The two teams have taken different punches at one another, setting up a classic Game 7 showdown. Due to the Nuggets being the higher seed, they will be hosting the game at Ball Arena, offering them a slight advantage entering the contest.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, grabs a rebound away from Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, right, as guard Christian Braun reaches during the second half in Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) AP

SportsLine's model simulated Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Saturday's first-round 2025 NBA playoff matchup