The Clippers respond after two dispiriting losses to force the ninth Game 7 in the history of the franchise, and they’re being led by two players who have played in several of them.

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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.