Leonard led Los Angeles with 14 points at the break, while Harden struggled, going just 2-of-6 for seven points. Norman Powell chipped in four, and Ivica Zubac added eight. Braun paced the Nuggets with 11 points, while Gordon and Westbrook each scored 10, and Jokic had nine.

Aaron Gordon drained a 3-pointer with four seconds left to cap the Denver Nuggets' stunning 121-119 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

In Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, Aaron Gordon hit a game-winning three-pointer with less than four seconds remaining to give the Denver Nuggets a 121-119 victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Los Angeles Clippers still believe in a team led by the tandem of James Harden and Kawhi Leonard. Following the Clippers first-round series loss to the Denver Nuggets, Clippers president Lawrence Frank expressed that "I definitely believe in those two,

James Harden played well in the regular season but struggled in the playoffs. Lawrence Frank says keeping Harden remains the Clippers' "first priority."

Clippers president Lawrence Frank said he definitely believes in Kawhi Leonard and James Harden as the franchise's cornerstones, despite an embarrassing Game 7 loss in their first-round series against the Nuggets.