The Denver Nuggets tied their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers with a heart-pounding 101-99 victory on Saturday night. The game ended in dramatic fashion

The Nuggets and Clippers played a chippy first half withDenver trying to even the first-round series at 2-2, and that tension finally boiled over right before the teams went back to the locker room for halftime.

James Harden leads the Clippers to a statement win over the Nuggets in Game 3, dropping 20 first-half points in a “killer” team effort.