Denver Nuggets vs LA Clippers game player stats and box score for April 26 | 2025 NBA playoffs Game 4

The Denver Nuggets defeated the LA Clippers 101-99 in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Aaron Gordon had a game-winning putback dunk to tie the series at two games apiece.

Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 36 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists. He shot 14-for-25, including 3-for-6 from the 3-point line.

Christian Braun had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists on 8-for-19 shooting, while Michael Porter Jr. finished with 17 points and four rebounds on 6-for-11 shooting, including 4-for-7 on 3-pointers.

Gordon had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists on 5-for-9 shooting, while Jamal Murray added 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 24 points and nine rebounds on 10-for-22 shooting (2-for-5 from 3-point range). Norman Powell had 22 points and four rebounds on 7-for-13 shooting, including 4-for-8 from beyond the arc.

Ivica Zubac finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists on 9-for-14 shooting, while James Harden added 15 points, 11 assists and four rebounds on 5-for-11 shooting.

The Clippers-Nuggets series is proving to be highly physical and full of drama. Toward the end of the first half, Harden and Gordon were involved in a midcourt altercation. The exchange resulted in six technical fouls: Harden, Powell and Kris Dunn for the Clippers; and Gordon, Jokic and Braun for the Nuggets.

The Nuggets survived the opening game with a 112-110 overtime win. LA then won two straight: a 105-102 Game 2 victory and a 117-83 blowout on Thursday.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series will be Tuesday in Denver, while Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday in LA.

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Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers player stats and box score

Denver Nuggets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.	17	4	2	0	0	3	6-11	4-7	1-2	2
Aaron Gordon	14	6	5	1	1	1	5-9	1-3	3-4	1
Nikola Jokić	36	21	8	2	1	2	14-25	3-6	5-6	4
Christian Braun	17	7	5	1	2	1	8-19	1-8	0-0	4
Jamal Murray	13	7	7	2	0	3	5-17	1-5	2-2	8
Jalen Pickett	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-6
Vlatko Čančar	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5
DeAndre Jordan	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-2	-2
Peyton Watson	2	2	0	1	0	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	4
Zeke Nnaji	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dario Šarić	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julian Strawther	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hunter Tyson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

LA Clippers

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Norman Powell	22	4	1	1	0	2	7-13	4-8	4-6	-8
Kawhi Leonard	24	9	2	2	0	2	10-22	2-5	2-3	-2
Ivica Zubac	19	12	6	1	1	0	9-14	0-0	1-1	1
Kris Dunn	3	6	1	0	0	0	1-9	1-6	0-0	-12
James Harden	15	4	11	2	2	4	5-11	1-2	4-6	-4
Ben Simmons	2	0	0	0	1	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Nicolas Batum	3	3	1	1	1	0	1-6	1-6	0-0	-6
Derrick Jones Jr.	4	1	1	0	0	0	2-5	0-1	0-0	2
Bogdan Bogdanović	7	4	2	0	0	0	3-7	1-2	0-0	22
Kobe Brown	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cam Christie	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amir Coffey	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Drew Eubanks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jordan Miller	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Patty Mills	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets had a 27-22 lead over the Clippers. Nikola Jokic scored nine points in the period on 4-for-5 shooting.

Toward the end of the first half, six technical fouls were handed out after an altercation at midcourt.

Denver had a 50-48 lead heading into halftime. Only two players scored in double figures in the first half. Jokic had 15 points (6-for-8 shooting) and eight assists, while Aaron Gordon had 10 points and four rebounds on 3-for-5 shooting.

Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac each scored nine points for LA, while James Harden had six points and seven assists.

Jokic scored 16 points in the third quarter to help Denver outscore LA 35-17. The Nuggets had an 85-65 lead heading into the final frame. LA started the fourth on a 30-11 run to trim Denver’s lead to one, 96-95, with less than two minutes remaining.

Bogdan Bogdanovic's putback layup gave the Clippers the lead with 1:11 left. Jokic tied the game at 97 with a free throw on the other end. On the next possession, Jokic’s fadeaway put Denver on top 99-97 with 16.1 seconds remaining. Zubac’s putback off a Harden miss tied the game again with eight seconds on the clock.

On the other end, Gordon cleaned up Jokic’s missed jumper to win the game for the Nuggets.