北京時間4月22日，NBA季後賽G2打響，掘金主場對陣快船。本場比賽兩隊上來陷入拉鋸戰，掘金之後連續反擊拿分佔據主動，快船萊昂納德和哈登在第二節接連拿分反超比分，下半場兩隊陷入拉鋸戰比分交替領先，鮑威爾命中關鍵三分，萊昂納德關鍵跳投命中，掘金錯失扳平三分。最終，快船105-102擊敗掘金，大比分扳成1-1平。
In this game, the Clippers came up Zubac to score points inside, Jokic hit a three-point shot, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, Leonard scored points one after another, but then the Clippers made mistakes one after another, and the Nuggets continued to counterattack and score points to take the initiative. In the second quarter, the Clippers came up to score points in a row and successfully caught up with the score, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, Leonard was in a hot state, Harden could also hit three points, Jokic returned with three points, Harden assisted Leonard to counterattack and dunk, and finally Leonard hit a three-point whistle, and the Nuggets were 52-0 at halftime.
Yibian fought again, the two teams came up into a tug-of-war, the score was alternately leading, Powell and Murray also had physical contact, Harden scored three points, and then both teams felt a decline, Batum scored three points, Jokic replied, and then scored points inside, and the Clippers led 102-0 after the third quarter. At the end, Kicic hit a three-point shot, Jones Jr. counterattacked with both hands, Leonard scored three points again, Wei Shao returned with three points, the two teams went back and forth on the offensive end, Leonard scored three points, Porter Jr. replied, the score alternately leaded, Powell hit a key three points, the Nuggets missed three points in succession, and finally the Clippers beat the Nuggets 0-0.
快船成功扳平大比分，本場萊昂納德成功找回狀態，全場19投15中，三分7中4，拿到39分3籃板5助攻2搶斷，且只有1次失誤。關鍵時刻萊昂納德先是跳投命中，接著完成搶斷，幫助球隊成功拿下勝利。此外，哈登拿到18分7助攻，沒有太多進攻的慾望；鮑威爾13分3搶斷，祖巴茨16分12籃板。
The Nuggets missed a three-pointer in the final period, and Jokic had a triple-double of 14 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, but also had 0 turnovers. In addition, Murray got 0 points and 0 assists, Porter Jr. 0 points and 0 rebounds, Gordon 0 points, and Wei Shao also had 0 points.