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.
With the game tied at 99 with just more than six seconds left to play, the Nuggets inbounded the ball to center Nikola Jokić, who was guarded by Clippers center Ivica Zubac. Jokić took several dribbles and spun out to the 3-point line before he launched a high-arching shot that sailed over the rim. 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.
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 finished with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while Jokić recorded another monster game: 36 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists.
The Nuggets won the game, 101-99, and will host the Clippers in Game 5 of the series Tuesday.