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Final
Away
Denver Nuggets
83
Home
LA Clippers
117
Venue: Intuit Dome
Western conference first round
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The LA Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-83 at home in the playoffs on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at Intuit Dome. Kawhi Leonard had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists for the LA Clippers. Nikola Jokić had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for the Denver Nuggets.
The LA Clippers led 65-47 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 27-13. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Kawhi Leonard (double-double, LA Clippers), Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 6, LA Clippers 31. James Harden had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Denver Nuggets vs LA Clippers?
- The LA Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-83 on April 24, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Nikola Jokić scored 23 for the Denver Nuggets with 13 rebounds; Kawhi Leonard scored 21 for the LA Clippers with 11 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | 28 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 83 |
| LA Clippers | 35 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 117 |
Game leaders
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 23 Nikola Jokić
- Rebounds
- 13 Nikola Jokić
- Assists
- 13 Nikola Jokić
LA Clippers
- Points
- 21 Kawhi Leonard
- Rebounds
- 11 Kawhi Leonard
- Assists
- 9 James Harden
Nikola Jokić triple-double (23 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST) · Kawhi Leonard double-double (21 PTS, 11 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun starter | 37:45 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 | -11 |
| Nikola Jokić starter | 36:31 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1 | -20 |
| Jamal Murray starter | 36:18 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 3 | -15 |
| Michael Porter Jr. starter | 35:04 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | -25 |
| Aaron Gordon starter | 31:46 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3 | -10 |
| Peyton Watson bench | 18:16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | -29 |
| Julian Strawther bench | 10:52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | -4 |
| Jalen Pickett bench | 10:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -23 |
| Russell Westbrook bench | 8:42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | -16 |
| DeAndre Jordan bench | 4:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | -1 |
| Hunter Tyson bench | 4:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -8 |
| Zeke Nnaji bench | 4:34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | -8 |
Not available: DaRon Holmes II
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard starter | 34:33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 0 | +18 |
| James Harden starter | 33:49 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 0 | +25 |
| Ivica Zubac starter | 33:26 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | +21 |
| Norman Powell starter | 28:58 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 3 | +13 |
| Kris Dunn starter | 21:37 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | +8 |
| Nicolas Batum bench | 26:42 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +23 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. bench | 22:40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1 | +20 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović bench | 10:28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | +3 |
| Ben Simmons bench | 9:12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +9 |
| Patty Mills bench | 3:43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +6 |
| Cam Christie bench | 3:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 |
| Kobe Brown bench | 3:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 |
| Jordan Miller bench | 3:43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | +6 |
| Drew Eubanks bench | 3:43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +6 |
Not available: Seth Lundy
| Denver Nuggets | Stat | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|
| 14/20 (70%) | Free throws | 19/28 (67%) |
| 24/51 (47%) | 2 pointers | 22/44 (50%) |
| 7/26 (26%) | 3 pointers | 18/39 (46%) |
| 31/77 (40%) | Field goals | 40/83 (48%) |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 27 | Defensive rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 17 |
| 9:29 | Time spent in lead | 37:32 |
| 7 | Biggest lead | 34 |
Largest margin: 34 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 1
- Times tied
- 2
- Largest lead · Denver Nuggets
- 7 Q1 3:15
- Largest lead · LA Clippers
- 34 Q4 0:49
- Longest run
- 17-0 LA Clippers · Q1 2:04 to Q2 10:12
Scoring plays
Q1 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:32 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:32 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 3 | 0 |
| 11:05 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell 3-pt field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 10:46 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 5 | 3 |
| 10:14 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 7 | 3 |
| 9:59 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 7 | 4 |
| 9:59 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 7 | 5 |
| 9:43 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 9 | 5 |
| 9:24 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal | 9 | 8 |
| 8:58 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 11 | 8 |
| 8:41 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 11 | 11 |
| 8:29 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 14 | 11 |
| 7:57 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 17 | 11 |
| 7:40 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal | 17 | 14 |
| 7:25 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 20 | 14 |
| 6:23 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 20 | 16 |
| 5:04 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 22 | 16 |
| 4:42 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell 3-pt field goal | 22 | 19 |
| 4:23 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 24 | 19 |
| 3:15 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 26 | 19 |
| 3:05 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 26 | 22 |
| 2:34 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 26 | 25 |
| 2:21 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 28 | 25 |
| 2:04 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell Free throw | 28 | 26 |
| 2:04 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell Free throw | 28 | 27 |
| 1:32 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 28 | 29 |
| 0:48 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 28 | 32 |
| 0:02 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 28 | 35 |
Q2 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:16 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 28 | 37 |
| 10:46 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 28 | 39 |
| 10:12 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 28 | 42 |
| 9:58 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 29 | 42 |
| 9:58 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 30 | 42 |
| 9:37 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 30 | 45 |
| 8:42 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 32 | 45 |
| 8:18 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 32 | 48 |
| 8:00 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 34 | 48 |
| 7:44 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 34 | 50 |
| 7:30 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 37 | 50 |
| 6:23 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 40 | 50 |
| 6:03 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 40 | 52 |
| 4:44 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 40 | 54 |
| 4:07 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 40 | 55 |
| 4:07 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 40 | 56 |
| 3:39 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 40 | 58 |
| 3:03 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 41 | 58 |
| 2:33 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 43 | 58 |
| 2:16 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 43 | 60 |
| 1:39 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 43 | 62 |
| 1:39 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 43 | 63 |
| 1:19 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 45 | 63 |
| 0:23 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 47 | 63 |
| 0:03 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 47 | 65 |
Q3 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 47 | 66 |
| 11:40 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 47 | 67 |
| 11:28 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 50 | 67 |
| 10:49 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 50 | 68 |
| 9:39 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell 2-pt field goal | 50 | 70 |
| 9:09 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 50 | 72 |
| 8:46 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 51 | 72 |
| 8:46 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 52 | 72 |
| 8:18 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 54 | 72 |
| 6:58 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell 3-pt field goal | 54 | 75 |
| 6:42 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 56 | 75 |
| 6:19 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 56 | 78 |
| 5:18 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 56 | 80 |
| 5:02 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. Free throw | 57 | 80 |
| 5:02 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. Free throw | 58 | 80 |
| 4:31 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell 2-pt field goal | 58 | 82 |
| 4:07 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 60 | 82 |
| 3:35 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell 2-pt field goal | 60 | 84 |
| 3:35 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell Free throw | 60 | 85 |
| 3:15 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 62 | 85 |
| 2:44 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 63 | 85 |
| 2:44 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 64 | 85 |
| 2:27 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 66 | 85 |
| 1:03 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 67 | 85 |
| 0:41 | LA Clippers | Norman Powell 2-pt field goal | 67 | 87 |
| 0:32 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 70 | 87 |
| 0:08 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 70 | 90 |
Q4 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:01 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 72 | 90 |
| 9:44 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 72 | 92 |
| 9:22 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 74 | 92 |
| 8:47 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 74 | 94 |
| 7:51 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 75 | 94 |
| 7:51 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 76 | 94 |
| 7:38 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 76 | 95 |
| 7:38 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 76 | 96 |
| 6:50 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 76 | 98 |
| 6:34 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 78 | 98 |
| 6:17 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 78 | 100 |
| 6:02 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 80 | 100 |
| 5:44 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 80 | 103 |
| 5:33 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 82 | 103 |
| 5:08 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 82 | 106 |
| 4:34 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 82 | 107 |
| 4:34 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 82 | 108 |
| 4:08 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal | 82 | 110 |
| 2:50 | LA Clippers | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 82 | 111 |
| 2:33 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji Free throw | 83 | 111 |
| 2:23 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 83 | 112 |
| 1:35 | LA Clippers | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 83 | 113 |
| 1:35 | LA Clippers | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 83 | 114 |
| 0:49 | LA Clippers | Patty Mills 3-pt field goal | 83 | 117 |
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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