How confident were the Nuggets that Aaron Gordon’s dunk was out of his hands before the buzzer? Depends who you ask.

However, the Nuggets had Aaron Gordon saving the game — and perhaps their season. That theme about depth — the Clippers have it, the Nuggets do not — is going to be a main one the rest of this series.

Mid-game tempers and end-game heroics highlight the latest chapter in a riveting playoff series between the Nuggets and Clippers.