Newer meeting, Feb 19: DEN 114, LAC 115

LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets: player stats (Apr 21, 2025)

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LAC

Game leaders

DEN

Points
LA Clippers: Kawhi Leonard39 PTS15-19 FG, 4-7 3P, 5-5 FT
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic26 PTS8-16 FG, 4-8 3P, 6-10 FT
Rebounds
LA Clippers: Ivica Zubac12 REB3 OREB, 9 DREB
Denver Nuggets: Michael Porter Jr.15 REB6 OREB, 9 DREB
Assists
LA Clippers: James Harden7 AST18 PTS, 4 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic10 AST26 PTS, 7 TOV

The LA Clippers edged the Denver Nuggets 105-102 on April 21, 2025 at Ball Arena. That tied the series at 1-1. Kawhi Leonard led the LA Clippers with 39 points; Nikola Jokic scored 26 for the Denver Nuggets.

LA Clippers box score
LA Clippers
Ivica ZubacC	40:00	16	12	4	6-10	0-0	4-5	1	0	2	5	+3
James HardenG	39:00	18	3	7	7-17	4-11	0-0	1	2	4	1	-1
Kawhi LeonardF	39:00	39	3	5	15-19	4-7	5-5	2	1	1	1	+6
Norman PowellF-G	33:00	13	0	3	5-14	2-4	1-2	3	0	1	3	+8
Kris DunnG	29:00	5	6	2	2-7	1-4	0-0	3	1	0	3	+1
Derrick Jones Jr.F-G	19:00	6	2	0	3-7	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	+2
Nicolas BatumF-G	18:00	6	4	0	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	1	+1
Bogdan BogdanovicG	15:00	0	1	2	0-5	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	3	-5
Ben SimmonsG-F	8:00	2	1	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0
Team	240	105	32	24	41-85	13-34	10-12	13	5	11	19

DNP: Amir Coffey, Kobe Brown, Jordan Miller, Cam Christie, Drew Eubanks, Patty Mills

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Nikola JokicC	43:00	26	11	10	8-16	4-8	6-10	3	0	7	2	0
Jamal MurrayG	42:00	23	3	6	9-17	4-8	1-1	1	1	4	3	+5
Aaron GordonF	38:00	14	6	1	5-13	1-3	3-3	0	0	1	3	-1
Christian BraunG	34:00	5	6	2	2-7	0-2	1-2	1	0	2	4	-3
Michael Porter Jr.F	33:00	15	15	1	6-11	2-4	1-2	1	0	3	0	-4
Russell WestbrookG	23:00	14	4	1	5-11	3-6	1-2	1	0	2	1	-7
Peyton WatsonG	14:00	3	4	1	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	+1
Jalen PickettG	7:00	2	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	-3
DeAndre JordanC	5:00	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	-3
Team	239	102	50	23	37-79	14-32	14-22	8	1	20	14

DNP: Dario Saric, DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Vlatko Cancar

Team stats

Team stats: LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets
LAC	Stat	DEN
48.2%(better)41-85	Field-goal percentage	46.8%37-79
38.2%13-34	Three-point percentage	43.8%(better)14-32
83.3%(better)10-12	Free-throw percentage	63.6%14-22
32	Rebounds	50(better)
7	Offensive rebounds	15(better)
25	Defensive rebounds	35(better)
24(better)	Assists	23
13(better)	Steals	8
5(better)	Blocks	1
11(better)	Turnovers	20
19	Personal fouls	14(better)

Team advanced
LAC	Stat	DEN
94.0	Pace	94.4(better)
111.7(better)	Off. rating	108.5
108.5(better)	Def. rating	111.7
3.2(better)	Net rating	-3.2
58.2(better)	TS%	57.5
55.9(better)	eFG%	55.7
10.9(better)	TOV%	18.4
16.7	OREB%	37.5(better)
0.141	FT rate	0.278(better)
40.0	3PA rate	40.5(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

LAC 43%DEN 57%

Expected margin: DEN by 2.3
Result: LAC by 3: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 5.3 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 1.1 pts toward DEN. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Playoff series

LAC 3, DEN 4

Game 1 · Apr 19LA Clippers 110, Denver Nuggets 112
Game 2 · this gameLA Clippers 105, Denver Nuggets 102
Game 3 · Apr 24Denver Nuggets 83, LA Clippers 117
Game 4 · Apr 26Denver Nuggets 101, LA Clippers 99
Game 5 · Apr 29LA Clippers 115, Denver Nuggets 131
Game 6 · May 1Denver Nuggets 105, LA Clippers 111
Game 7 · May 3LA Clippers 101, Denver Nuggets 120

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