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FINAL/OT
Apr 19, 2025

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic scores 29 points with 12 assists and Aaron Gordon adds 25 points as Denver rallies to take the series opener in overtime.

Box Score

1234OTT
LAC3518222312110
DEN2722232614112
La Clippers logoCLIPPERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
24Norman PowellSF375-122-60-1341142012
2Kawhi LeonardPF419-151-33-3623073-222
40Ivica ZubacC3910-150-01-41321022-821
8Kris DunnSG304-82-50-0311104-710
1James HardenPG4211-224-96-66110125032
33Nicolas Batum233-63-60-0210022+59
55Derrick Jones Jr.241-40-12-2401200-54
10Bogdan Bogdanovic120-30-30-0520034+20
25Ben Simmons130-10-00-0220103+50
21Kobe Brown— did not play —— did not play —
12Cam Christie— did not play —— did not play —
7Amir Coffey— did not play —— did not play —
15Drew Eubanks— did not play —— did not play —
11Jordan Miller— did not play —— did not play —
88Patty Mills— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL-43-8650.0%12-3336.4%12-1675.0%4425762025-110
Denver Nuggets logoNUGGETSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF261-41-20-0400011-83
32Aaron GordonPF458-141-38-10812032025
15Nikola JokicC4612-241-44-69123124+1029
0Christian BraunSG455-101-40-0312004+511
27Jamal MurrayPG477-203-74-5971031+1221
4Russell Westbrook345-172-63-4832013+715
8Peyton Watson142-40-12-2201012-86
24Jalen Pickett41-10-00-0200001-82
31Vlatko Cancar— did not play —— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan— did not play —— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji— did not play —— did not play —
9Dario Šaric— did not play —— did not play —
3Julian Strawther— did not play —— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL-41-9443.6%9-2733.3%21-2777.8%45241111118-112

Play-by-Play

1st quarterlacden
  • La Clippers logo
    (11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Zubac: Tip to Leonard
  • La Clippers logo
    (11:37) MISS Zubac 8' Floating Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (11:35) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (11:34) Zubac 5' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    20
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (11:10) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
    23
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (10:52) Zubac 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
    43
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (10:37) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
    46
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (10:14) Zubac 6' Driving Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
    66
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:52) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:50) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (9:44) Murray 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
    68
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (9:27) Leonard 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
    88
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:16) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • La Clippers logo
    (9:16) Leonard STEAL (1 STL)
  • La Clippers logo
    (9:13) MISS Powell 6' Running Layup
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:13) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • La Clippers logo
    (9:13) Clippers Rebound
  • La Clippers logo
    (8:59) MISS Harden 13' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (8:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (8:44) Gordon 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    810
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (8:29) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
  • La Clippers logo
    +3 (8:22) Powell 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    1110
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (7:56) Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    1113
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:43) Murray Violation:Kicked Ball (K.Scott)
  • La Clippers logo
    (7:34) MISS Powell 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:31) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:22) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (7:19) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • La Clippers logo
    (7:08) MISS Powell 3' Driving Layup
  • La Clippers logo
    (7:07) Zubac REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (7:06) Zubac Putback Layup (8 PTS)
    1313
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:51) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (6:48) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (6:40) Harden 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
    1513
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:24) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (6:20) Dunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (6:13) Dunn 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Zubac 1 AST)
    1713
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:12) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • La Clippers logo
    (5:59) Harden P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (5:54) MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (5:48) Dunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • La Clippers logo
    +3 (5:40) Dunn 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
    2013
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (5:30) Braun 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
    2015
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (5:08) Dunn 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Zubac 2 AST)
    2215
  • La Clippers logo
    (4:55) Harden S.FOUL (P2.T2) (K.Scott)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (4:55) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
    2216
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (4:55) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
    2217
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (4:44) Harden 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
    2417
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:26) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (4:20) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (4:14) Harden 4' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
    2617
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:14) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Lindsay)
  • La Clippers logo
    +1 (4:14) Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
    2717
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:01) MISS Murray 19' Step Back Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (3:58) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • La Clippers logo
    (3:53) MISS Harden 31' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (3:48) Batum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • La Clippers logo
    +2 (3:35) Harden 4' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
    2917
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (3:22) Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (5 PTS)
    2919
  • La Clippers logo
    (3:09) Powell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (3:09) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (3:06) Braun 2' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
    2921
  • La Clippers logo
    (3:06) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • La Clippers logo
    (2:45) MISS Harden 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (2:43) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (2:28) Watson 11' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
    2923
  • La Clippers logo
    (2:14) MISS Bogdanovic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (2:12) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (2:04) Jokic 8' Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
    2925
  • La Clippers logo
    (1:42) Zubac Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:42) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
  • La Clippers logo
    (1:35) Bogdanovic P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:28) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (1:24) Bogdanovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • La Clippers logo
    (1:12) MISS Harden 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • La Clippers logo
    (1:07) Simmons S.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Scott)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (1:07) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
    2926
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (1:07) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
    2927
  • La Clippers logo
    (0:46) MISS Harden 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:37) MISS Westbrook 3' Running Layup
  • La Clippers logo
    (0:37) Jones Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • La Clippers logo
    (0:35) Simmons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • La Clippers logo
    +3 (0:28) Harden 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
    3227
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:09) MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • La Clippers logo
    (0:06) Clippers Rebound
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:04) Braun Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
  • La Clippers logo
    +3 (0:00) Harden 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS)
    3527
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Overtime

Team Stats

110Points112
43-86(50.0%)Field Goal(%)41-94(43.6%)
12-33(36.4%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)
12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)21-27(77.8%)
44(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(12)
25Assists24
7Steals11
6Blocks1
20Turnovers11
25Fouls18
60Pts In The Paint56
19Fast Break Pts16
9Pts Off Turnovers29
13Bench Pts23
15Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, April 19, 2025 · 3:30 PM
Ball Arena · Denver, CO
attendance: 19,973 (104.6%)
tv: ESPN