A few minutes later, the Nuggets walked off the floor shaking their heads in disbelief after a 105-102 defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of the teams' thrilling first-round playoff series, which is now all tied up at 1-1.

Aaron Gordon’s missed go-ahead dunk opportunity. Michael Porter Jr.’s costly turnover on an outlet pass. The late errors proved costly Monday night.

Leonard scores 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the Clippers survive a triple-double from Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for a 105-102 win in Denver. Game 3 is Thursday night at the Intuit Dome.