Denver Nuggets @ LA Clippers
PLAYOFFS • LAC lead series 1-0
44-38, 18-23 Away
87
44-38, 18-23 Away
47-35, 27-14 Home
89
47-35, 27-14 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot two point shot
- Sam Cassell misses 18-foot two point shot
- Marcus Camby makes driving layup
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell misses free throw 1 of 2
- Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby makes 20-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes 8-foot two point shot
- Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper
- Andre Miller makes driving layup
- Cuttino Mobley makes driving dunk (Sam Cassell assists)
- Andre Miller misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Sam Cassell makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 15-foot jumper
- Andre Miller makes driving layup
- Elton Brand misses layup
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andre Miller makes driving layup
- Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sam Cassell makes technical free throw
- Elton Brand makes 11-foot two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Marcus Camby makes two point shot
- Sam Cassell misses layup
- Elton Brand makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses jumper
- Elton Brand makes jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
- Andre Miller makes 18-foot jumper
- Andre Miller misses layup
- Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman misses layup
- Elton Brand makes tip shot
- Ruben Patterson misses 6-foot two point shot
- Cuttino Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Ruben Patterson makes slam dunk (Marcus Camby assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Corey Maggette assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Kenyon Martin blocks Corey Maggette's two point shot
- Elton Brand misses free throw 1 of 2
- Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses layup
- Ruben Patterson makes driving layup (Earl Boykins assists)
- Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Marcus Camby misses layup
- Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Maggette makes free throw 2 of 2
- Elton Brand blocks Kenyon Martin's layup
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Elton Brand misses 17-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 12-foot jumper
- Zeljko Rebraca makes layup (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Ruben Patterson misses 8-foot jumper
- Reggie Evans makes layup
- Shaun Livingston misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
- Corey Maggette makes 20-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
- Corey Maggette misses 18-foot jumper
- Earl Boykins misses 19-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin blocks Corey Maggette's layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Earl Boykins misses 6-foot running jumper
- Zeljko Rebraca misses layup
- Corey Maggette makes free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Maggette makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper
- Earl Boykins makes 6-foot running jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Chris Kaman misses layup
- Andre Miller makes driving layup
- Corey Maggette makes 26-foot three point jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- Earl Boykins misses 18-foot jumper
- Reggie Evans misses 17-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
- Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 1
- Cuttino Mobley makes 21-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Andre Miller misses 19-foot jumper
- Shaun Livingston misses 10-foot two point shot
- Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Elton Brand misses 10-foot jumper
- Andre Miller misses layup
- Andre Miller makes 9-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
- Shaun Livingston makes layup (Elton Brand assists)
- Marcus Camby misses 7-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes 11-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Elton Brand misses 16-foot jumper
- Greg Buckner makes driving layup
- Shaun Livingston misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Camby misses 10-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman makes 5-foot two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
- Sam Cassell makes jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby misses 7-foot jumper
- Elton Brand misses 15-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Cuttino Mobley makes driving layup
- Andre Miller misses two point shot
- Andre Miller misses 13-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2
- Elton Brand makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andre Miller makes driving layup
- Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman makes slam dunk (Elton Brand assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Cuttino Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cuttino Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Kaman misses layup
- Chris Kaman makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes 16-foot jumper (Quinton Ross assists)
- Andre Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses jumper
- Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman misses layup
- Andre Miller misses 10-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk
- Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2
- Elton Brand makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes 16-foot two point shot
- Marcus Camby blocks Quinton Ross's layup
- Cuttino Mobley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Cuttino Mobley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Elton Brand blocks Kenyon Martin's 6-foot hook shot
- Kenyon Martin makes 10-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Andre Miller makes driving layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Elton Brand misses 16-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Corey Maggette misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andre Miller misses 8-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Marcus Camby blocks Corey Maggette's 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Greg Buckner misses 20-foot jumper
- Earl Boykins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Earl Boykins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Maggette misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Elton Brand blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- Reggie Evans makes free throw 1 of 2
- Reggie Evans makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shaun Livingston misses free throw 1 of 2
- Shaun Livingston misses free throw 2 of 2
- Earl Boykins misses 19-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby blocks Chris Kaman's 6-foot hook shot
- Elton Brand misses 6-foot jumper
- Earl Boykins makes 9-foot running jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot two point shot
- Greg Buckner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Greg Buckner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2
- Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Buckner misses 17-foot jumper
- Elton Brand misses 16-foot jumper
- Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Marcus Camby misses tip shot
- Chris Kaman makes two point shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Earl Boykins misses 15-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andre Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes layup (Elton Brand assists)
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Camby misses 17-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Quinton Ross misses 17-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 16-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Andre Miller makes layup
- Andre Miller makes driving layup (Earl Boykins assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Elton Brand blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Elton Brand (Greg Buckner gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Sam Cassell misses 18-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Marcus Camby makes driving layup | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10:59 | | Francisco Elson shooting foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Sam Cassell misses free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper | 2 | 1 |
| 10:45 | | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 2 | 1 |
| 10:38 | | Cuttino Mobley bad pass | 2 | 1 |
| 10:25 | | Marcus Camby makes 20-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists) | 4 | 1 |
| 10:07 | | Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists) | 4 | 3 |
| 9:41 | | Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper | 4 | 3 |
| 9:40 | | Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound | 4 | 3 |
| 9:32 | | Elton Brand makes 8-foot two point shot | 4 | 5 |
| 9:14 | | Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 5 |
| 9:11 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 4 | 5 |
| 9:08 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 8:45 | | Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 8:44 | | Andre Miller defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 8:37 | | Andre Miller makes driving layup | 8 | 5 |
| 8:30 | | Cuttino Mobley makes driving dunk (Sam Cassell assists) | 8 | 7 |
| 8:07 | | Andre Miller misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 7 |
| 8:03 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 8:03 | | Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot | 8 | 7 |
| 8:02 | | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 7:58 | | Sam Cassell makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists) | 8 | 9 |
| 7:35 | | Quinton Ross personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 8 | 9 |
| 7:28 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 9 |
| 7:28 | | Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound | 8 | 9 |
| 7:22 | | Sam Cassell makes 15-foot jumper | 8 | 11 |
| 7:11 | | Andre Miller makes driving layup | 10 | 11 |
| 6:58 | | Elton Brand misses layup | 10 | 11 |
| 6:58 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 10 | 11 |
| 6:58 | | Carmelo Anthony loose ball foul (Elton Brand draws the foul) | 10 | 11 |
| 6:58 | | Kenyon Martin enters the game for Francisco Elson | 10 | 11 |
| 6:52 | | Greg Buckner shooting foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul) | 10 | 11 |
| 6:52 | | Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 6:52 | | Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 6:43 | | Andre Miller makes driving layup | 12 | 13 |
| 6:43 | | Chris Kaman shooting foul (Andre Miller draws the foul) | 12 | 13 |
| 6:43 | | Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 6:28 | | Carmelo Anthony illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul) | 13 | 13 |
| 6:28 | | Sam Cassell makes technical free throw | 13 | 14 |
| 6:16 | | Elton Brand makes 11-foot two point shot (Sam Cassell assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 6:01 | | Elton Brand illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 13 | 16 |
| 6:01 | | Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw | 13 | 16 |
| 6:01 | | Denver offensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 5:58 | | Quinton Ross personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 13 | 16 |
| 5:58 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 13 | 16 |
| 5:58 | | Vladimir Radmanovic enters the game for Quinton Ross | 13 | 16 |
| 5:50 | | Kenyon Martin misses layup | 13 | 16 |
| 5:48 | | Marcus Camby offensive rebound | 15 | 16 |
| 5:48 | | Marcus Camby makes two point shot | 15 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | Sam Cassell misses layup | 15 | 16 |
| 5:24 | | Elton Brand offensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 5:24 | | Elton Brand makes layup | 15 | 18 |
| 5:09 | | Vladimir Radmanovic shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 15 | 18 |
| 5:09 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 5:09 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 18 |
| 4:58 | | Vladimir Radmanovic turnover | 17 | 18 |
| 4:48 | | Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper | 17 | 18 |
| 4:45 | | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 17 | 18 |
| 4:37 | | Cuttino Mobley misses jumper | 17 | 18 |
| 4:37 | | Vladimir Radmanovic offensive rebound | 17 | 18 |
| 4:37 | | Ruben Patterson enters the game for Greg Buckner | 17 | 18 |
| 4:33 | | Elton Brand makes jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists) | 17 | 20 |
| 4:24 | | Andre Miller makes 18-foot jumper | 19 | 20 |
| 4:16 | | Elton Brand lost ball (Kenyon Martin steals) | 19 | 20 |
| 4:09 | | Andre Miller misses layup | 19 | 20 |
| 4:07 | | Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound | 19 | 20 |
| 4:01 | | Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 19 | 20 |
| 4:00 | | Chris Kaman offensive rebound | 19 | 20 |
| 3:55 | | Chris Kaman misses layup | 19 | 20 |
| 3:54 | | Elton Brand offensive rebound | 19 | 22 |
| 3:54 | | Elton Brand makes tip shot | 19 | 22 |
| 3:42 | | Ruben Patterson misses 6-foot two point shot | 19 | 22 |
| 3:39 | | Elton Brand defensive rebound | 19 | 22 |
| 3:32 | | Cuttino Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists) | 19 | 25 |
| 3:27 | | Denver full timeout | 19 | 25 |
| 3:23 | | Corey Maggette enters the game for Cuttino Mobley | 19 | 25 |
| 3:23 | | Zeljko Rebraca enters the game for Chris Kaman | 19 | 25 |
| 3:04 | | Ruben Patterson makes slam dunk (Marcus Camby assists) | 21 | 25 |
| 2:45 | | Vladimir Radmanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Corey Maggette assists) | 21 | 28 |
| 2:27 | | Carmelo Anthony misses layup | 21 | 28 |
| 2:26 | | Corey Maggette defensive rebound | 21 | 28 |
| 2:20 | | Kenyon Martin blocks Corey Maggette's two point shot | 21 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Elton Brand offensive rebound | 21 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Ruben Patterson shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul) | 21 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Elton Brand misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 21 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Shaun Livingston enters the game for Sam Cassell | 21 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Earl Boykins enters the game for Andre Miller | 21 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Vladimir Radmanovic offensive rebound | 21 | 28 |
| 2:17 | | Vladimir Radmanovic misses layup | 21 | 28 |
| 2:16 | | Marcus Camby defensive rebound | 21 | 28 |
| 2:13 | | Ruben Patterson makes driving layup (Earl Boykins assists) | 23 | 28 |
| 2:13 | | Corey Maggette shooting foul (Ruben Patterson draws the foul) | 23 | 28 |
| 2:13 | | Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 1 | 23 | 28 |
| 2:12 | | Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound | 23 | 28 |
| 1:59 | | Marcus Camby jump ball | 23 | 28 |
| 1:47 | | Zeljko Rebraca lost ball (Kenyon Martin steals) | 23 | 28 |
| 1:37 | | Marcus Camby misses layup | 23 | 28 |
| 1:35 | | Zeljko Rebraca defensive rebound | 23 | 28 |
| 1:27 | | Ruben Patterson personal foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul) | 23 | 28 |
| 1:27 | | Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 28 |
| 1:27 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 23 | 28 |
| 1:27 | | Corey Maggette makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 29 |
| 1:14 | | Elton Brand blocks Kenyon Martin's layup | 23 | 29 |
| 1:10 | | Kenyon Martin offensive rebound | 23 | 29 |
| 1:09 | | Elton Brand shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul) | 23 | 29 |
| 1:09 | | Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 29 |
| 1:09 | | Denver offensive rebound | 23 | 29 |
| 1:09 | | Reggie Evans enters the game for Marcus Camby | 23 | 29 |
| 1:09 | | Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 29 |
| 52.9 | | Elton Brand misses 17-foot jumper | 24 | 29 |
| 50.9 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 24 | 29 |
| 38.9 | | Kenyon Martin misses 12-foot jumper | 24 | 29 |
| 37.6 | | Corey Maggette defensive rebound | 24 | 29 |
| 30.9 | | Zeljko Rebraca makes layup (Shaun Livingston assists) | 24 | 31 |
| 11.9 | | Ruben Patterson misses 8-foot jumper | 24 | 31 |
| 9.4 | | Reggie Evans offensive rebound | 24 | 31 |
| 8.6 | | Reggie Evans makes layup | 26 | 31 |
| 1.9 | | Shaun Livingston misses layup | 26 | 31 |
| 0.5 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound | 26 | 31 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 31 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Greg Willard
Referee:Rodney Mott
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 28 | 24 | .538 | 4 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 27 | .460 | 8 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 40 | .231 | 20 | L10 |
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