Former Gonzaga stars Chet Holmgren and Julian Strawther go head-to-head in today’s Game 7 clash with a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line.

DENVER (AP) — The scars of the Denver Nuggets' season aren't just the fresh ones from the clobbering they endured in Game 7 at Oklahoma City but the short bench they dragged through the playoffs courtesy of Calvin Booth and Michael Malone.

Former Gonzaga star Julian Strawther scored 15 second-half points off the bench to help the Denver Nuggets force a Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Julian Strawther had the night of his life in Game 6 of the NBA playoffs, and after the game he earned some rave reviews from Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas.

Even after the Nuggets' season came to an end in the second round of the playoffs, Denver doesn't currently have the ability to add depth through the draft.

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Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Michael Porter Jr. are all excellent players in their own right, but in a win-or-go-home 119-107 win in Game 6 over the Oklahoma City Thunder, it was the often-overlooked Julian Strawther who saved the Nuggets.