LA Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	23	36	24	32	115
DEN	35	32	32	32	131

Game Recap

Jamal Murray erupts for 43 points and Russell Westbrook chips in 21 in his return from a foot injury, sparking the Nuggets' 131-115 win.

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Norman PowellSF	31	5-12	1-5	1-1	4	3	0	0	1	2	-12	12
2Kawhi LeonardPF	37	8-15	1-4	3-7	9	11	1	2	1	2	-7	20
40Ivica ZubacC	36	11-15	0-0	5-8	5	1	0	2	1	2	-15	27
8Kris DunnSG	25	6-7	3-4	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	3	-5	15
1James HardenPG	35	3-9	0-2	5-8	8	5	2	0	4	4	-16	11
33Nicolas Batum	21	0-2	0-2	0-0	6	2	0	2	1	2	-7	0
25Ben Simmons	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-4	0
55Derrick Jones Jr.	14	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-10	7
10Bogdan Bogdanovic	23	5-11	4-8	4-4	3	5	0	0	2	5	-8	18
12Cam Christie	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+1	0
15Drew Eubanks	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0
11Jordan Miller	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	2
21Kobe Brown	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	3
7Amir Coffey	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Patty Mills	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8252.4%	11-2937.9%	18-2864.3%	38	29	6	8	10	21	-	115

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	5-10	3-5	1-1	2	1	0	1	0	4	+34	14
32Aaron GordonPF	36	7-11	1-2	8-9	4	2	0	0	1	4	+13	23
15Nikola JokicC	36	4-13	1-4	4-5	10	12	1	2	2	1	+18	13
0Christian BraunSG	36	5-8	1-2	0-2	12	3	2	0	0	4	+18	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	17-26	8-14	1-1	5	7	3	1	1	2	+17	43
4Russell Westbrook	25	8-15	3-6	2-2	1	1	0	0	4	3	-4	21
8Peyton Watson	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	1	+2	2
6DeAndre Jordan	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	2	+2	0
31Vlatko Cancar	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
24Jalen Pickett	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4	0
3Julian Strawther	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
22Zeke Nnaji	1	0-0	0-0	2-3	0	0	0	1	0	0	-4	2
5Hunter Tyson	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	48-8655.8%	17-3351.5%	18-2378.3%	38	29	7	7	9	21	-	131

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Zubac: Tip to Gordon
(11:45) MISS Murray 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(11:44) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:39) Dunn S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
+1 (11:39) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:39) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(11:31) MISS Dunn 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:29) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:22) Gordon 11' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
04
+2 (10:55) Zubac 7' Hook Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Dunn 1 AST)
24
(10:34) MISS Jokic 16' Jump Shot
(10:30) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:27) Leonard 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
44
+2 (10:15) Murray Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
46
(10:08) MISS Powell 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:05) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:56) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
49
(9:42) Braun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
(9:42) MISS Harden Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:42) Clippers Rebound
(9:42) MISS Harden Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:40) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:21) MISS Braun 4' Driving Layup
(9:21) Zubac BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:21) NUGGETS Rebound
(9:20) Leonard P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
(9:14) MISS Murray 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:13) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:04) Harden 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
69
+3 (8:41) Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
612
(8:23) MISS Powell 14' Floating Jump Shot
(8:21) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:00) MISS Jokic 7' Floating Jump Shot
(8:00) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (7:59) Gordon 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
614
(7:59) Harden S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
+1 (7:59) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
615
(7:44) MISS Leonard 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:32) Gordon Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:21) MISS Leonard 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:18) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:14) Murray 2' Running Layup (7 PTS)
617
(7:13) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:01) Harden 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Batum 1 AST)
817
(6:39) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:32) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (6:32) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
917
+1 (6:32) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1017
+3 (6:20) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1020
+2 (6:06) Zubac 10' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
1220
(5:53) Zubac S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
+1 (5:53) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1221
(5:53) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:50) Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:42) Powell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
1521
+2 (5:26) Braun 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1523
(5:09) MISS Zubac 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:08) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:01) Jokic 6' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
1525
+2 (4:42) Leonard 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
1725
(4:42) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
(4:42) MISS Leonard Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:40) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:31) MISS Braun 3' Driving Layup
(4:31) Simmons BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:31) NUGGETS Rebound
(4:21) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:21) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
(4:06) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:02) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:56) Batum P.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Lane)
(3:56) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:56) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (3:56) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1726
(3:41) MISS Jones Jr. 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:41) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:41) Jones Jr. 4' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1926
(3:41) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:27) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:24) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:18) MISS Powell 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:15) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:06) MISS Westbrook 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:00) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:00) MISS Watson Tip Layup Shot
(2:59) Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:59) Batum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:59) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:58) Jokic 2' Layup (5 PTS)
1928
(2:36) MISS Simmons 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(2:35) Clippers Rebound
(2:33) Watson P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Ervin)
(2:28) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(2:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:07) MISS Westbrook 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Simmons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:00) MISS Bogdanovic 4' Running Layup
(2:00) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:00) NUGGETS Rebound
(1:51) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:49) Clippers Rebound
(1:49) Westbrook L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (1:49) Bogdanovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2028
+1 (1:49) Bogdanovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2128
+2 (1:36) Westbrook 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2130
(1:36) Bogdanovic S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (1:36) Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2131
(1:23) Harden Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:23) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(1:16) MISS Porter Jr. 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:12) Bogdanovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:08) MISS Powell 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:48) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:47) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:42) Powell 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
2331
+2 (0:37) Westbrook 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2333
(0:29) MISS Harden 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:26) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (0:20) Watson 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
2335

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

DEN

115Points131

43-82(52.4%)Field Goal(%)48-86(55.8%)

11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)17-33(51.5%)

18-28(64.3%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)38(8)

29Assists29

6Steals7

8Blocks7

10Turnovers9

21Fouls21

62Pts In The Paint46

21Fast Break Pts19

10Pts Off Turnovers11

30Bench Pts27

0Largest Lead22

Game Details

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 20,005 (104.7%)

tv: TNT