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Leonard and Harden lead Clippers to easy 117-83 win over Jokic and Nuggets for a 2-1 series lead

By AP•Apr 25, 2025

Game Recap

Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers: Game Highlights

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — After two close games to open the playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers came home and had their way with the Denver Nuggets.

Kawhi Leonard had 21 points and 11 rebounds in a 117-83 victory Thursday night that gave the Clippers a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

“It ain't over because we had a blowout,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “We got to come and validate that.”

James Harden and Norman Powell added 20 points apiece in the first playoff game at the new Intuit Dome, where Clippers superfans sitting in The Wall section closest to Denver's bench wore horse hats mocking Jokic's love of the animal.

“It was crackin,’ it was loud. Just how I expected it to be,” Harden said. “That's one of the reasons why we jumped out to a huge lead.”

After the teams split the first two games in Denver — a pair of nail-biters decided by a combined five points — this one wasn't close after the first quarter. Both teams cleared their benches in the final 4 1/2 minutes.

“The first two games were very competitive. This game was not,” interim Nuggets coach David Adelman said. “But you can come back Saturday and you can right a lot of wrongs.”

Game 4 is Saturday at the flashy and tech-heavy Inglewood arena, the dream creation of Clippers billionaire owner Steve Ballmer. He animatedly clapped his hands and pumped his fist from his seat near his team's bench.

Jokic led the Nuggets with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for his second triple-double of the series. Jamal Murray also had 23 points.

“Bottom line, this was not good enough. This was not our standard in any way," Adelman said. “Defensively, we have to meet them much better than we did tonight and I expect we will.”

Denver led by seven early before the Clippers took a 20-point lead in the second quarter and tightened up their defense.

The Clippers outscored the Nuggets 23-2 over the end of the first quarter and start of the second, with Harden scoring 11 points.

Murray and Jokic combined to score 16 points in the third, when the Nuggets trailed 90-70.

The Clippers hit 18 3-pointers to seven for Denver. They controlled the boards, 48-38, and their bench outscored the Nuggets' reserves, 31-6.

“Everybody contributed. It was a great game for us all,” Leonard said. “Denver’s a great team. They’ve bene here before. We got to still stay focused and play together and come out with a great mindset Saturday.”

Denver's Russell Westbrook, who missed 4 of 5 from long range, left the game with left foot inflammation in the second half. Michael Porter Jr., who sprained his left shoulder in Game 2, was limited to seven points and six rebounds.

There were reminders of the Clippers' old Lob City era in their new building. Former Clipper Chris Paul was in the stands along with Patrick Beverley wearing a Zubac jersey, while DeAndre Jordan played five minutes for the Nuggets.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

LAC lead series 2-1

Playoff Series

LAC at DEN

Sat, Apr 19

110 - 112

Final

LAC at DEN

Tue, Apr 22

105 - 102

Final

DEN at LAC

Fri, Apr 25

83 - 117

Final

DEN at LAC

Sat, Apr 26

101 - 99

Final

LAC at DEN

Wed, Apr 30

115 - 131

Final

DEN at LAC

Fri, May 2

105 - 111

Final

LAC at DEN

Sat, May 3

101 - 120

Final

Series tied 2-2

Regular Season Series

LAC at DEN

Sat, Oct 26

109 - 104

Final

DEN at LAC

Mon, Dec 2

122 - 126

Final

LAC at DEN

Sat, Dec 14

98 - 120

Final

LAC at DEN

Thu, Jan 9

103 - 126

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

LAC

31-77FG40-83

40Field Goal %48

7-263PT18-39

27Three Point %46

14-20FT19-28

11Offensive Rebounds15

27Defensive Rebounds33

20Assists26

4Steals4

3Blocks8

16Turnovers10

0Technical Fouls0

16Points Conceded Off Turnovers9

3Fast Break Points13

21Fouls18

7Largest Lead34

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	DEN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Ivica Zubac (Norman Powell gains possession)	0	0
11:35	Ivica Zubac misses 11-foot hook shot	0	0
11:35	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	0	2
11:32	Kris Dunn shooting foul	0	2
11:32	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
11:14	Kawhi Leonard misses dunk	0	3
11:12	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	0	3
11:11	Aaron Gordon personal foul	0	3
11:05	Norman Powell makes 25-foot three pointer (Ivica Zubac assists)	3	3
10:46	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	3	5
10:31	Ivica Zubac bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	3	5
10:14	Aaron Gordon makes 12-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	3	7
9:59	Michael Porter Jr. blocks Kris Dunn 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	3	7
9:59	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	3	7
9:59	Christian Braun shooting foul	3	7
9:59	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	4	7
9:59	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	5	7
9:44	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	5	7
9:43	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	5	7
9:43	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	5	9
9:24	Kris Dunn makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	8	9
8:58	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	8	11
8:41	Kawhi Leonard makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	11	11
8:29	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	11	14
8:12	James Harden misses driving layup	11	14
8:11	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	11	14
8:08	Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	14
8:05	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	11	14
7:57	Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	11	17
7:40	Kris Dunn makes 23-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)	14	17
7:25	Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	14	20
6:55	James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	20
6:50	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	14	20
6:46	Norman Powell personal foul	14	20
6:46	Clippers Full timeout	14	20
6:30	Christian Braun misses 5-foot jump bank shot	14	20
6:29	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	14	20
6:29	Aaron Gordon misses tip shot	14	20
6:29	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	14	20
6:23	Kawhi Leonard makes two point shot	16	20
5:59	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	20
5:55	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	16	20
5:47	Kris Dunn misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	20
5:44	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	16	20
5:35	Kris Dunn blocks Aaron Gordon 's 2-foot layup	16	20
5:34	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	16	20
5:33	Clippers Full timeout	16	20
5:33	(05:33) [Clippers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Clippers] retain their timeout	16	20
5:33	Ivica Zubac blocks Aaron Gordon's two point shot	16	20
5:33	Nuggets offensive team rebound	16	20
5:33	Ben Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac	16	20
5:26	Jamal Murray back court turnover	16	20
5:26	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	16	20
5:17	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	20
5:15	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	16	20
5:04	Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	16	22
4:42	Norman Powell makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	19	22
4:23	Christian Braun makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	19	24
4:23	Ben Simmons shooting foul	19	24
4:23	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	19	24
4:23	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kris Dunn	19	24
4:23	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 1	19	24
4:20	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	19	24
4:03	Derrick Jones Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	24
4:03	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	19	24
3:52	Russell Westbrook offensive charge	19	24
3:52	Russell Westbrook turnover	19	24
3:32	Derrick Jones Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	19	24
3:29	Christian Braun defensive rebound	19	24
3:15	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	19	26
3:05	James Harden makes 27-foot three pointer	22	26
2:49	Christian Braun out of bounds bad pass turnover	22	26
2:34	James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer	25	26
2:34	Nuggets Full timeout	25	26
2:34	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	25	26
2:21	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	25	28
2:04	Peyton Watson shooting foul	25	28
2:04	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2	26	28
2:04	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	26	28
2:04	Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2	27	28
1:48	Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot	27	28
1:46	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	27	28
1:42	Peyton Watson personal foul	27	28
1:32	James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot	29	28
1:09	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	28
1:05	James Harden defensive rebound	29	28
47.2	James Harden makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	32	28
37.0	Ben Simmons kicked ball violation	32	28
25.0	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	28
23.0	James Harden defensive rebound	32	28
1.2	Nicolas Batum makes 27-foot three pointer (James Harden assists)	35	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	28

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	DEN
12:00	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for James Harden	35	28
12:00	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Norman Powell	35	28
12:00	Ivica Zubac enters the game for Ben Simmons	35	28
12:00	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Russell Westbrook	35	28
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic	35	28
11:37	Jamal Murray misses 10-foot two point shot	35	28
11:33	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	35	28
11:20	Kawhi Leonard misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	28
11:17	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	35	28
11:17	Ivica Zubac misses tip shot	35	28
11:17	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	35	28
11:16	Ivica Zubac makes tip shot	37	28
11:05	Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	28
11:03	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	37	28
10:57	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	28
10:54	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	37	28
10:54	Michael Porter Jr. misses tip shot	37	28
10:53	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	37	28
10:46	Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	39	28
10:26	Nicolas Batum blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot dunk	39	28
10:22	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	39	28
10:12	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	42	28
10:11	Nuggets Full timeout	42	28
10:11	Christian Braun enters the game for Jalen Pickett	42	28
9:58	Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul	42	28
9:58	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	42	29
9:58	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Peyton Watson	42	29
9:58	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	42	30
9:37	Nicolas Batum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	45	30
9:24	Nicolas Batum personal foul	45	30
9:12	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 8-foot jumper	45	30
9:11	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	45	30
9:11	Ivica Zubac shooting foul	45	30
9:11	DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2	45	30
9:11	Nuggets offensive team rebound	45	30
9:11	DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2	45	30
9:07	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	45	30
8:53	Kawhi Leonard bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	45	30
8:42	Jamal Murray makes 16-foot two point shot	45	32
8:28	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	45	32
8:25	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	45	32
8:18	Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three pointer (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	48	32
8:00	Jamal Murray makes 19-foot jumper	48	34
7:44	Kawhi Leonard makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	50	34
7:30	Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	50	37
7:17	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 25-foot jump bank shot	50	37
7:14	Christian Braun defensive rebound	50	37
7:07	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	50	37
7:04	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	50	37
6:53	DeAndre Jordan personal foul	50	37
6:53	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray	50	37
6:53	Nikola Jokic enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	50	37
6:37	Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point jumper	50	37
6:34	Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound	50	37
6:32	Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point shot	50	37
6:30	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	50	37
6:23	Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	50	40
6:23	Clippers Full timeout	50	40
6:23	Kris Dunn enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	50	40
6:23	James Harden enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	50	40
6:03	Ivica Zubac makes 3-foot layup (Kawhi Leonard assists)	52	40
5:40	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	52	40
5:37	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	52	40
5:20	Kawhi Leonard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	52	40
5:15	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	52	40
5:12	Aaron Gordon misses running pullup jump shot	52	40
5:09	Christian Braun offensive rebound	52	40
4:58	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	52	40
4:54	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	52	40
4:51	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper	52	40
4:49	James Harden defensive rebound	52	40
4:44	James Harden makes two point shot	54	40
4:35	Aaron Gordon misses layup	54	40
4:32	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	54	40
4:27	James Harden misses running pullup jump shot	54	40
4:24	Christian Braun defensive rebound	54	40
4:22	Nicolas Batum blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 2-foot layup	54	40
4:20	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	54	40
4:07	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	54	40
4:07	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	55	40
4:07	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	56	40
4:07	Norman Powell enters the game for Nicolas Batum	56	40
4:07	Jamal Murray enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	56	40
4:07	James Harden misses free throw 3 of 3	56	40
4:04	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	56	40
3:47	Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper	56	40
3:45	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	56	40
3:39	Kawhi Leonard makes 12-foot two point shot	58	40
3:37	Nuggets Full timeout	58	40
3:37	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	58	40
3:26	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	58	40
3:23	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	58	40
3:17	Kawhi Leonard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	58	40
3:14	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	58	40
3:05	Ivica Zubac personal foul	58	40
3:03	Kris Dunn personal foul	58	40
3:03	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	58	40
3:03	Nuggets offensive team rebound	58	40
3:03	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	58	41
2:46	Ivica Zubac misses 4-foot two point shot	58	41
2:42	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	58	41
2:33	Nikola Jokic makes 18-foot jumper	58	43
2:20	Aaron Gordon personal foul	58	43
2:16	Ivica Zubac makes 3-foot dunk (Norman Powell assists)	60	43
2:00	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	60	43
1:57	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	60	43
1:47	Kris Dunn misses 27-foot three point jumper	60	43
1:43	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	60	43
1:39	James Harden makes driving layup	62	43
1:39	Jamal Murray shooting foul	62	43
1:39	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kris Dunn	62	43
1:39	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Ivica Zubac	62	43
1:39	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	63	43
1:21	Nicolas Batum blocks Christian Braun 's 2-foot layup	63	43
1:19	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	63	43
1:19	Aaron Gordon makes tip shot	63	45
58.1	Derrick Jones Jr. misses driving layup	63	45
56.1	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	63	45
53.1	Aaron Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover	63	45
33.1	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	63	45
31.1	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	63	45
31.1	Kawhi Leonard traveling	63	45
22.2	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	63	47
2.1	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 4-foot dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)	65	47
0.1	Jamal Murray misses 55-foot three point pullup jump shot	65	47
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	65	47
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	65	47

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	DEN
12:00	Ivica Zubac enters the game for Nicolas Batum	65	47
12:00	Kris Dunn enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	65	47
11:45	Aaron Gordon misses layup	65	47
11:43	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	65	47
11:40	Jamal Murray shooting foul	65	47
11:40	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	66	47
11:40	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	67	47
11:28	Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	67	50
11:00	Norman Powell misses 27-foot three point jumper	67	50
10:56	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	67	50
10:49	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	67	50
10:49	Ivica Zubac misses free throw 1 of 2	67	50
10:49	Clippers offensive team rebound	67	50
10:49	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2	68	50
10:27	Aaron Gordon misses 16-foot jumper	68	50
10:25	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	68	50
10:08	Kawhi Leonard misses 5-foot two point shot	68	50
10:06	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	68	50
9:47	Jamal Murray misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	68	50
9:45	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	68	50
9:39	Norman Powell makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	70	50
9:22	Nikola Jokic traveling	70	50
9:09	Ivica Zubac makes 7-foot two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	72	50
8:53	Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	72	50
8:52	Nuggets offensive team rebound	72	50
8:46	Kris Dunn shooting foul	72	50
8:46	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	72	51
8:46	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	72	52
8:30	Ivica Zubac misses 7-foot hook shot	72	52
8:27	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	72	52
8:18	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	72	54
7:55	Kawhi Leonard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	72	54
7:53	Christian Braun defensive rebound	72	54
7:44	Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot jumper	72	54
7:42	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	72	54
7:22	James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	72	54
7:19	Nuggets defensive team rebound	72	54
7:04	Christian Braun misses driving floating jump shot	72	54
7:02	James Harden defensive rebound	72	54
6:58	Norman Powell makes 26-foot three point shot (James Harden assists)	75	54
6:57	Nuggets Full timeout	75	54
6:42	Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	75	56
6:19	Kawhi Leonard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)	78	56
5:59	Jamal Murray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	78	56
5:56	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	78	56
5:43	Norman Powell misses 22-foot three point jumper	78	56
5:41	Christian Braun defensive rebound	78	56
5:28	Aaron Gordon traveling	78	56
5:18	Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot layup (James Harden assists)	80	56
5:02	Norman Powell shooting foul	80	56
5:02	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	80	57
5:02	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	80	58
4:49	Norman Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper	80	58
4:46	James Harden offensive rebound	80	58
4:40	James Harden misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	80	58
4:38	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	80	58
4:34	Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Norman Powell steals)	80	58
4:31	Norman Powell makes dunk	82	58
4:30	Nuggets Full timeout	82	58
4:30	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	82	58
4:30	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	82	58
4:07	Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	82	60
3:46	Nicolas Batum misses 22-foot three point jumper	82	60
3:44	James Harden offensive rebound	82	60
3:39	Ben Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac	82	60
3:39	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	82	60
3:35	Norman Powell makes driving layup (Ben Simmons assists)	84	60
3:35	Julian Strawther shooting foul	84	60
3:35	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 1	85	60
3:15	Peyton Watson makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	85	62
2:59	James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	85	62
2:53	Ben Simmons offensive rebound	85	62
2:53	Christian Braun blocks Ben Simmons's dunk	85	62
2:52	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	85	62
2:51	Norman Powell misses 28-foot three point jumper	85	62
2:48	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	85	62
2:44	Kris Dunn shooting foul	85	62
2:44	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	85	63
2:44	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kris Dunn	85	63
2:44	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	85	64
2:29	Ben Simmons offensive foul	85	64
2:29	Ben Simmons turnover	85	64
2:27	Christian Braun makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	85	66
2:11	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	85	66
2:11	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	85	66
1:57	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Ben Simmons steals)	85	66
1:35	Ben Simmons misses 12-foot two point shot	85	66
1:31	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	85	66
1:27	Ben Simmons blocks Christian Braun 's 5-foot two point shot	85	66
1:24	Norman Powell defensive rebound	85	66
1:19	James Harden bad pass (Christian Braun steals)	85	66
1:03	Norman Powell shooting foul	85	66
1:03	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	85	66
1:03	Nuggets offensive team rebound	85	66
1:03	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	85	67
40.1	Norman Powell makes 14-foot two point shot	87	67
31.1	Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	87	70
7.1	Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	90	70
0.0	Jamal Murray bad pass (Derrick Jones Jr. steals)	90	70
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	90	70

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	DEN
12:00	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for James Harden	90	70
12:00	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Norman Powell	90	70
12:00	Ivica Zubac enters the game for Ben Simmons	90	70
12:00	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	90	70
12:00	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Peyton Watson	90	70
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	90	70
12:00	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	90	70
11:48	Bogdan Bogdanovic offensive foul	90	70
11:48	Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover	90	70
11:37	Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul	90	70
11:31	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Julian Strawther 's 3-foot driving layup	90	70
11:31	Nuggets offensive team rebound	90	70
11:29	DeAndre Jordan offensive foul	90	70
11:29	DeAndre Jordan turnover	90	70
11:16	Julian Strawther shooting foul	90	70
11:16	Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	90	70
11:16	Clippers offensive team rebound	90	70
11:16	Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	90	70
11:13	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	90	70
10:54	Jalen Pickett misses driving floating jump shot	90	70
10:54	Clippers defensive team rebound	90	70
10:35	Kawhi Leonard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	90	70
10:33	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	90	70
10:22	Aaron Gordon misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	90	70
10:20	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	90	70
10:12	Julian Strawther shooting foul	90	70
10:12	Ivica Zubac misses free throw 1 of 2	90	70
10:12	Clippers offensive team rebound	90	70
10:12	Christian Braun enters the game for Julian Strawther	90	70
10:12	Jamal Murray enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	90	70
10:12	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jalen Pickett	90	70
10:12	Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2	90	70
10:10	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	90	70
10:01	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot	90	72
9:44	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 4-foot dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)	92	72
9:22	Aaron Gordon makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	92	74
9:10	Ivica Zubac offensive foul	92	74
9:10	Ivica Zubac turnover	92	74
8:53	Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot	92	74
8:51	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	92	74
8:47	Kawhi Leonard makes two point shot	94	74
8:47	Jamal Murray shooting foul	94	74
8:47	Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 1	94	74
8:44	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	94	74
8:32	Clippers Full timeout	94	74
8:32	(08:32) [Clippers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Clippers] retain their timeout	94	74
8:32	Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	94	74
8:32	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	94	74
8:15	Nicolas Batum misses 28-foot three point jumper	94	74
8:13	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	94	74
8:12	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	94	74
8:12	Nuggets defensive team rebound	94	74
7:51	Ivica Zubac shooting foul	94	74
7:51	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	94	75
7:51	James Harden enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	94	75
7:51	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	94	76
7:38	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	94	76
7:38	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	95	76
7:38	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	96	76
7:17	Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	96	76
7:15	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	96	76
7:08	Kawhi Leonard misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	96	76
7:05	Clippers offensive team rebound	96	76
6:50	Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot hook shot (James Harden assists)	98	76
6:34	Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper	98	78
6:17	Ivica Zubac makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	100	78
6:17	Nuggets Full timeout	100	78
6:02	Jamal Murray makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	100	80
5:44	Kawhi Leonard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	103	80
5:33	Christian Braun makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	103	82
5:08	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)	106	82
4:56	Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	106	82
4:54	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	106	82
4:34	Christian Braun personal foul	106	82
4:34	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2	107	82
4:34	Norman Powell enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	107	82
4:34	Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun	107	82
4:34	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	107	82
4:34	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Nikola Jokic	107	82
4:34	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jamal Murray	107	82
4:34	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2	108	82
4:25	Peyton Watson out of bounds bad pass turnover	108	82
4:25	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for James Harden	108	82
4:08	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	110	82
3:43	Hunter Tyson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	82
3:43	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	110	82
3:43	Clippers Full timeout	110	82
3:43	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Norman Powell	110	82
3:43	Patty Mills enters the game for Nicolas Batum	110	82
3:43	Cam Christie enters the game for Ivica Zubac	110	82
3:43	Jordan Miller enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	110	82
3:43	Kobe Brown enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	110	82
3:26	Julian Strawther blocks Drew Eubanks 's 7-foot driving layup	110	82
3:26	Clippers offensive team rebound	110	82
3:20	Patty Mills out of bounds bad pass turnover	110	82
3:10	Jalen Pickett out of bounds bad pass turnover	110	82
2:50	Patty Mills misses driving layup	110	82
2:50	Clippers offensive team rebound	110	82
2:50	Peyton Watson loose ball foul	110	82
2:50	Drew Eubanks misses free throw 1 of 2	110	82
2:50	Clippers offensive team rebound	110	82
2:50	Drew Eubanks makes free throw 2 of 2	111	82
2:35	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	111	82
2:34	Julian Strawther offensive rebound	111	82
2:33	Patty Mills shooting foul	111	82
2:33	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2	111	83
2:33	Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 2 of 2	111	83
2:28	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	111	83
2:23	Zeke Nnaji lost ball turnover	111	83
2:23	Zeke Nnaji loose ball foul	111	83
2:23	Jordan Miller misses free throw 1 of 2	111	83
2:23	Clippers offensive team rebound	111	83
2:23	Jordan Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	112	83
2:06	Jalen Pickett bad pass (Jordan Miller steals)	112	83
1:54	Jordan Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	112	83
1:48	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	112	83
1:46	Peyton Watson misses two point shot	112	83
1:44	Kobe Brown defensive rebound	112	83
1:35	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	112	83
1:35	Drew Eubanks makes free throw 1 of 2	113	83
1:35	Drew Eubanks makes free throw 2 of 2	114	83
1:18	Peyton Watson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	114	83
1:14	Cam Christie defensive rebound	114	83
1:07	Cam Christie bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals)	114	83
1:05	Hunter Tyson out of bounds lost ball turnover	114	83
48.0	Patty Mills makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Brown assists)	117	83
31.0	Zeke Nnaji misses 24-foot three point jumper	117	83
27.1	Jordan Miller defensive rebound	117	83
10.0	shot clock turnover	117	83
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	117	83
0.0	End of Game	117	83

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

2:00 AM, April 25, 2025

Coverage

NBA TV, FanDuel SN SoCal, Altitude Sports

Attendance

17,927

Referees

James Capers, Ben Taylor, Ray Acosta

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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