Even fans were left out of breath following the slobber knocker that was Game 2 of the first-round series between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets.
The Clippers survived an absolute thriller Monday against the Nuggets, winning 105-102 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo. Unlike the series opener, Game 2 did not need overtime to settle the result. But the game was not short on drama.
Nuggets star Jamal Murray sank a huge three-pointer to tie the game at 100 with two minutes to play. Norman Powell answered with a three of his own after the Clippers stole the ball in the backcourt.
JAMAL MURRAY & NORMAN POWELL BACK-TO-BACK THREES 😱😱
— NBA (@NBA) April 22, 2025
THIS GAME IS UNREAL!
Clippers lead by 3 with 90 seconds remaining in Game 2 on TNT 🍿 pic.twitter.com/PAdX7XFpjG
Powell’s primal scream felt like it had extra oomph on it, given that he had gotten into an altercation with Murray earlier in the contest.
Kawhi Leonard sealed the deal late. He scored the dagger jumper in the final minute and also got a crucial steal off a wayward pass from Nikola Jokic. Leonard even closed out on Jokic’s desperation three in the final seconds.
KAWHI LEONARD WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE FINAL MINUTE!!
— NBA (@NBA) April 22, 2025
Game-icing bucket 🧊
Elite defense in multiple places 🔒
CLIPPERS WIN TO EVEN THE SERIES 1-1 🔥 pic.twitter.com/QXPSQx159x
Monday’s game was about as close as a playoff game could get. Neither team ever led by more than eight points as both sides traded literal and figurative blows all game long.
Fans were all in agreement that the Nuggets-Clippers series has been a masterpiece of postseason play that spectators could not avert their gaze from.
This Nuggets-Clippers series got my eyes sweating
— Barflaan Tedoe 🇱🇷 (@The_Barftender) April 22, 2025
– Kawhi back in God mode
– Russ hitting clutch 3s
– Jokic being Jokic
This is elite art we’re witnessing
Clippers vs Nuggets series pic.twitter.com/mVNZMlX4Or
— 𝗞𝗲𝘀𝗼 💫 (@KesoWrld) April 22, 2025
Watching Nuggets vs Clippers pic.twitter.com/5vxqA9VSLO
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) April 19, 2025
After just two games in the series, fans are already begging to get even more of Clippers-Nuggets.
Adam Silver if you can hear me we need Clippers vs Nuggets to go to a game 7 pic.twitter.com/Nkr8F07Kze
— 🧘🏾♂️ (@bdrip1k) April 22, 2025
If the nuggets and clippers dont make the finals they should play every night as a undercard
— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) April 22, 2025
Leonard got the better of the Nuggets on Monday. The Klaw looked like his 2019 self, going off for 39 points on an unbelievable 15/19 shooting clip. Expect more fireworks to come as the series shifts to Los Angeles.
