So he called all of them the night before LA's 111-105 win to stave off elimination and force a Game 7 in Denver on Saturday. Making sure they understood that we didn't play our best [in Game 5] and our attention to detail wasn't good." Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Norman Powell had his most effective game of the series with 24 points. The win Thursday was the first elimination game Harden has won since Game 7 of a first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2020. This will be the sixth Game 7 for the Nuggets since 2019, the most by any team in that span.