The Denver Nuggets defeated the LA Clippers, 101-99, behind Aaron Gordon’s game-winning dunk at the buzzer.
Nuggets Top Performers
Nikola Jokić: 36 points, 21 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals
Christian Braun: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists
Aaron Gordon: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
Clippers Top Performers
Kawhi Leonard: 24 points, 9 rebounds
James Harden: 15 points, 11 assists
The Clippers trailed by 20 points entering the fourth quarter, but took the lead with 1:11 remaining at 96-97 before Gordon’s buzzer-beater
Notable Stats
This is the first game-winning, buzzer-beating dunk in the NBA Playoffs of the play-by-play era
It is the 5th game-winning, buzzer-beating dunk overall of the play-by-play era, joining:
12/26/2017 PHO 99 vs MEM 97 Tyson Chandler
02/07/2014 ORL 103 vs OKC 102 Tobias Harris
03/25/2011 POR 98 vs SA 96 Nicolas Batum
03/24/2010 ATL 86 vs ORL 84 Josh Smith
11/08/2002 WAS 100 vs LAL 99 Jerry Stackhouse
Nikola Jokić joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2x), Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as the only players in NBA history to total 35+ pts, 20+ reb and 8+ ast in a Playoff game
The Denver Nuggets tie the best-of-seven series against the LA Clippers, 2-2. Game 5 will take place on Tuesday, April 29th at 10:00 PM on TNT
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