Clippers (105) vs Nuggets (102) · Apr 21, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 21, 2025

Game Recap

Kawhi Leonard scores 39 points on 15-for-19 shooting and the Clippers even their first-round series against the Nuggets with a 105-102 win in Denver on Monday.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	25	30	23	27	105
DEN	31	21	24	26	102

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Norman PowellSF	33	5-14	2-4	1-2	0	3	3	0	1	3	+8	13
2Kawhi LeonardPF	39	15-19	4-7	5-5	3	5	2	1	1	1	+6	39
40Ivica ZubacC	40	6-10	0-0	4-5	12	4	1	0	2	5	+3	16
8Kris DunnSG	28	2-7	1-4	0-0	6	2	3	1	0	3	+1	5
1James HardenPG	38	7-17	4-11	0-0	3	7	1	2	4	1	-1	18
25Ben Simmons	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
55Derrick Jones Jr.	19	3-7	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	+2	6
33Nicolas Batum	18	2-5	2-5	0-0	4	0	2	1	0	1	+1	6
10Bogdan Bogdanovic	15	0-5	0-1	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	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	-	41-8548.2%	13-3438.2%	10-1283.3%	32	24	13	5	11	19	-	105

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	33	6-11	2-4	1-2	15	1	1	0	3	0	-4	15
32Aaron GordonPF	38	5-13	1-3	3-3	6	1	0	0	1	3	-1	14
15Nikola JokicC	43	8-16	4-8	6-10	11	10	3	0	7	2	0	26
0Christian BraunSG	34	2-7	0-2	1-2	6	2	1	0	2	4	-3	5
27Jamal MurrayPG	42	9-17	4-8	1-1	3	6	1	1	4	3	+5	23
4Russell Westbrook	23	5-11	3-6	1-2	4	1	1	0	2	1	-7	14
8Peyton Watson	13	1-2	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	0	0	0	+1	3
24Jalen Pickett	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	-3	2
6DeAndre Jordan	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
31Vlatko Čancar	— 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	-	37-7946.8%	14-3243.8%	14-2263.6%	50	23	8	1	20	14	-	102

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlacden

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Zubac: Tip to Gordon
(11:45) MISS Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:43) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:29) Zubac 5' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:13) Jokic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
23
+2 (10:55) Leonard 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
43
(10:46) MISS Gordon 3' Driving Layup
(10:46) Leonard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:45) NUGGETS Rebound
(10:45) Jump Ball Gordon vs. Leonard: Tip to Jokic
(10:31) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:31) Dunn STEAL (1 STL)
(10:11) MISS Powell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:59) Leonard S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(9:59) MISS Braun Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:59) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (9:59) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
44
(9:40) MISS Powell 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:37) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:30) MISS Gordon 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:28) Dunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:25) Leonard 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
74
+2 (9:13) Murray 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
76
(9:00) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:00) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:55) Porter Jr. 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
78
(8:34) MISS Powell 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:33) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:30) Murray 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
711
(8:08) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:08) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(8:05) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:59) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:59) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(7:58) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:45) Dunn 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
1011
+2 (7:29) Braun 2' Cutting Layup Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1013
+2 (7:14) Zubac 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
1213
+3 (6:55) Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1216
(6:35) MISS Powell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:32) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:24) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:24) Powell STEAL (1 STL)
(6:20) MISS Powell 3' Running Layup
(6:20) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:20) Clippers Rebound
(6:20) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:20) Jump Ball Murray vs. Powell: Tip to Leonard
+2 (6:06) Leonard 7' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS)
1416
(6:06) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
+1 (6:06) Leonard Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1516
(5:52) Simmons P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
+2 (5:43) Murray 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
1518
(5:27) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:23) Dunn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:23) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:23) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:14) Porter Jr. 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1520
+2 (4:59) Simmons 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Leonard 2 AST)
1720
(4:40) MISS Braun 5' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:37) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:37) Porter Jr. Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
1722
+2 (4:18) Leonard 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1922
(4:05) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:01) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:53) Leonard 16' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2122
(3:41) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:41) Powell STEAL (2 STL)
(3:34) MISS Harden 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(3:33) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:31) Jokic 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
2124
(3:31) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:17) MISS Harden 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:08) MISS Murray 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:06) Bogdanovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:01) Bogdanovic OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Davis)
(3:01) Bogdanovic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:57) MISS Braun 2' Driving Layup
(2:57) Harden BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:55) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:55) MISS Braun 2' Putback Layup
(2:52) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:52) Westbrook Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2126
(2:43) MISS Bogdanovic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:41) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:39) Batum S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
(2:39) MISS Watson Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:39) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (2:39) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2127
+2 (2:29) Zubac 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
2327
(2:08) Westbrook Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:08) Zubac STEAL (1 STL)
(1:55) MISS Jones Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:53) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:51) MISS Bogdanovic 21' Jump Shot
(1:47) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (1:44) Watson 1' Running Layup (3 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
2329
(1:31) Harden Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(1:31) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:25) Pickett 23' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2331
(1:24) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(1:10) Jones Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:10) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(0:59) MISS Westbrook 3' Layup
(0:57) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:51) Harden 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2531
(0:35) MISS Westbrook 17' Step Back Bank Jump Shot
(0:32) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:27) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(0:24) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:02) MISS Westbrook 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

DEN

105Points102

41-85(48.2%)Field Goal(%)37-79(46.8%)

13-34(38.2%)3-Point(%)14-32(43.8%)

10-12(83.3%)Free Throw(%)14-22(63.6%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)50(15)

24Assists23

13Steals8

5Blocks1

11Turnovers20

19Fouls14

46Pts In The Paint38

18Fast Break Pts14

21Pts Off Turnovers12

14Bench Pts19

7Largest Lead8

Game Details

Monday, April 21, 2025 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,989 (104.7%)