Nikola Jokic got plenty of help from his teammates and the Denver Nuggets weren’t about to let up when they built a big lead and raced past the visiting Los Angeles Clippers in a 120-101 Game 7 laugher Saturday night.

The No. 4 seed Nuggets, who led by as many as 35 points, advanced to take on the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, which swept Memphis in the first round and has had a week off. The teams split their season series 2-2, with both teams winning one on the road.

The Clippers’ season came to a screeching halt after they’d entered the playoffs as the hottest team in the league, having won 18 of 21.

Jokic had 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Aaron Gordon led Denver with 22 points, Christian Braun had 21, Jamal Murray and Russell Westbrook chipped in 16 each and Michael Porter Jr. scored 15.

Kawhi Leonard led Los Angeles with 22 points but James Harden only scored 7 points on 2-of-8 shooting and Ivica Zubac had just 10 points.

Cavs coach Atkinson expecting fast-paced series vs. Pacers: Kenny Atkinson has one simple message for his Cleveland Cavaliers going into their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers that starts today in Cleveland.

Put your track shoes on.

The top-seeded Cavaliers had the NBA’s top offense in the regular season, averaging 121.9 points. The fourth-seeded Pacers averaged 117.4 points (seventh-best), but have one of the quickest teams in the league, and like to go full throttle.

“We have the athleticism and speed, it’s just the initial shock of them doing it so consistently,” Atkinson said. “I give (coach) Rick Carlisle and their group so much credit because it plays into their personnel. The message to our guys is how resilient we can be with our running. We do it three times, they’re going to do it four. Can we do it for longer?”

The matchup everyone will be watching when the series starts at Rocket Arena will be between Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell.

Haliburton — who averaged 17.6 points against Milwaukee — is averaging a playoff-best 11.6 assists per game running the Pacers’ five out offense.

Mitchell averaged 23.8 points against the Miami Heat in the opening round.