Game 7: Clippers at Nuggets | Saturday, May 3 | 7:30 p.m. | TNT, truTV, Max, Sling TV
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