INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- James Harden rebounded from a quiet night in Game 5 on Tuesday to score 28 points on 10 of 20 shooting. Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and 10 rebounds and the LA Clippers forced a Game 7 of their first-round NBA playoff series with a 111-105 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 on Thursday night.
Norman Powell had his most effective game of the series with 24 points for the Clippers, who rebounded from back-to-back losses with an impressive effort at new Intuit Dome. Los Angeles took control in the second half while playing tenacious defense on Nikola Jokic, who scored 20 of his 25 points in the first half.