Nuggets at Clippers
Nuggets 101, Clippers 99, final
FINAL
· Intuit Dome
West 1st Round, Game 4Series tied 2–2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 101 |
| LAC | 22 | 26 | 17 | 34 | 99 |
Summary
Scoring
2 lead changes · tied 3 times
Nuggets led for good from 4th 0:00.0, 101–99; how it closed:
- 4th 1:11
LACBogdan Bogdanovic makes 1-foot two point shot96–97 - 4th 0:58.1
DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 297–97 - 4th 0:16.0DENNikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot99–97
- 4th 0:08.0LACIvica Zubac makes tip shot99–99
- 4th 0:00.0DENAaron Gordon makes dunk101–99
Game leaders
| Category | DEN | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 36Nikola Jokic14/25 FG, 5/6 FT | 24Kawhi Leonard10/22 FG, 2/3 FT |
| Assists | 8Nikola Jokic2 TO, 43 MIN | 11James Harden4 TO, 43 MIN |
| Rebounds | 21Nikola Jokic16 DREB, 5 OREB | 12Ivica Zubac6 DREB, 6 OREB |
Earlier meetings
Game information
- Venue
- Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
- Attendance
- 17,927
- TV
- TNT, FanDuel SN SoCal, Altitude 2 Sports
- Officials
- Zach Zarba, Sean Wright, Nick Buchert
Box score
Nuggets
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron GordonF | 14 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | |
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 17 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +2 | |
| Nikola JokicC | 36 | 21 | 8 | 43 | 14-25 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | +4 | |
| Jamal MurrayG | 13 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 5-17 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +8 | |
| Christian BraunG | 17 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 8-19 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +4 | |
| Vlatko CancarSF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | |
| DeAndre JordanC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| Jalen PickettG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | |
| Peyton WatsonG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | |
| Dario SaricF | Coach's decision | ||||||||||||||
| Hunter TysonF | Coach's decision | ||||||||||||||
| Zeke NnajiF | Coach's decision | ||||||||||||||
| Julian StrawtherG | Coach's decision | ||||||||||||||
| Team | 101 | 40-87 | 10-29 | 11-16 | 47 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 17 | |||
Plays
1st Quarter
- 11:37LACKawhi Leonard bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)
- 11:33DENJamal Murray misses two point shot
- 11:28DENChristian Braun offensive rebound
- 11:28DENChristian Braun makes tip shot2–0
- 11:06LACKris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper
- 11:02DENJamal Murray defensive rebound
- 10:51DENMichael Porter Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- 10:48LACKawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- 10:35LACKris Dunn misses driving layup
- 10:33DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 10:29LACNorman Powell personal foul
- 10:24DENAaron Gordon makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)4–0
- 10:06LACNorman Powell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ivica Zubac assists)4–3
- 9:55DENChristian Braun misses layup
- 9:52LACNorman Powell defensive rebound
- 9:45LACJames Harden misses driving layup
- 9:43DENAaron Gordon defensive rebound
- 9:36DENJamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- 9:31LACKawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- 9:23LACKawhi Leonard misses driving floating jump shot
- 9:20LACIvica Zubac offensive rebound
- 9:18LACKawhi Leonard misses 15-foot jumper
- 9:14DENJamal Murray defensive rebound
- 9:10DENChristian Braun misses 21-foot jumper
- 9:05LACIvica Zubac defensive rebound
- 8:49LACIvica Zubac misses two point shot
- 8:47DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 8:39DENChristian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)6–3
- 8:17LACNorman Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- 8:13DENChristian Braun defensive rebound
- 8:09DENNikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)8–3
- 7:50DENAaron Gordon personal foul
- 7:41LACIvica Zubac makes 3-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)8–5
- 7:41DENNikola Jokic shooting foul
- 7:41LACIvica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 18–6
- 7:24DENMichael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)11–6
- 7:08LACJames Harden bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)
- 7:05DENMichael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)13–6
- 7:05LACClippers full timeout
- 6:43LACKawhi Leonard lost ball turnover (Aaron Gordon steals)
- 6:39DENChristian Braun misses dunk
- 6:36LACNorman Powell defensive rebound
- 6:33LACKawhi Leonard misses two point shot
- 6:33DENMichael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
- 6:26DENNikola Jokic makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)15–6
- 6:04DENMichael Porter Jr. personal foul
- 5:59LACNorman Powell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- 5:54LACKris Dunn offensive rebound
- 5:53LACJames Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kris Dunn assists)15–9
- 5:37LACJames Harden personal foul
- 5:25DENJamal Murray misses driving layup
- 5:19DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound
- 5:19DENNikola Jokic makes tip shot17–9
- 5:14LACKawhi Leonard makes 2-foot two point shot17–11
- 4:51DENChristian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- 4:49LACJames Harden defensive rebound
- 4:42LACKris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper
- 4:40LACKawhi Leonard offensive rebound
- 4:39LACKawhi Leonard makes dunk17–13
- 4:16DENJamal Murray misses driving layup
- 4:14LACJames Harden defensive rebound
- 4:08LACKris Dunn misses 24-foot three point jumper
- 4:03DENJamal Murray defensive rebound
- 3:56DENAaron Gordon misses driving layup
- 3:54DENAaron Gordon offensive rebound
- 3:54DENAaron Gordon makes tip shot19–13
- 3:29LACIvica Zubac makes 8-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)19–15
- 3:08DENJamal Murray makes driving layup21–15
- 2:47LACNorman Powell makes driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists)21–17
- 2:22DENAaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)24–17
- 2:10LACKawhi Leonard misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- 2:08LACIvica Zubac offensive rebound
- 2:08LACIvica Zubac misses tip shot
- 2:06LACIvica Zubac offensive rebound
- 2:06LACClippers full timeout
- 2:06LACBen Simmons enters the game for Kawhi Leonard
- 2:06LACNicolas Batum enters the game for Kris Dunn
- 2:06LACDerrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Ivica Zubac
- 2:06DENJalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray
- 2:06DENVlatko Cancar enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
- 1:55LACShot clock turnover
- 1:55LACBogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Norman Powell
- 1:37DENNikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot
- 1:34LACNicolas Batum defensive rebound
- 1:20LACBogdan Bogdanovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)24–20
- 1:09DENVlatko Cancar lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)
- 1:07LACBen Simmons makes 1-foot dunk24–22
- 0:37.1LACBen Simmons blocks Jalen Pickett's 15-foot pullup jump shot
- 0:37.0DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 0:37.0DENShot clock turnover
- 0:37.0DENJamal Murray enters the game for Jalen Pickett
- 0:28.1DENNikola Jokic blocks James Harden's 4-foot driving layup
- 0:28.1LACClippers offensive team rebound
- 0:27.0LACBogdan Bogdanovic misses 14-foot jumper
- 0:23.1DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 0:03.1LACIvica Zubac enters the game for Ben Simmons
- 0:03.1DENMichael Porter Jr. enters the game for Vlatko Cancar
- 0:02.0LACJames Harden blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s 24-foot three point jumper
- 0:01.2DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 0:01.2DENShot clock turnover
- 0:01.2LACJames Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover
- 0:00.0DENNikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)27–22
- 0:00.0Nuggets REF-initiated review (replay supports call)
2nd Quarter
- 12:00LACKawhi Leonard enters the game for James Harden
- 12:00LACBen Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac
- 12:00DENDeAndre Jordan enters the game for Christian Braun
- 12:00DENPeyton Watson enters the game for Nikola Jokic
- 12:00DENJalen Pickett enters the game for Aaron Gordon
- 11:44DENDeAndre Jordan makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)29–22
- 11:32DENJamal Murray personal foul
- 11:23LACDerrick Jones Jr. makes driving layup (Kawhi Leonard assists)29–24
- 10:59LACBen Simmons shooting foul
- 10:59DENDeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
- 10:59DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 10:59DENDeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
- 10:55LACKawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- 10:43LACBogdan Bogdanovic misses 12-foot two point shot
- 10:42DENNuggets defensive team rebound
- 10:28DENJalen Pickett misses 8-foot two point shot
- 10:28DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 10:28LACBen Simmons loose ball foul
- 10:22DENJamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 10:18LACDerrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound
- 10:03LACBogdan Bogdanovic makes 8-foot jumper29–26
- 9:49LACBen Simmons shooting foul
- 9:49DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 230–26
- 9:49LACIvica Zubac enters the game for Ben Simmons
- 9:49DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 231–26
- 9:34LACDerrick Jones Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists)31–28
- 9:09DENPeyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- 9:05LACBogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound
- 9:02LACBogdan Bogdanovic misses running pullup jump shot
- 9:02DENJamal Murray defensive rebound
- 8:40DENJamal Murray misses 5-foot two point shot
- 8:37LACBogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound
- 8:35LACNicolas Batum makes 25-foot three point shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)31–31
- 8:34DENNuggets full timeout
- 8:34DENAaron Gordon enters the game for Jalen Pickett
- 8:15DENPeyton Watson bad pass (Kawhi Leonard steals)
- 7:56LACKawhi Leonard misses layup
- 7:54DENAaron Gordon defensive rebound
- 7:43DENMichael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Aaron Gordon assists)34–31
- 7:28DENAaron Gordon personal foul
- 7:28DENChristian Braun enters the game for DeAndre Jordan
- 7:28DENNikola Jokic enters the game for Peyton Watson
- 7:20LACBogdan Bogdanovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- 7:16DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 7:11DENMichael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Nicolas Batum steals)
- 7:01LACIvica Zubac misses 9-foot two point shot
- 6:58DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 6:52LACKawhi Leonard personal foul
- 6:52LACJames Harden enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic
- 6:40DENNikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)36–31
- 6:29LACNicolas Batum misses 22-foot three point jumper
- 6:25DENAaron Gordon defensive rebound
- 6:21DENChristian Braun makes 1-foot dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)38–31
- 6:04LACKawhi Leonard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)38–34
- 5:56LACKawhi Leonard personal foul
- 5:56DENAaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 239–34
- 5:56LACNorman Powell enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.
- 5:56DENAaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 240–34
- 5:43LACKawhi Leonard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- 5:42LACClippers offensive team rebound
- 5:34LACJames Harden bad pass (Christian Braun steals)
- 5:27DENJamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- 5:23LACNicolas Batum defensive rebound
- 5:15LACKawhi Leonard makes layup (James Harden assists)40–36
- 5:03DENJamal Murray misses 14-foot jumper
- 5:00LACKawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- 4:52LACKawhi Leonard misses two point shot
- 4:51DENMichael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
- 4:38LACJames Harden blocks Aaron Gordon's 5-foot layup
- 4:38DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 4:28DENNikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot42–36
- 4:16LACJames Harden makes driving layup42–38
- 4:02LACKris Dunn enters the game for Kawhi Leonard
- 3:51DENJamal Murray makes 19-foot step back jumpshot44–38
- 3:43LACIvica Zubac makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)44–40
- 3:43DENNuggets full timeout
- 3:28LACNicolas Batum shooting foul
- 3:28DENMichael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
- 3:28DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 3:28DENMichael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 245–40
- 3:14LACNicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper
- 3:10LACIvica Zubac offensive rebound
- 3:06LACKris Dunn misses 26-foot three point jumper
- 3:06DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 3:00LACNicolas Batum personal foul
- 3:00DENAaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 246–40
- 3:00DENAaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- 2:57LACJames Harden defensive rebound
- 2:45LACKris Dunn makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)46–43
- 2:27LACNicolas Batum blocks Nikola Jokic's 5-foot layup
- 2:24LACJames Harden defensive rebound
- 2:21LACNicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point shot
- 2:21LACKris Dunn offensive rebound
- 2:19DENMichael Porter Jr. double personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul)
- 2:10DENMichael Porter Jr. shooting foul
- 2:10LACJames Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- 2:10LACClippers offensive team rebound
- 2:10LACJames Harden makes free throw 2 of 246–44
- 2:02LACKris Dunn shooting foul
- 2:02DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 247–44
- 2:02DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 248–44
- 1:49LACIvica Zubac makes dunk (James Harden assists)48–46
- 1:29DENNikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
- 1:29DENPeyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
- 1:08LACIvica Zubac misses layup
- 1:06DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 0:52.1DENChristian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)50–46
- 0:39.1LACNorman Powell makes driving layup50–48
- 0:21.2DENJamal Murray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- 0:19.0LACIvica Zubac defensive rebound
- 0:06.1DENChristian Braun personal foul
- 0:06.1DENDouble technical foul: Christian Braun and James Harden
- 0:06.1LACBogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Kris Dunn
- 0:06.1LACDouble technical foul: Kris Dunn and Nikola Jokic
- 0:06.1LACDouble technical foul: Norman Powell and Aaron Gordon
- 0:00.0LACNorman Powell lost ball turnover (Peyton Watson steals)
3rd Quarter
- 12:00LACKawhi Leonard enters the game for Nicolas Batum
- 12:00LACKris Dunn enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic
- 12:00DENMichael Porter Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson
- 11:41DENNikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- 11:40DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound
- 11:40DENNikola Jokic misses tip shot
- 11:40DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 11:28DENNikola Jokic makes 16-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)52–48
- 11:04DENJamal Murray shooting foul
- 11:04LACNorman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
- 11:04LACClippers offensive team rebound
- 11:04LACNorman Powell makes free throw 2 of 252–49
- 10:46DENChristian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- 10:42LACIvica Zubac defensive rebound
- 10:37DENAaron Gordon personal foul
- 10:25LACKris Dunn misses 25-foot three point jumper
- 10:21DENJamal Murray defensive rebound
- 10:11DENMichael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)55–49
- 9:51LACJames Harden lost ball turnover
- 9:51LACJames Harden loose ball foul
- 9:32DENNikola Jokic misses 28-foot three point jumper
- 9:26LACKris Dunn defensive rebound
- 9:19LACJames Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- 9:17LACNorman Powell offensive rebound
- 9:15LACNorman Powell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot55–51
- 9:07DENNikola Jokic misses driving layup
- 9:05DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound
- 9:04DENNikola Jokic misses 3-foot tip shot
- 9:03DENNuggets full timeout
- 9:03DENNuggets coach's challenge (call overturned); Nuggets retain their timeout
- 9:03DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 8:57DENNikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)58–51
- 8:41LACKawhi Leonard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)58–54
- 8:14DENMichael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- 8:10LACKris Dunn defensive rebound
- 8:06LACNorman Powell misses 28-foot three point shot
- 8:02DENJamal Murray defensive rebound
- 7:51DENChristian Braun misses layup
- 7:51DENChristian Braun offensive rebound
- 7:47DENChristian Braun makes tip shot60–54
- 7:32LACKawhi Leonard misses 13-foot two point shot
- 7:29DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 7:26DENAaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point shot
- 7:24DENChristian Braun offensive rebound
- 7:23DENChristian Braun makes tip shot62–54
- 7:01LACNorman Powell lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)
- 6:58DENMichael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Norman Powell steals)
- 6:53LACIvica Zubac makes 4-foot layup (Kawhi Leonard assists)62–56
- 6:34DENJamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- 6:26LACKawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- 6:17DENChristian Braun blocks Kris Dunn's 10-foot pullup jump shot
- 6:14LACKris Dunn offensive rebound
- 6:07DENChristian Braun blocks Norman Powell's 3-foot driving layup
- 6:03DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 6:01DENMichael Porter Jr. back court turnover
- 5:50LACKris Dunn misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- 5:46LACKris Dunn offensive rebound
- 5:45LACNorman Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- 5:45DENMichael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
- 5:27DENMichael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)65–56
- 5:07LACJames Harden misses two point shot
- 5:06DENMichael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
- 5:03LACKris Dunn personal foul
- 5:03LACNicolas Batum enters the game for Kris Dunn
- 4:55DENNikola Jokic makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)67–56
- 4:54LACClippers full timeout
- 4:35LACIvica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)67–58
- 4:08DENChristian Braun misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- 4:05LACNicolas Batum defensive rebound
- 3:58LACKawhi Leonard makes 3-foot layup (Ivica Zubac assists)67–60
- 3:58DENJamal Murray shooting foul
- 3:58LACBen Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac
- 3:58LACKawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 1
- 3:54DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 3:51LACJames Harden personal foul
- 3:51DENPeyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
- 3:48LACBen Simmons shooting foul
- 3:48DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 268–60
- 3:48DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 269–60
- 3:35LACNicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper
- 3:30DENJamal Murray defensive rebound
- 3:16DENNikola Jokic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)71–60
- 2:53LACKawhi Leonard misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
- 2:48DENChristian Braun defensive rebound
- 2:36DENPeyton Watson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)73–60
- 2:26LACBen Simmons bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)
- 2:23DENJamal Murray lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)
- 2:19LACNicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper
- 2:17DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 1:58DENChristian Braun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)76–60
- 1:56LACClippers full timeout
- 1:56LACDerrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kawhi Leonard
- 1:39DENJamal Murray shooting foul
- 1:39LACNorman Powell makes free throw 1 of 276–61
- 1:39DENMichael Porter Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray
- 1:39DENJalen Pickett enters the game for Aaron Gordon
- 1:39LACNorman Powell makes free throw 2 of 276–62
- 1:26DENNikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)78–62
- 1:19DENJalen Pickett personal foul
- 1:19LACNorman Powell makes free throw 1 of 278–63
- 1:19LACIvica Zubac enters the game for Ben Simmons
- 1:19LACNorman Powell misses free throw 2 of 2
- 1:17DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 0:57.1DENNikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)81–63
- 0:39.0LACIvica Zubac misses 5-foot two point shot
- 0:37.0DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 0:32.1DENMichael Porter Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)83–63
- 0:20.0DENChristian Braun shooting foul
- 0:20.0LACJames Harden makes free throw 1 of 383–64
- 0:20.0LACJames Harden makes free throw 2 of 383–65
- 0:20.0DENJamal Murray enters the game for Jalen Pickett
- 0:20.0LACJames Harden misses free throw 3 of 3
- 0:17.1DENChristian Braun defensive rebound
- 0:03.1DENJamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)85–65
- 0:00.0DENDeAndre Jordan enters the game for Jamal Murray
4th Quarter
- 12:00LACKawhi Leonard enters the game for Norman Powell
- 12:00LACBogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Nicolas Batum
- 12:00DENAaron Gordon enters the game for DeAndre Jordan
- 11:33LACDerrick Jones Jr. misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- 11:30DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 11:12DENNikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot87–65
- 11:04LACJames Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- 11:02DENPeyton Watson defensive rebound
- 10:43DENNikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
- 10:40DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound
- 10:40DENChristian Braun misses 27-foot three point jumper
- 10:40LACKawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- 10:33DENNikola Jokic shooting foul
- 10:33LACKawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 287–66
- 10:33LACKawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 287–67
- 10:20DENPeyton Watson misses layup
- 10:19DENPeyton Watson offensive rebound
- 10:11DENMichael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot jumper
- 10:09LACIvica Zubac defensive rebound
- 10:01LACKawhi Leonard makes layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)87–69
- 9:32DENChristian Braun misses driving layup
- 9:30LACIvica Zubac defensive rebound
- 9:27DENAaron Gordon blocks Kawhi Leonard's 3-foot two point shot
- 9:23DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 9:21DENChristian Braun out of bounds lost ball turnover
- 9:15LACJames Harden makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot87–71
- 9:15DENNikola Jokic shooting foul
- 9:15DENNuggets full timeout
- 9:15DENJamal Murray enters the game for Peyton Watson
- 9:15LACJames Harden makes free throw 1 of 187–72
- 8:51DENChristian Braun makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)89–72
- 8:35LACIvica Zubac makes 8-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)89–74
- 8:12DENMichael Porter Jr. misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- 8:10LACIvica Zubac defensive rebound
- 8:03LACDerrick Jones Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- 7:59DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound
- 7:58LACBogdan Bogdanovic personal foul
- 7:50DENAaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- 7:47LACKawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- 7:33LACDerrick Jones Jr. misses 21-foot jumper
- 7:32DENNuggets defensive team rebound
- 7:32LACNorman Powell enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.
- 7:10DENNikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- 7:10DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 7:10LACKawhi Leonard loose ball foul
- 7:10LACClippers full timeout
- 7:10LACClippers coach's challenge (call stands); Clippers charged with a timeout
- 6:59DENNikola Jokic misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- 6:52LACBogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound
- 6:45LACJames Harden makes driving layup89–76
- 6:21DENChristian Braun misses 27-foot three point jumper
- 6:18LACNorman Powell defensive rebound
- 6:10LACKawhi Leonard makes 8-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)89–78
- 5:40DENAaron Gordon makes 12-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)91–78
- 5:20LACNorman Powell makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)91–81
- 5:01LACBogdan Bogdanovic personal foul
- 4:53DENJamal Murray lost ball turnover (Kawhi Leonard steals)
- 4:51LACKawhi Leonard makes 1-foot dunk91–83
- 4:51DENNuggets full timeout
- 4:35DENJamal Murray makes 19-foot step back jumpshot93–83
- 4:20LACJames Harden makes driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists)93–85
- 3:57DENJamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- 3:53DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound
- 3:42DENJamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)96–85
- 3:30LACKawhi Leonard makes 1-foot driving dunk96–87
- 3:15DENAaron Gordon bad pass (Ivica Zubac steals)
- 3:05LACNorman Powell misses driving floating jump shot
- 3:02LACIvica Zubac offensive rebound
- 3:02LACIvica Zubac makes tip shot96–89
- 2:40DENJamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover
- 2:33LACNorman Powell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ivica Zubac assists)96–92
- 2:32DENNuggets full timeout
- 2:16LACIvica Zubac blocks Jamal Murray's 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 2:13DENAaron Gordon offensive rebound
- 2:09DENChristian Braun misses 27-foot three point jumper
- 2:06LACKawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- 1:55LACNorman Powell makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)96–95
- 1:41LACBogdan Bogdanovic personal foul
- 1:38DENNikola Jokic offensive foul
- 1:38DENNikola Jokic turnover
- 1:27LACClippers full timeout
- 1:16LACKawhi Leonard misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
- 1:11LACBogdan Bogdanovic offensive rebound
- 1:11LACBogdan Bogdanovic makes 1-foot two point shot96–97
- 0:58.1LACIvica Zubac personal foul
- 0:58.1DENNikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
- 0:58.1DENNuggets offensive team rebound
- 0:58.1DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 297–97
- 0:40.1LACKawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- 0:36.1DENChristian Braun defensive rebound
- 0:16.0DENNikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot99–97
- 0:16.0LACClippers full timeout
- 0:16.0DENPeyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
- 0:09.0LACJames Harden misses two point shot
- 0:08.0LACIvica Zubac offensive rebound
- 0:08.0LACIvica Zubac makes tip shot99–99
- 0:08.0DENNuggets full timeout
- 0:08.0DENMichael Porter Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson
- 0:01.1DENNikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point shot
- 0:00.1DENAaron Gordon offensive rebound
- 0:00.0DENAaron Gordon makes dunk101–99
- 0:00.0Nuggets REF-initiated review (replay supports call)
Stats
Team stats
| DEN | Stat | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| 40-87 | FG | 39-88 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-16 | FT | 11-16 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Efficiency
Worked out from the box score
| DEN | Stat | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Possessions | 92 |
| 105.2 | Offensive rating | 107.6 |
| 53.7% | True shooting | 52.1% |
Possessions are estimated the standard way: field-goal attempts minus offensive rebounds, plus turnovers and 0.44 of free-throw attempts. Ratings are points per 100 possessions.
Four factors
Worked out from the box score
| DEN | Stat | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| 51.7% | Effective FG% | 50.0% |
| 14.6% | Turnover rate | 10.9% |
| 28.6% | Offensive rebound rate | 27.1% |
| .184 | Free-throw rate | .182 |