Aaron Gordon has brought the Denver Nuggets first-round series to a 2-2 tie. Gordon scored a buzzer-beating dunk after a missed Nikola Jokić shot to give Denver a 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and tie the series.

The Denver Nuggets have evened their Western Conference quarterfinals series against the Los Angeles Clippers...albeit in controversial fashion. On Saturday night, Nuggets forward, Aaron Gordon caught a last-second heave from Nikola Jokic and slammed it into the basket as time-expired.

Aaron Gordon could've been ejected in the first half. In the second half, at the buzzer, his putback dunk won the game. Neither of the moments was without controversy. At the end of the first half, he looked like he wanted to punch James Harden after chasing him down after an on-court scuffle, but he couldn't reach him.

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.