Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon positioned himself to be the villain in the eyes of the Clippers’ home crowd Saturday night.

Aaron Gordon slammed down Nikola Jokic’s miss as time expired to lift the Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 ...

Aaron Gordon slammed down Nikola Jokic’s miss as time expired to lift the Nuggets over the Clippers 101-99 on Saturday, tying ...

James Harden and Norman Powell added 20 points apiece in the first playoff game at the new Intuit Dome, where Clippers superfans ... Beverley wearing a Zubac jersey, while DeAndre Jordan played ...

Gordon swarmed the glass and slammed down Jokic’s miss to lift the Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 ... Leonard scored 24 points. Norman Powell added 22 and Zubac had 19 ...

Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac each scored a team-high five points for the Clippers. Aaron Gordon led ... but he does have his game jersey on. There's some sort of tape over his left shoulder ...

Michael Porter Jr. and Christian Braun had 17 points apiece. Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points for the Clippers. Norman Powell added 22 and Ivica Zubac had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

Mid-game tempers and end-game heroics highlight the latest chapter in a riveting playoff series between the Nuggets and Clippers ... he connected with Norman Powell’s face with his hand.