Denver
Nuggets
105
–
111
FINAL
LA
Clippers
Date
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 28 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 105 |
| LAC | 25 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kawhi Leonard
LAC
27
PTS
10
REB
5
AST
+14
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending52.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.41
Impact Composite43.9
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 27.7Impact: 2.1
Double-Double7 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 30 pts allowed on 73.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
James Harden
LAC
28
PTS
6
REB
8
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-20 (50.0%)
3PT3-8
FT5-5
TS%63.1%
eFG%57.5%
STL2
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG123
DRTG121
NET+2
3 deflectionsonly 19 pts allowed on 76.0 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 34:43 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 44:28 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9-19 | 47% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 40:50 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9-16 | 56% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Christian Braun | 40:19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-7 | 71% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 2:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 24:24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | -24 |
| Peyton Watson | 10:42 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Nikola Jokić | 41:36 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11-22 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 39 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 44-84 | 52% | 11-27 | 41% | 6-9 | 67% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Hunter Tyson —
Vlatko Čančar —
Julian Strawther —
Jalen Pickett —
Dario Saric —
| LAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Zubac | 33:06 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| James Harden | 46:35 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10-20 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | 5-5 | 100% | +2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 39:27 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-22 | 50% | 2-8 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | +14 |
| Kris Dunn | 10:14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 17:53 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Norman Powell | 38:56 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 60% | 2-6 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | +1 |
| Nicolas Batum | 34:22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 19:28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 35 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 43-86 | 50% | 12-39 | 31% | 13-15 | 87% | — |
Drew Eubanks —
Jordan Miller —
Cam Christie —
Amir Coffey —
Patty Mills —
Kobe Brown —
Ben Simmons —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN44/84 (52%)
Paint
28/43 (65%)
Mid
7/19 (37%)
3PT
11/27 (41%)
RA 67%ATB3 42%Mid 42%Paint 50%Corner 3 38%
LAC43/86 (50%)
Paint
25/39 (64%)
Mid
8/13 (62%)
3PT
12/39 (31%)
ATB3 29%RA 70%Paint 54%Corner 3 38%Mid 75%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
James Harden
defended Christian Braun
9.8 min • 11 pts • 38%
Best Defender
Nicolas Batum
held Russell Westbrook
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
James Harden
vs Jamal Murray
2.9 min • 6 pts • 43%
| LAC Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jamal Murray | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 9.8m 11pts 38% | — | 2.9m 6pts 43% | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Kawhi Leonard | 7.7m 6pts 43% | 1.4m 7pts 67% | — | 1.7m 6pts 60% | — | 1.5m 6pts 60% | 1.9m 4pts 40% | 1.1m 1pts 0% |
| Norman Powell | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — | 5.8m 10pts 67% | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 100% |
| Nicolas Batum | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% |
| Ivica Zubac | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 9.8m 10pts 83% | — | — |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Kris Dunn | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — | 3.5m 9pts 44% | 3.3m 21pts 73% | 2.9m 8pts 60% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = DEN leads
LAC Largest Lead
15
Q3 10:34
DEN Largest Lead
7
Q1 10:35
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAC 8-0 run
Q3 0:38 – Q3 1:50
+2 → +7
LAC 8-0 run
Q3 4:35 – Q3 6:45
+4 → +10
LAC 10-0 run
Q3 4:35 – Q3 7:15
+4 → +12
LAC 12-0 run
Q3 4:35 – Q3 8:04
+4 → +14