LA Clippers @ Denver Nuggets
West 1st Round - Game 1 • DEN leads series 1-0
50-32, 20-21 Away
110
50-32, 20-21 Away
50-32, 26-15 Home
112
50-32, 26-15 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ivica Zubac misses 8-foot two point shot
- Ivica Zubac makes 5-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Ivica Zubac makes 2-foot dunk (Norman Powell assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Kawhi Leonard makes 12-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 12-foot two point shot
- Norman Powell makes 27-foot three pointer
- Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer
- Norman Powell misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Norman Powell misses driving layup
- Ivica Zubac makes two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kris Dunn makes 3-foot layup (Ivica Zubac assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kris Dunn makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Christian Braun makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kris Dunn makes 2-foot layup (Ivica Zubac assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses running pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot
- Christian Braun makes 2-foot dunk
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Peyton Watson makes 10-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- James Harden makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Aaron Gordon misses 5-foot two point shot
- Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
- Kawhi Leonard makes two point shot (Ben Simmons assists)
- Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
- Kawhi Leonard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
- Jalen Pickett makes 3-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Kawhi Leonard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kawhi Leonard makes driving layup (Ben Simmons assists)
- Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 18-foot jumper
- Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Peyton Watson makes layup
- Kawhi Leonard makes 1-foot driving dunk (Norman Powell assists)
- Kawhi Leonard misses 16-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
- Ivica Zubac misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 20-foot jumper
- Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Norman Powell misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kawhi Leonard makes two point shot (Norman Powell assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Kawhi Leonard misses 17-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Ivica Zubac misses 6-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses alley oop layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- Christian Braun makes dunk
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Ivica Zubac misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Norman Powell misses technical free throw
- Norman Powell makes 1-foot driving dunk
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kris Dunn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot hook shot (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point shot (Kris Dunn assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Ivica Zubac makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Kris Dunn misses driving layup
- Norman Powell makes 1-foot dunk
- Nikola Jokic makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Ivica Zubac misses layup
- Ivica Zubac misses tip shot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kawhi Leonard misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Ivica Zubac makes 5-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses two point shot
- Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Norman Powell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Christian Braun misses layup
- Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
- Ben Simmons misses 6-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses two point shot
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Kawhi Leonard makes 1-foot dunk
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Kawhi Leonard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kawhi Leonard makes 10-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer
- Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
- Ivica Zubac makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Christian Braun makes 4-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Nicolas Batum makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses layup
- Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kawhi Leonard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ivica Zubac makes 3-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot driving dunk
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kawhi Leonard makes 10-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes layup
- Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses layup
- James Harden makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 27-foot three point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Norman Powell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: DEN, 58.0
Win %: DEN, 59.4
Win %: DEN, 57.9
Win %: DEN, 55.0
Win %: DEN, 60.0
Win %: DEN, 57.6
Win %: DEN, 62.5
Win %: DEN, 59.6
Win %: DEN, 58.1
Win %: DEN, 59.6
Win %: DEN, 62.3
Win %: DEN, 59.5
Win %: DEN, 57.4
Win %: DEN, 59.0
Win %: DEN, 57.4
Win %: DEN, 58.9
Win %: DEN, 59.4
Win %: DEN, 62.1
Win %: DEN, 62.1
Win %: DEN, 57.2
Win %: DEN, 62.0
Win %: DEN, 64.6
Win %: DEN, 63.9
Win %: DEN, 64.5
Win %: DEN, 62.5
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:James Williams
Referee:Marat Kogut
Referee:Mark Lindsay
Referee:Kevin Scott
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 33 | 21 | .611 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 32 | 24 | .571 | 2 | L2 |
| Golden State | 29 | 27 | .518 | 5 | L2 |
| LA Clippers | 26 | 28 | .481 | 7 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 45 | .211 | 22.5 | L15 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 42 | 14 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8 | W2 |
| Portland | 27 | 29 | .482 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 18 | 38 | .321 | 24 | L1 |
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