Clippers vs Nuggets Picks and Prediction – 5/3/2025

The LA Clippers visit the Denver Nuggets on Saturday for a deciding Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round best-of-seven series. Los Angeles evened the series at 3-3 with its 111-105 victory over Denver on Thursday night. James Harden was the leading scorer for the Clippers with 28 points. Los Angeles snapped a two-game losing streak and now must win on the road Saturday to advance to the second round. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Kawhi Leonard leads the Clippers in scoring, averaging 25.2 points per game. James Harden is second in scoring, averaging 21.3 points per game, and the leader in assists, averaging 8.6 per game. Ivica Zubac is the leading rebounder, averaging 10.5 rebounds per game. Los Angeles scores an average of 109.5 points per game, shooting 47.7% overall and 39.0% from 3-point territory. 

The Denver Nuggets look to clinch the series at home on Saturday and move on to the second round of the playoffs. In Thursday’s loss to Los Angeles, Nikola Jokic was the leading scorer for Denver with 25 points. Denver shot an impressive 52.4% overall, but turnovers hurt the Nuggets. Denver committed 14 turnovers to only seven by Los Angeles.

Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring, rebounding, and assists, averaging 25.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 10.8 assists during the postseason. Jamal Murray is second in scoring, averaging 23.8 points per game, and Aaron Gordon is third, averaging 18.6 points per game. Denver scores an average of 105.8 points per game, shooting 48.6% overall and 39.7% from 3-point territory.

The Denver Nuggets will win at home on Saturday to clinch their first-round series versus the Los Angeles Clippers, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of the Clippers’ last six, four of the Nuggets’ last six, and 12 of the last 18 played head-to-head between the Clippers and the Nuggets. Despite the total cashing OVER in the last two games of this series, the UNDER cashed in the first four. Defense will dictate the outcome on Saturday. Final Score Prediction: Denver Nuggets win but our best play is UNDER 103-98.