The vibe surrounding the Denver Nuggets' practice Monday was equal parts celebration and caution. Aaron Gordon's buzzer-beating dunk tied their series against the Los Angeles Clippers 2-2 heading into a pivotal Game 5 Tuesday night in Denver.

Aaron Gordon slammed down a dunk as time expired to give the Denver Nuggets a dramatic and much-needed 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday in Game 4 of their first-round series at Inglewood,

In the NBA’s most competitive first-round series, the Clippers could regain control with a road win against the Nuggets on Tuesday night.

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are meeting in one of the most intriguing matchups in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The first two games lived up to the hype with the Nuggets taking Game 1 in overtime and the Clippers pulling out Game 2 in a thriller to send the series back to Los Angeles tied at 1-1.