LA Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 19, 2025

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
LAC	35	18	22	23	12	110
DEN	27	22	23	26	14	112

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.

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Norman PowellSF	37	5-12	2-6	0-1	3	4	1	1	4	2	0	12
2Kawhi LeonardPF	41	9-15	1-3	3-3	6	2	3	0	7	3	-2	22
40Ivica ZubacC	39	10-15	0-0	1-4	13	2	1	0	2	2	-8	21
8Kris DunnSG	30	4-8	2-5	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	4	-7	10
1James HardenPG	42	11-22	4-9	6-6	6	11	0	1	2	5	0	32
33Nicolas Batum	23	3-6	3-6	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	+5	9
55Derrick Jones Jr.	24	1-4	0-1	2-2	4	0	1	2	0	0	-5	4
10Bogdan Bogdanovic	12	0-3	0-3	0-0	5	2	0	0	3	4	+2	0
25Ben Simmons	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	3	+5	0
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%	44	25	7	6	20	25	-	110

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	26	1-4	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	-8	3
32Aaron GordonPF	45	8-14	1-3	8-10	8	1	2	0	3	2	0	25
15Nikola JokicC	46	12-24	1-4	4-6	9	12	3	1	2	4	+10	29
0Christian BraunSG	45	5-10	1-4	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	4	+5	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	47	7-20	3-7	4-5	9	7	1	0	3	1	+12	21
4Russell Westbrook	34	5-17	2-6	3-4	8	3	2	0	1	3	+7	15
8Peyton Watson	14	2-4	0-1	2-2	2	0	1	0	1	2	-8	6
24Jalen Pickett	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-8	2
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%	45	24	11	1	11	18	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACDEN

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

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

LAC

DEN

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