The NBA has made a decision on the punishment for a key Denver Nuggets starter before Los Angeles Clippers Game 5

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.

The Nuggets got the ball to Nikola Jokic, who took a Dirk Nowitzki-esque step-back fading three-pointer. It was off the mark, but forward Aaron Gordon, who worked his way into position for the offensive rebound, was able to catch Gordon's miss and slam it home for the win as time expired.

The Nuggets and Lakers both gave up big fourth-quarter leads in respective Game 4s while not resting their star players. But only one team escaped with a series-tying win.