The Denver Nuggets entered their Thursday night contest against the Los Angeles Clippers with an opportunity to close out their first-round series in six games.

Some muffled M-V-P chants reverberated throughout the arena. The score read: Nuggets 52, Clippers 38. Denver never trailed, despite an average game from Nikola Jokic (a 13-point triple-double). Westbrook was not the difference. But he was a reason for the relatively easy win.

On a night when the Colorado Avalanche won a Game 6 thanks to some lucky bounces, their Mile High City brethren endured an unfriendly roll before a Game 6 loss. The highs and lows of Russell Westbrook continued on Thursday,