Day: April 27, 2025

Luka Doncic is “feeling much better” ahead of Game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.

“Luka Doncic is rested. He’s feeling much better. And outside of a team meeting and individual treatment, I’m told Luka Doncic spent all of Saturday sleeping in his bed, which is something he could not do on Thursday and Friday when he was dealing with a viral bug,” said Charania.

Doncic played Game 3 with an upset stomach and chills and was “vomiting all afternoon,” according to JJ Redick. .

Doncic, who was averaging 34 points and ten rebounds over the first two games in the series, finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in Game 3.

Aaron Gordon recorded the first buzzer-beating, game-winning dunk in playoff history as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 in Game 4 to even the series.

“I’m just trying to clean up everything on the glass,” said Gordon about the play.

Officials took several minutes to review the play of Gordon catching Nikola Jokic’s air ball for a dunk.

Referee Zach Zarba reported afterwards that there was “clear and conclusive evidence that the ball was out of Gordon’s hands when the red light came on to end the game.”

“It has to be out of his hand when the red light is on,” Zarba said. “It’s not the cylinder of the rim — it’s whether it’s in contact with his hand or not when that red light comes on.”

The Nuggets blew a 22-point fourth quarter lead before Gordon’s game winner, with the Clippers taking a one-point lead with 1:11 left in the game.

The Nuggets were without Russell Westbrook for Game 4’s win.

Three out of the four games in the series have been decided by three points or less.

Game 5 takes place on Tuesday night.

Jimmy Butler has been ruled out for Game 3 against the Houston Rockets due to a deep glute muscle contusion.

Jonathan Kuminga is set to start in his place.

Quinten Post will also start for the Warriors alongside Draymond Green and Kuminga.