The Clippers 115-131 Nuggets! What s scary is not the loss, but the referee G4 messing up Harden s mood

On April 30, 2025, a focus game in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers challenged the Denver Nuggets away. In the first four games of the

series, the two sides tied 2-2, and the situation was very anxious. Of course, the game was also very exciting! The Clippers had the chance to win the first four games, but due to various reasons, mistakes, or referees, they could only go to Denver to play away with a 2-2 score.

In this game, the starting lineup of both sides remains unchanged and responds to changes!

In the first quarter, the Clippers were quite passive in the away game, with no touch outside the three-point line, and their shooting percentage was relatively low in the inside. Even the free throw shooting percentage was reduced. They could not grab the rebounds, had no tacit cooperation, and the number of mistakes and fouls increased. Leonard and Harden had no desire to attack. The Nuggets blossomed at multiple points. At the end of the first quarter, 23-35, the Clippers were 12 points behind.

Section 1 Technical statistics of both parties.

The main statistics of Clippers players in the first quarter.

The first section of the Nuggets seeking assistance.

In the second quarter, Harden basically rested on the bench, and the Clippers played a very smooth offense and fought against the Nuggets. They were not at a disadvantage in the scene. Pogdanovic, Dunn and Zubac became the Clippers' main scores. Bogdanovic scored 8 points in a single quarter, Dunn scored 11 points in a single quarter, Zubac scored 9 points in a single quarter, and Leonard scored 4 points. Harden did not make any moves in this quarter, scored no points or assists, and was listless on the court and was like a sleepwalking. The Nuggets Westbrook and Murray performed very well. At the end of the half, 59-67, the Clippers were 8 points behind.

Technical statistics of both sides in the first half.

Clippers players' main statistics in the first half.

Nuggets' main statistics on the first half.

In the third quarter, Harden played again, but he did not take action for a long time. Not only did he not take action, he was not even responsible for the organization! The situation on the court is still maintained by Pogdanovic, Leonard, Zubac and Powell. The Clippers started the quarter with a passive start. The Nuggets are getting stronger and stronger, 67-84, leading by nearly 20 points at one point. Leonard, Bogdan and Powell made continuous efforts and attacked 13-4, narrowing the gap to 8 points, 80-88. Harden made a move in this quarter, but missed three shots. Leonard, Zubac, Powell, Dunn and Pogdanovic scored in double digits, and Harden scored in single digits... Seeing such a Harden comment section, fans were crazy. With Murray, Gordon and Westbrook's continuous scoring, the gap instantly widened again. At the end of the three quarters, 83-99, the Clippers were 16 points behind. It has shrunk to 8 points and returned to 16 points. How can I play this game?

Technical statistics from both sides in the first three sections.

Clippers player statistics in the first three quarters.

Nuggets player statistics in the first three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, Murray hit a three-pointer, the Nuggets continued to be in a hot state, and the Clippers were 20 points behind. This game is really nothing to play! With Harden's assists and scores, the Clippers went from 20 points behind to 10 points behind, but is it too late to exert force at this time? Whose game can be played like this? Murray continued to be efficient, the Clippers' scoring momentum declined, 107-127, and the score difference returned to 20 points. Does this game look like a roller coaster? The game lost its suspense! At the end of the game, the Clippers lost to the Nuggets 115-131 away game, and the Clippers fell behind 2-3 with a big score.

Leonard started for 37 minutes and made 8 of 15 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers and 3 of 7 free throws, scoring 20 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, plus or negative value -7, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls. Today, I have to be both a father and a mother, both a score, a rebound, and an assist. Unexpectedly, Leonard persevered!

Zubac, started for 36 minutes, made 11 of 15 shots, including 0 three-pointers and 5 of 8 free throws, scored 27 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals and 2 blocks, plus or negative value -15, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls. The rebounds are not an advantage, but eating cakes is still very good.

Harden started for 35 minutes and made 3 of 9 shots, including 0 of 2 three-pointers and 5 of 8 free throws, scored 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 0 blocks, plus or negative value -16, 4 turnovers, and 4 fouls. This is the least thing that Harden wants to play in a game since this round of series. He is very entangled and depressed. He is very unactive on the court, does not want to take action, does not want to fight, does not want to assist, does not want to instigate, anyway, he doesn't want to think about anything, like a walking zombie sleepwalking, and is so vigorous on the court! How did Harden, who performed so bravely in the regular season, become like this? The main reason is that the referee's penalty in the G4 round turned the Clippers' win into a loss. The Clippers could have come to Denver with a score of 3-1, but finally came to Denver with a score of 2-2. Harden's enthusiasm fell from the top of the mountain to the bottom. This is also the reason why Harden performed so sluggishly in this game... But he was so angry that the game could not be played like this. The brothers were all fighting hard. How could Harden bear it? Look at Westbrook's performance, and Harden will look at his own performance! Do you have any energy? It's really different! This game is so depressing!

Powell started for 31 minutes and made 5 of 12 shots, including 1 of 5 three-pointers and 1 of 1 free throw, scoring 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks, plus or negative value -12, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls.

Dunn, starting for 25 minutes, shot 6 of 7 shots, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, 0 free throws, scored 15 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, plus or negative value -5, 0 turnovers, 3 fouls. Harden's performance forced a defensive player into a super shooter.

Batum, played 21 minutes and made 0 shots, including 0 of 2 three-pointers and 0 free throws, scored 0 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 steals and 2 blocks, plus or negative value -7, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls. There is really nothing to say about the defensive end.

Pogdanovic, played 22 minutes and made 5 of 11 shots, including 4 of 8 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks, plus or negative value -8, 2 turnovers, and 5 fouls. Olympic Dan finally showed his strength once, but unfortunately, Harden was so embarrassed!

Derek Jones, played for 14 minutes and made 3 of 6 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers and 0 free throws, scored 7 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks, plus or negative values ​​-10, 0 turnovers, and 0 fouls.

Simmons, played 4 minutes, made 0 shots, scored 0 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 0 steals and 1 block, plus or negative value -4, 0 turnovers, 0 fouls.