Top Performers
Points
32
Harden
LAC
Rebounds
13
Zubac
LAC
Assists
12
Jokić
DEN
Threes
4
Harden
LAC
43-86 (50.0%)
FG%
41-94 (43.6%)
12-33 (36.4%)
3PM
9-27 (33.3%)
12-16 (75.0%)
FTM
21-27 (77.8%)
44
Rebounds
45
11
Offensive Rebounds
12
33
Defensive Rebounds
33
25
Assists
24
7
Steals
11
6
Blocks
1
20
Turnovers
11
9
Points Off Turnovers
29
19
Fastbreak Points
16
60
Points In Paint
56
8
Second Chance Points
9
25
Fouls
18
0
Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
15
Biggest Lead
5
9
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
11
Ties
7
2024-25 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder | 68 | 14 | .829 | |
| 2 |  Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 4 |  Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 |
| 7 |  Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 8 |  Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 |
| 11 |  Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 12 |  Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 |
| 14 |  Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets squeaked out a win over the L.A. Clippers, 112 to 110, in Game 1 of the 2025 First Round on April 19.
Game Info
April 19, 2025
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#60 James Williams (Head Official)
#29 Mark Lindsay
#24 Kevin Scott
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Leonard #2 | 41 | 22 | 6 (1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 3 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 67.4 |
I. Zubac #40 | 39 | 21 | 13 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 2 | 2 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 62.6 |
N. Powell #24 | 37 | 12 | 3 (0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 48.2 |
J. Harden #1 | 43 | 32 | 6 (0) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11-22 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 64.9 |
K. Dunn #8 | 31 | 10 | 3 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones Jr. #55 | 24 | 4 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 41.0 |
N. Batum #33 | 24 | 9 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
B. Simmons #25 | 13 | 0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
B. Bogdanović #10 | 12 | 0 | 5 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
P. Mills #88 | |||||||||||||
D. Eubanks #15 | |||||||||||||
A. Coffey #7 | |||||||||||||
K. Brown #21 | |||||||||||||
J. Miller #11 | |||||||||||||
C. Christie #12 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAC | 110 | 44 (11) | 25 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 43-86 | 12-33 | 12-16 | 59.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #1 | 26 | 3 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
A. Gordon #32 | 46 | 25 | 8 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 8-10 | 67.9 |
N. Jokić #15 | 46 | 29 | 9 (0) | 12 | 3 | 1 | +10 | 2 | 4 | 12-24 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 54.4 |
C. Braun #0 | 45 | 11 | 3 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 55.0 |
J. Murray #27 | 48 | 21 | 9 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 3 | 1 | 7-20 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 47.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Westbrook #4 | 34 | 15 | 8 (4) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 5-17 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 40.0 |
P. Watson #8 | 14 | 6 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 61.5 |
J. Pickett #24 | 5 | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
D. Jordan #6 | |||||||||||||
D. Šarić #9 | |||||||||||||
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
Z. Nnaji #22 | |||||||||||||
J. Strawther #3 | |||||||||||||
H. Tyson #5 | |||||||||||||
D. Holmes II #14 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 112 | 45 (12) | 24 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 41-94 | 9-27 | 21-27 | 52.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
I. Zubac makes 5' floater
1Q 11:34
M. Porter Jr. makes 24' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 11:10
2-3
I. Zubac makes cutting dunk
Assisted by N. Powell
1Q 10:52
4-3
N. Jokić makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Gordon
1Q 10:37
4-6
I. Zubac makes 6' driving hook shot
Assisted by K. Leonard
1Q 10:14
6-6
J. Murray makes driving layup
1Q 09:44
6-8
K. Leonard makes 12' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 09:27
8-8
A. Gordon makes 12' turnaround bank fadeaway
1Q 08:44
8-10
N. Powell makes 28' pullup three
1Q 08:22
11-10
J. Murray makes 25' pullup three
1Q 07:56
11-13
I. Zubac makes putback layup
1Q 07:06
13-13
J. Harden makes driving finger roll
1Q 06:40
15-13
K. Dunn makes cutting layup
Assisted by I. Zubac
1Q 06:13
17-13
K. Dunn makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 05:40
20-13
C. Braun makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 05:30
20-15
K. Dunn makes cutting layup
Assisted by I. Zubac
1Q 05:08
22-15
A. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:55
22-16
A. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:55
22-17
J. Harden makes driving layup
1Q 04:44
24-17
J. Harden makes driving layup
1Q 04:14
26-17
J. Harden makes free throw 1/1
1Q 04:14
27-17
J. Harden makes driving layup
1Q 03:35
29-17
N. Jokić makes 7' turnaround hook shot
1Q 03:22
29-19
C. Braun makes running dunk
1Q 03:06
29-21
P. Watson makes 10' floater
Assisted by R. Westbrook
1Q 02:28
29-23
N. Jokić makes 8' floater
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 02:04
29-25
P. Watson makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:07
29-26
P. Watson makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:07
29-27
J. Harden makes 30' stepback three
1Q 00:28
32-27
J. Harden makes 27' stepback three
1Q 00:00
35-27
K. Leonard makes running layup
Assisted by B. Simmons
2Q 11:13
37-27
K. Leonard makes free throw 1/1
2Q 11:13
38-27
R. Westbrook makes free throw 1/2
2Q 10:30
38-28
R. Westbrook makes free throw 2/2
2Q 10:30
38-29
D. Jones Jr. makes 7' floater
Assisted by B. Bogdanović
2Q 10:14
40-29
J. Pickett makes cutting layup
Assisted by R. Westbrook
2Q 10:05
40-31
K. Leonard makes 29' three
Assisted by B. Bogdanović
2Q 09:43
43-31
K. Leonard makes driving layup
Assisted by B. Simmons
2Q 09:11
45-31
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:57
45-32
P. Watson makes layup
2Q 07:53
45-34
K. Leonard makes driving dunk
Assisted by N. Powell
2Q 07:40
47-34
I. Zubac makes cutting dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
2Q 05:55
49-34
N. Jokić makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 05:36
49-36
K. Leonard makes running finger roll
Assisted by N. Powell
2Q 05:11
51-36
N. Jokić makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 04:55
51-38
A. Gordon makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 04:03
51-40
C. Braun makes running dunk
2Q 02:31
51-42
A. Gordon makes tip layup
2Q 01:53
51-44
R. Westbrook makes 24' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 01:05
51-47
N. Powell makes driving dunk
2Q 00:37
53-47
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:05
53-48
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:05
53-49
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
3Q 11:50
53-50
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
3Q 11:50
53-51
K. Dunn makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Powell
3Q 11:34
56-51
A. Gordon makes running layup
Assisted by C. Braun
3Q 10:41
56-53
I. Zubac makes 6' hook shot
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 10:25
58-53
N. Jokić makes 7' driving floater
3Q 10:00
58-55
J. Harden makes 25' running three
Assisted by K. Dunn
3Q 09:20
61-55
I. Zubac makes tip layup
3Q 08:42
63-55
N. Jokić makes 23' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 08:27
63-57
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
3Q 08:02
64-57
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:02
65-57
N. Jokić makes driving finger roll
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 07:44
65-59
N. Powell makes running dunk
3Q 07:00
67-59
N. Jokić makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 06:42
67-61
J. Murray makes 14' driving floater
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 05:39
67-63
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
3Q 05:39
67-64
I. Zubac makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 05:06
69-64
A. Gordon makes cutting dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 04:48
69-66
I. Zubac makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:22
70-66
J. Murray makes cutting layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 03:08
70-68
N. Powell makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 02:48
72-68
N. Batum makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 02:08
75-68
N. Jokić makes 6' floater
Assisted by R. Westbrook
3Q 01:41
75-70
N. Jokić makes running finger roll
3Q 00:27
75-72
A. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:54
75-73
A. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:54
75-74
K. Leonard makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:36
76-74
K. Leonard makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:36
77-74
K. Leonard makes running dunk
4Q 10:06
79-74
A. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:52
79-75
A. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:52
79-76
R. Westbrook makes cutting dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 08:01
79-78
K. Leonard makes 10' fadeaway
4Q 07:44
81-78
J. Murray makes 27' pullup three
4Q 07:31
81-81
N. Batum makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 07:01
84-81
J. Harden makes free throw 1/1
4Q 06:41
85-81
D. Jones Jr. makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:28
86-81
D. Jones Jr. makes free throw 2/2
4Q 06:28
87-81
N. Jokić makes 6' floater
4Q 06:09
87-83
I. Zubac makes layup
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 05:49
89-83
C. Braun makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 05:33
89-85
J. Murray makes 26' pullup three
4Q 05:09
89-88
N. Batum makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 04:41
92-88
A. Gordon makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 04:19
92-91
R. Westbrook makes putback layup
4Q 03:37
92-93
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
4Q 03:06
93-93
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
4Q 03:06
94-93
R. Westbrook makes cutting layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 02:52
94-95
I. Zubac makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 01:11
96-95
R. Westbrook makes 23' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 00:24
96-98
J. Harden makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by N. Batum
4Q 00:18
98-98
A. Gordon makes driving dunk
OT 04:33
98-100
J. Harden makes driving layup
OT 04:16
100-100
R. Westbrook makes free throw 1/2
OT 03:27
100-101
J. Murray makes 9' driving floater
OT 03:04
100-103
K. Leonard makes 10' fadeaway
OT 02:42
102-103
A. Gordon makes layup
OT 02:24
102-105
J. Harden makes 8' driving floater
OT 01:17
104-105
C. Braun makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
OT 00:59
104-108
J. Harden makes 27' running three
Assisted by K. Leonard
OT 00:27
107-108
A. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
OT 00:10
107-109
A. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
OT 00:10
107-110
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
OT 00:06
107-111
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
OT 00:06
107-112
N. Powell makes 26' stepback three
OT 00:01
110-112
43-86 (50.0%)
FG%
41-94 (43.6%)
12-33 (36.4%)
3PM
9-27 (33.3%)
12-16 (75.0%)
FTM
21-27 (77.8%)
44
Rebounds
45
11
Offensive Rebounds
12
33
Defensive Rebounds
33
25
Assists
24
7
Steals
11
6
Blocks
1
20
Turnovers
11
9
Points Off Turnovers
29
19
Fastbreak Points
16
60
Points In Paint
56
8
Second Chance Points
9
25
Fouls
18
0
Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
15
Biggest Lead
5
9
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
11
Ties
7
