The Nuggets once again find themselves down 3-1 in the playoffs. As was the case in their series against the Jazz, Denver's lack of defense has been an immense burden. Expect a big team effort offensively in a must-win situation to override the Nuggets' half-court defense. Grab Denver.

Where has the unreal Jamal Murray gone? The guy was dropping 50s left and right against the Jazz. I predict, in a do-or-die game, he rises to the occasion. I'll also happily grab all those points with the Nuggets.

It's an elimination game for the Nuggets as they need to win to stay alive. Denver's offense has struggled against the Clippers in this series, and as a result we've seen the Nuggets slow things down to a crawl on offense. Still, even with the offensive struggles, they've been able to stick around in each of the last three games, and win or lose, they cover tonight.

We’ve seen the Nuggets in this position before. Down 3-1 in their first round series against the Jazz, they stormed back to win three straight. However, they expanded a lot of energy doing so and this Clippers team has far more talent. The Clippers have done a good job of holding Jamal Murray in check, which has limited to the Nuggets to an average of 99.8 points a game. This is a big line, but I still expect the Clippers to cover as they move on to the Conference Finals.