LA Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets

May 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	26	21	19	35	101
DEN	21	37	35	27	120

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeat the Clippers, 120-101, in Game 7 of their first-round series. Denver moves on to face the Thunder.

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Kawhi LeonardSF	33	6-13	2-4	8-9	5	2	0	2	1	3	-33	22
55Derrick Jones Jr.PF	16	5-10	1-4	1-4	2	0	1	3	1	0	-11	12
40Ivica ZubacC	31	5-10	0-0	0-2	14	2	1	0	3	3	-17	10
24Norman PowellSG	32	4-11	0-3	1-1	2	2	0	1	3	3	-31	9
1James HardenPG	35	2-8	1-4	2-2	5	13	2	1	2	0	-29	7
33Nicolas Batum	28	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	2	1	2	0	2	-27	3
10Bogdan Bogdanovic	17	5-9	1-5	1-1	3	1	1	0	3	4	-5	12
8Kris Dunn	16	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	1	+12	3
21Kobe Brown	8	6-7	0-0	1-1	0	3	0	0	0	0	+13	13
11Jordan Miller	6	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	4	2	0	0	0	+11	4
15Drew Eubanks	6	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	+11	1
12Cam Christie	6	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+11	5
7Amir Coffey	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Patty Mills	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Ben Simmons	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8247.6%	8-2729.6%	15-2268.2%	36	30	10	9	14	17	-	101

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	29	6-11	3-8	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2	+31	15
32Aaron GordonPF	35	9-16	0-3	4-4	4	5	1	1	1	5	+23	22
15Nikola JokicC	32	6-14	1-2	3-4	10	8	3	1	5	5	+16	16
0Christian BraunSG	38	8-15	3-5	2-4	5	4	1	0	0	1	+11	21
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	7-15	0-3	2-3	5	2	0	1	4	2	+19	16
8Peyton Watson	17	4-4	1-1	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	2	-5	9
4Russell Westbrook	27	5-9	2-4	4-6	5	5	5	0	2	4	+6	16
6DeAndre Jordan	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
24Jalen Pickett	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
3Julian Strawther	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5	3
22Zeke Nnaji	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
5Hunter Tyson	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	47-9052.2%	11-2937.9%	15-2171.4%	46	24	11	4	12	23	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACDEN

(11:58) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Zubac: Tip to Gordon
(11:40) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:37) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:28) Zubac 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
20
(11:06) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:05) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Powell 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:53) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:40) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:29) Jones Jr. 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
40
(10:14) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:14) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
(10:09) MISS Jones Jr. 1' Running Layup
(10:08) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:08) Jones Jr. 1' Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
60
+3 (9:46) Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
63
(9:21) MISS Powell 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:18) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:17) Braun 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
65
(8:48) MISS Zubac 5' Hook Shot
(8:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:40) MISS Braun 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:40) Powell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:39) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:20) Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
95
(8:08) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:03) MISS Murray 6' Driving Layup
(8:03) Jones Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:00) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:54) Jones Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:54) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(7:47) Zubac S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
(7:47) MISS Braun Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:47) NUGGETS Rebound
(7:47) MISS Braun Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:41) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:32) MISS Leonard 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:30) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:22) Gordon 2' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
97
(6:59) MISS Jones Jr. 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:58) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (6:57) Powell 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Zubac 1 AST)
117
(6:44) MISS Jokic 15' Jump Shot
(6:40) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(6:35) MISS Leonard 4' Running Layup
(6:34) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:31) Powell S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (6:31) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
118
+1 (6:31) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
119
(6:21) MISS Jones Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:18) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:11) Powell AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Davis)
+1 (6:11) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
1110
(6:10) MISS Braun 9' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(6:10) Harden BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:09) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:57) MISS Jones Jr. 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:56) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (5:47) Porter Jr. 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1113
(5:46) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (5:21) Leonard 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
1313
+2 (5:03) Porter Jr. 4' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1315
(4:46) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+1 (4:46) Leonard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1415
+1 (4:46) Leonard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1515
(4:24) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:22) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:14) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:14) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(4:08) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:04) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:59) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:55) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:45) Batum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 2 AST)
1815
+2 (3:29) Braun 2' Alley Oop Layup (7 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
1817
(3:07) MISS Leonard 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:05) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:54) Braun 2' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1819
(2:41) Gordon P.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Taylor)
+2 (2:30) Bogdanovic 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Harden 4 AST)
2019
(2:11) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:11) Harden STEAL (2 STL)
(2:07) MISS Dunn 1' Running Layup
(2:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:53) MISS Jokic 14' Jump Shot
(1:50) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(1:44) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
(1:44) NUGGETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
+1 (1:44) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2119
+1 (1:44) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2219
(1:20) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:20) Zubac STEAL (1 STL)
(1:12) MISS Zubac 5' Running Layup
(1:11) Zubac REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
(0:59) MISS Harden 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:56) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:48) MISS Jokic 23' Jump Shot
(0:46) Zubac REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
+2 (0:36) Bogdanovic 12' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harden 5 AST)
2419
+2 (0:30) Watson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
2421
+2 (0:11) Zubac 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Harden 6 AST)
2621
(0:02) MISS Westbrook 5' Driving Layup
(0:02) Batum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:01) Bogdanovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Bogdanovic 72' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Clippers Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

DEN

101Points120

39-82(47.6%)Field Goal(%)47-90(52.2%)

8-27(29.6%)3-Point(%)11-29(37.9%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)

36(5)Rebounds(Offensive)46(11)

30Assists24

10Steals11

9Blocks4

14Turnovers12

17Fouls23

58Pts In The Paint66

19Fast Break Pts24

14Pts Off Turnovers15

41Bench Pts30

6Largest Lead35

Game Details

Saturday, May 3, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,995 (104.7%)

tv: TNT