Who won LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the LA Clippers 120-101 on May 3, 2025.

Kawhi Leonard scored 22 for the LA Clippers; Aaron Gordon scored 22 for the Denver Nuggets.

LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets

2024-25 · Playoffs Sat, May 3, 2025 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · LA Clippers schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

120

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 120-101 at home in the playoffs on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Ball Arena. Aaron Gordon had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Kawhi Leonard had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the LA Clippers.

The Denver Nuggets led 58-47 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 37-21. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Ivica Zubac (double-double, LA Clippers). Bench points: LA Clippers 41, Denver Nuggets 30. Christian Braun had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 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 120-101 on May 3, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kawhi Leonard scored 22 for the LA Clippers; Aaron Gordon scored 22 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
LA Clippers	26	21	19	35	101
Denver Nuggets	21	37	35	27	120

Game leaders

LA Clippers

Points: 22 Kawhi Leonard
Rebounds: 14 Ivica Zubac
Assists: 13 James Harden

Denver Nuggets

Points: 22 Aaron Gordon
Rebounds: 10 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 8 Nikola Jokić

Ivica Zubac double-double (10 PTS, 14 REB) · Nikola Jokić double-double (16 PTS, 10 REB)

LA Clippers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
James Harden starter	35:27	7	5	13	2	1	2	2-8	1-4	2-2	0	-29
Kawhi Leonard starter	33:14	22	5	2	0	2	1	6-13	2-4	8-9	3	-33
Norman Powell starter	32:20	9	2	2	0	1	3	4-11	0-3	1-1	3	-31
Ivica Zubac starter	31:50	10	14	2	1	0	3	5-10	0-0	0-2	3	-17
Derrick Jones Jr. starter	16:35	12	2	0	1	3	1	5-10	1-4	1-4	0	-11
Nicolas Batum bench	28:09	3	2	2	1	2	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	-27
Bogdan Bogdanović bench	17:41	12	3	1	1	0	3	5-9	1-5	1-1	4	-5
Kris Dunn bench	16:06	3	1	1	2	0	1	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	+12
Kobe Brown bench	8:13	13	0	3	0	0	0	6-7	0-0	1-1	0	+13
Drew Eubanks bench	6:53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	+11
Jordan Miller bench	6:53	4	1	4	2	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	+11
Cam Christie bench	6:39	5	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	+11

Not available: Seth Lundy

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	41:31	16	5	2	0	1	4	7-15	0-3	2-3	2	+19
Christian Braun starter	38:10	21	5	4	1	0	0	8-15	3-5	2-4	1	+11
Aaron Gordon starter	35:42	22	4	5	1	1	1	9-16	0-3	4-4	5	+23
Nikola Jokić starter	32:27	16	10	8	3	1	5	6-14	1-2	3-4	5	+16
Michael Porter Jr. starter	29:48	15	6	0	0	0	0	6-11	3-8	0-0	2	+31
Russell Westbrook bench	27:21	16	5	5	5	0	2	5-9	2-4	4-6	4	+6
Peyton Watson bench	17:25	9	4	0	1	1	0	4-4	1-1	0-0	2	-5
DeAndre Jordan bench	6:54	2	4	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	+0
Jalen Pickett bench	3:21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-5
Julian Strawther bench	3:21	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	-5
Zeke Nnaji bench	2:00	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Hunter Tyson bench	2:00	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+2

Not available: DaRon Holmes II

Team statistics
LA Clippers	Stat	Denver Nuggets
15/22 (68%)	Free throws	15/21 (71%)
31/55 (56%)	2 pointers	36/61 (59%)
8/27 (29%)	3 pointers	11/29 (37%)
39/82 (47%)	Field goals	47/90 (52%)
36	Rebounds	46
31	Defensive rebounds	35
5	Offensive rebounds	11
30	Assists	24
14	Turnovers	12
10	Steals	11
9	Blocks	4
17	Fouls	23
8	Max points in a row	17
11:30	Time spent in lead	34:28
6	Biggest lead	35

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

Largest margin: 33 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · LA Clippers: 6 Q1 10:08
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 35 Q4 8:49
Longest run: 17-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 11:23 to Q3 8:12

Scoring plays

Q1 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Denver Nuggets
11:28	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:29	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal	4	0
10:08	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal	6	0
9:46	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	6	3
9:17	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	6	5
8:20	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal	9	5
7:22	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	9	7
6:57	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	11	7
6:31	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	11	8
6:31	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	11	9
6:11	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	11	10
5:47	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	11	13
5:21	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	13	13
5:03	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	13	15
4:46	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	14	15
4:46	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	15	15
3:45	LA Clippers	Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal	18	15
3:29	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	18	17
2:54	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	18	19
2:30	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	20	19
1:44	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	21	19
1:44	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	22	19
0:37	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	24	19
0:31	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	24	21
0:12	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	26	21

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Denver Nuggets
10:47	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	26	23
10:22	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	26	25
9:32	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	26	28
8:50	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	27	28
8:50	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	28	28
8:39	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	28	29
8:08	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	28	31
7:59	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	30	31
7:47	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	30	34
7:22	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	30	37
7:06	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	33	37
6:41	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	33	39
6:29	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	35	39
6:29	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	36	39
6:16	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	36	42
6:00	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	38	42
5:31	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	38	44
5:10	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	41	44
4:16	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	41	45
4:16	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	41	46
3:59	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	43	46
3:39	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	43	48
3:13	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	43	49
3:09	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	43	51
2:34	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	43	52
2:34	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	43	53
2:11	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	45	53
1:53	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	45	55
1:23	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	45	57
0:41	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	47	57
0:30	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	47	58

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Denver Nuggets
11:46	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	50	58
11:23	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	50	60
10:53	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	50	63
10:27	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	50	65
9:53	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	50	68
9:14	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	50	70
9:04	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	50	73
8:12	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	50	75
7:23	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	52	75
6:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	52	77
6:17	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal	54	77
5:59	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	54	78
5:59	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	54	79
5:40	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	54	82
5:18	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. Free throw	55	82
5:08	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	56	82
5:08	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	57	82
4:48	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	57	84
4:12	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	59	84
3:44	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	59	85
3:44	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	59	86
3:30	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	61	86
2:39	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	61	89
2:25	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	62	89
1:29	LA Clippers	Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal	64	89
1:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	64	91
0:35	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	64	93
0:31	LA Clippers	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	66	93

Q4 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Denver Nuggets
11:39	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	66	95
11:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	66	97
10:30	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	66	99
9:35	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	68	99
9:07	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	68	101
8:49	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	68	103
8:31	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	70	103
8:31	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw	71	103
7:53	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal	73	103
7:32	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal	76	103
7:08	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	76	105
6:54	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	76	107
6:53	LA Clippers	Norman Powell Free throw	77	107
6:27	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal	79	107
6:02	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	79	109
5:57	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal	81	109
5:31	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	81	111
5:16	LA Clippers	Drew Eubanks Free throw	82	111
4:59	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal	84	111
4:28	LA Clippers	Cam Christie 2-pt field goal	86	111
4:02	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal	88	111
3:42	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	88	113
3:26	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal	90	113
3:26	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown Free throw	91	113
2:38	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	94	113
2:24	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal	96	113
2:11	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	96	114
2:11	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	96	115
2:00	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal	98	115
1:39	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	98	117
0:38	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	98	120
0:23	LA Clippers	Cam Christie 3-pt field goal	101	120

Highlights

Denver Nuggets 120-101 Los Angeles Clippers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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