Clippers president Lawrence Frank said he definitely believes in Kawhi Leonard and James Harden as the franchise's cornerstones, despite an embarrassing Game 7 loss in their first-round series against the Nuggets.

Superstar Kawhi Leonard returned to the lineup in January and was relatively healthy from there on out. Fellow max contract star James Harden was his usual productive self, averaging 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.5 steals per contest in 79 games.

The Los Angeles Clippers got rocked by the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 on Saturday, losing 120-101 in a blowout that was nowhere near as close as even that wide margin would indicate. With under nine minutes to go the Clippers trailed by 35.