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.

With their backs against the wall, James Harden and Kawhi Leonard stepped up for the Clippers. The former had 28 points, six rebounds and eight assists, while the latter tallied 27 points, 10 boards and five dimes as L.A. took the 111-105 win in Game 6.

Denver Nuggets interim coach David Adelman was dismayed and angered by the amount of contact allowed by the officials while the Los Angeles Clippers defended Nikola Jokic in Game 6.