Harden swiped at Gordon’s face, prompting Gordon to chase after Harden, seemingly willing and ready to take a swing or two of his own. Both players were ultimately held back — in Gordon’s case, by Clippers center Ivica Zubac.

Michael Porter Jr.’s status for Game 5 of the Denver Nuggets’ first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers is very much up in the air after Porter momentarily left the bench during an on-court altercation that resulted in half of a dozen technical fouls.

The Los Angeles Clippers dropped the first game of their opening round series to the Denver Nuggets, as the Nuggets were able to make enough plays down the stre