Aaron Gordon game winner: Buzzer-beater ties up Nuggets-Clippers series

Aaron Gordon wins the game, tying the Nuggets-Clippers series with a buzzer-beater. So that’s what 0.1 seconds looks like.
The Denver Nuggets scraped past the Los Angeles Clippers to tie their first-round playoff series at two games apiece on a wild Aaron Gordon buzzer beating alley-oop that was as tight as you’ll ever see.
The Nuggets inbounded the ball to center Nikola Joki, who was guarded by Clippers center Ivica Zubac, with the game tied at 99 with just over six seconds left. Before launching a high-arching shot that sailed over the rim, Joki took several dribbles and spun out to the 3-point line. Gordon timed his jump perfectly to catch the errant shot before flushing it home just as time expired.
Denver’s players celebrated as the shot was ruled good, though the play immediately went to replay review. The process took several minutes, as officials examined the different angles of the play.
Replays showed that Gordon caught the ball with 0.2 seconds left and that it left his hands just before the red lights lit up behind the backboard as time expired.
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The Nuggets had led by 22 points at the start of the fourth quarter, though the Clippers mounted a massive run to briefly take the lead.
Gordon scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting, and Joki had another monster performance, scoring 36 points, grabbing 21 rebounds, and dishing out eight assists. The Nuggets won the game, 101-99, and will host the Clippers in Game 5 of the series Tuesday.
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