The defending champions Denver Nuggets will be playing in a Game 7 Sunday evening against the Minnesota Timberwolves, hoping to flex their championship muscle one more time and get back to the Western Conference Finals. The Nuggets lost the first two games at home in this series but battled back to gain an edge in the series. They’re hoping to recover from a blowout loss in Game 6 when they host Minnesota in Game 7. Here’s a look at how Denver has done in this high-stakes situation.
The Nuggets are 4-3 overall as a franchise in Game 7s, but this current group has plenty of experience in the decisive situation. Denver has played four Game 7s with the Nikola Jokic-Jamal Murray pairing, while Michael Porter Jr. has been a part of two Game 7s. The Nuggets defeated the Spurs in a Game 7 before losing to the Trail Blazers in the next round in Game 7 during the 2019 playoffs. Their most famous Game 7 victories came in the 2020 Orlando bubble, where they defeated the Jazz in the first round and the Clippers in the second round in Game 7s. In both instances, Denver came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the series.
According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Nuggets are 5-point favorites in Sunday evening’s Game 7.