Who won LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the LA Clippers 131-115 on April 29, 2025.

Ivica Zubac scored 27 for the LA Clippers; Jamal Murray scored 43 for the Denver Nuggets.

LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets

2024-25 · Playoffs Tue, Apr 29, 2025 · 10:00 pm EDT · All results that day · LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · LA Clippers schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

131

Venue: Ball Arena

Western conference first round

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the LA Clippers 131-115 at home in the playoffs on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at Ball Arena. Jamal Murray had 43 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Ivica Zubac had 27 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist for the LA Clippers.

The Denver Nuggets led 67-59 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 35-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets), Christian Braun (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Kawhi Leonard (double-double, LA Clippers). Bench points: LA Clippers 30, Denver Nuggets 27. Aaron Gordon had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the LA Clippers 131-115 on April 29, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Ivica Zubac scored 27 for the LA Clippers; Jamal Murray scored 43 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
LA Clippers	23	36	24	32	115
Denver Nuggets	35	32	32	32	131

Game leaders

LA Clippers

Points: 27 Ivica Zubac
Rebounds: 9 Kawhi Leonard
Assists: 11 Kawhi Leonard

Denver Nuggets

Points: 43 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 12 Christian Braun
Assists: 12 Nikola Jokić

Kawhi Leonard double-double (20 PTS, 11 AST) · Christian Braun double-double (11 PTS, 12 REB) · Nikola Jokić triple-double (13 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST)

LA Clippers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kawhi Leonard starter	37:21	20	9	11	1	2	1	8-15	1-4	3-7	2	-7
Ivica Zubac starter	36:50	27	5	1	0	2	1	11-15	0-0	5-8	2	-15
James Harden starter	35:07	11	8	5	2	0	4	3-9	0-2	5-8	4	-16
Norman Powell starter	31:47	12	4	3	0	0	1	5-12	1-5	1-1	2	-12
Kris Dunn starter	25:04	15	0	2	2	1	0	6-7	3-4	0-0	3	-5
Bogdan Bogdanović bench	23:23	18	3	5	0	0	2	5-11	4-8	4-4	5	-8
Nicolas Batum bench	21:21	0	6	2	0	2	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	-7
Derrick Jones Jr. bench	14:05	7	1	0	0	0	0	3-6	1-3	0-0	0	-10
Ben Simmons bench	4:42	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Drew Eubanks bench	2:35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+1
Jordan Miller bench	2:35	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Cam Christie bench	2:35	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Kobe Brown bench	2:35	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Seth Lundy

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	40:02	43	5	7	3	1	1	17-26	8-14	1-1	2	+17
Michael Porter Jr. starter	37:14	14	2	1	0	1	0	5-10	3-5	1-1	4	+34
Aaron Gordon starter	36:38	23	4	2	0	0	1	7-11	1-2	8-9	4	+13
Christian Braun starter	36:34	11	12	3	2	0	0	5-8	1-2	0-2	4	+18
Nikola Jokić starter	36:34	13	10	12	1	2	2	4-13	1-4	4-5	1	+18
Russell Westbrook bench	25:19	21	1	1	0	0	4	8-15	3-6	2-2	3	-4
DeAndre Jordan bench	9:30	0	2	2	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	+2
Peyton Watson bench	8:29	2	2	1	1	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	+2
Jalen Pickett bench	1:56	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Julian Strawther bench	1:56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Vlatko Cancar bench	1:56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Zeke Nnaji bench	1:56	2	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	2-3	0	-4
Hunter Tyson bench	1:56	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-4

Not available: DaRon Holmes II

Team statistics
LA Clippers	Stat	Denver Nuggets
18/28 (64%)	Free throws	18/23 (78%)
32/53 (60%)	2 pointers	31/53 (58%)
11/29 (37%)	3 pointers	17/33 (51%)
43/82 (52%)	Field goals	48/86 (55%)
38	Rebounds	38
28	Defensive rebounds	30
10	Offensive rebounds	8
29	Assists	29
10	Turnovers	9
6	Steals	7
8	Blocks	7
21	Fouls	21
7	Max points in a row	13
0:00	Time spent in lead	47:27
0	Biggest lead	22

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 20 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · LA Clippers: Never led
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 22 Q4 9:43
Longest run: 13-0 Denver Nuggets · Q4 3:38 to Q4 1:35

Scoring plays

Q1 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Denver Nuggets
11:39	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	0	1
11:39	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	0	2
11:22	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	0	4
10:55	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	2	4
10:27	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	4	4
10:15	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	4	6
9:56	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	4	9
9:04	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	6	9
8:41	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	6	12
7:59	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	6	14
7:59	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	6	15
7:14	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	6	17
7:01	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	8	17
6:32	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	9	17
6:32	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	10	17
6:20	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	10	20
6:06	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	12	20
5:53	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	12	21
5:42	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	15	21
5:26	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	15	23
5:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	15	25
4:42	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	17	25
3:56	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	17	26
3:41	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal	19	26
2:58	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	19	28
1:49	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw	20	28
1:49	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw	21	28
1:36	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	21	30
1:36	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	21	31
0:43	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	23	31
0:38	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	23	33
0:21	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	23	35

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Denver Nuggets
11:46	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	25	35
11:22	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	25	37
11:08	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal	28	37
10:47	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	28	39
10:27	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal	30	39
9:53	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	30	42
9:34	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	32	42
9:13	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	32	45
8:51	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	34	45
8:37	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	34	47
8:16	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	36	47
7:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	36	49
7:41	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	38	49
7:28	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	38	51
7:28	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	38	52
7:22	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal	41	52
6:58	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	44	52
5:45	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	44	54
5:24	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	47	54
4:59	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	47	56
4:18	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	50	56
3:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	50	57
3:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	50	58
3:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	50	59
2:54	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	51	59
2:38	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	51	61
2:16	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	53	61
1:56	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	53	64
1:37	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	55	64
1:14	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	55	67
0:51	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal	57	67
0:08	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	58	67
0:08	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	59	67

Q3 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Denver Nuggets
11:20	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	59	69
10:55	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	59	72
10:32	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	61	72
10:11	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	61	75
9:34	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	61	77
9:16	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	63	77
8:39	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	63	80
8:23	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	64	80
8:23	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	65	80
8:00	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	65	81
8:00	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	65	82
7:07	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	66	82
7:07	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	67	82
6:56	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	67	84
6:45	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	69	84
6:45	LA Clippers	Norman Powell Free throw	70	84
6:08	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal	72	84
5:40	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	72	86
5:31	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	73	86
5:15	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	73	88
4:33	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal	76	88
4:07	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	78	88
3:50	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	80	88
3:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	80	91
2:44	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	80	92
2:44	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	80	92
1:38	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw	81	93
1:38	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw	82	93
0:31	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	82	96
0:09	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	83	96
0:03	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	83	99

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Denver Nuggets
11:45	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	83	102
11:24	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal	86	102
11:04	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	86	104
11:04	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	86	105
10:22	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	88	105
10:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	88	108
9:43	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	88	110
9:26	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	90	110
8:58	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	90	112
8:42	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal	92	112
8:11	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	93	112
7:34	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	95	112
7:16	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	95	114
6:44	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	98	114
6:18	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	100	114
5:35	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	102	114
5:18	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	102	116
5:03	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	104	116
4:32	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	106	116
4:01	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	107	116
3:38	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	107	118
3:29	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	107	119
3:18	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	107	121
2:45	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	107	124
2:13	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	107	127
1:35	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	107	128
1:35	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	107	129
1:22	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal	109	129
1:05	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal	112	129
0:45	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 2-pt field goal	112	131
0:37	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 3-pt field goal	115	131

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