LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets game player stats and box score for May 3 | 2025 NBA playoffs Game 7

The Denver Nuggets defeated the LA Clippers 120-101 in Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round series on Saturday at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets won the series 4-3.

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 22 points, four rebounds and five assists on 9-for-16 shooting. Christian Braun had 21 points, five rebounds and four assists on 8-for-15 shooting, including 3-for-5 from the 3-point line. Nikola Jokic finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists on 6-for-14 shooting.

Russell Westbrook contributed 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals off the bench, while Jamal Murray had 16 points and five rebounds. Michael Porter Jr. added 15 points and six boards on 6-for-11 shooting (3-for-8 on 3-pointers).

Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 22 points and five rebounds on 6-for-13 shooting, including 2-for-4 from beyond the arc. Kobe Brown scored 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting. Derrick Jones Jr. and Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 12 points apiece, while Ivica Zubac added 10 points and 14 rebounds. James Harden had seven points, 13 assists and five rebounds on 2-for-8 shooting.

The Clippers forced a do-or-die game via a 111-105 Game 6 win in front of a raucous Intuit Dome on Thursday.

Denver will advance to battle the NBA-best OKC Thunder in the conference semifinals. Game 1 of that series will be on Monday at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

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LA Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets player stats and box score

LA Clippers

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard	22	5	2	0	2	1	6-13	2-4	8-9	-33
Derrick Jones Jr.	12	2	0	1	3	1	5-10	1-4	1-4	-11
Ivica Zubac	10	14	2	1	0	3	5-10	0-0	0-2	-17
Norman Powell	9	2	2	0	1	3	4-11	0-3	1-1	-31
James Harden	7	5	13	2	1	2	2-8	1-4	2-2	-29
Nicolas Batum	3	2	2	1	2	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-27
Kris Dunn	3	1	1	2	0	1	1-4	1-2	0-0	12
Bogdan Bogdanović	12	3	1	1	0	3	5-9	1-5	1-1	-5
Kobe Brown	13	0	3	0	0	0	6-7	0-0	1-1	13
Jordan Miller	4	1	4	2	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	11
Drew Eubanks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	11
Cam Christie	5	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	11
Amir Coffey	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Patty Mills	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Denver Nuggets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.	15	6	0	0	0	0	6-11	3-8	0-0	31
Aaron Gordon	22	4	5	1	1	1	9-16	0-3	4-4	23
Nikola Jokić	16	10	8	3	1	5	6-14	1-2	3-4	16
Christian Braun	21	5	4	1	0	0	8-15	3-5	2-4	11
Jamal Murray	16	5	2	0	1	4	7-15	0-3	2-3	19
Russell Westbrook	16	5	5	5	0	2	5-9	2-4	4-6	6
Peyton Watson	9	4	0	1	1	0	4-4	1-1	0-0	-5
DeAndre Jordan	2	4	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0
Julian Strawther	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-1	0-0	-5
Jalen Pickett	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-5
Hunter Tyson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2
Zeke Nnaji	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2
Dario Šarić	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vlatko Čančar	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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LA Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets game summary

The LA Clippers had a 26-21 lead over the Denver Nuggets at the end of the first quarter. Derrick Jones Jr. scored seven points for LA, while Christian Braun had nine for Denver.

The Nuggets outscored the Clippers 37-21 to take a 58-47 lead into the halftime break. Braun led Denver with 11 points and five rebounds on 5-for-11 shooting. Aaron Gordon added 10 points and four rebounds, while Russell Westbrook scored 10 points on 3-for-5 shooting (2-for-3 on 3-pointers) off the bench.

Nikola Jokic had nine points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals in the first half.

Kawhi Leonard scored 14 points for LA on 4-for-9 shooting. Ivica Zubac had eight points and 12 rebounds, while James Harden added seven points and 10 assists.

Denver continued its dominance in the third quarter, 35-19. After three quarters, the score was 93-66. With a little over six minutes remaining in the fourth, Clippers coach Ty Lue pulled out his starters and emptied the bench. The Nuggets held on for the win and advanced to the second round.