The Los Angeles Clippers will try to advance to their first Western Conference final Friday when they face the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their semifinal series in the NBA bubble near Orlando.

When the Toronto Raptors fell behind 0-2 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Celtics, it was hard to imagine the series going seven games. Even after they tied the series, a 111-89 loss in Game 5 had many predicting Toronto's end was all but assured.