Aaron Gordon recorded the primary buzzer-beating, game-winning dunk in playoff historical past because the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 in Recreation 4 to even the sequence.
“I am simply making an attempt to wash up all the pieces on the glass,” stated Gordon in regards to the play.
Officers took a number of minutes to overview the play of Gordon catching Nikola Jokic’s air ball for a dunk.
Referee Zach Zarba reported afterwards that there was “clear and conclusive proof that the ball was out of Gordon’s fingers when the pink gentle got here on to finish the sport.”
“It needs to be out of his hand when the pink gentle is on,” Zarba stated. “It is not the cylinder of the rim — it is whether or not it is involved along with his hand or not when that pink gentle comes on.”
The Nuggets blew a 22-point fourth quarter lead earlier than Gordon’s sport winner, with the Clippers taking a one-point lead with 1:11 left within the sport.
The Nuggets had been with out Russell Westbrook for Recreation 4’s win.
Three out of the 4 video games within the sequence have been determined by three factors or much less.
Recreation 5 takes place on Tuesday evening.