2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers (Series tied 2-2)

Jazz9 · Post #1061 » by **Jazz9** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

2 bench points for Denver...

ejftw · Post #1062 » by **ejftw** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Lue needs to just calm the nerves right now and get these dudes to adjust to the officiating and either keep driving to force the refs to stop being inconsistent or run different plays to get some better looks

BigDan245 · Post #1063 » by **BigDan245** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Guys like Dunn coming back down to Earth

Scoundreldays · Post #1064 » by **Scoundreldays** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Foolish for Lue not to challenge that

Wolfgang630 · Post #1065 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Jasen777 wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:So what is the consensus worst state in US?

Mississippi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_for_Mississippi

I was gonna say Mississippi but didn’t want to offend anyone from there lol

AmIWrongDude · Post #1066 » by **AmIWrongDude** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Joker really been taking a lot of “punishment” from guards this series

HotRocks34 · Post #1067 » by **HotRocks34** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Clips are massively blowing this.

Denver is not a team that you want to let off the canvas.

Zeno · Post #1068 » by **Zeno** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Clippers are really choking this opportunity. It is literally Jokic, Gordon, 3 marginal nba starters, one who is injured and absolutely zero bench.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #1069 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Mk0 wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:Zubac plays like how i envision Robocop would play. Slow robotic but justice will be served nonetheless.

Nah Draymond plays like robocop. He has that targeting system for hitting dudes in the dick.

Chuck Everett · Post #1070 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Infinite Llamas wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:Zubac plays like how i envision Robocop would play. Slow robotic but justice will be served nonetheless.

Robocop is such an underrated classic. Arguably Paul Verhoeven's best (with the possible exception of Total Recall)

Those are two of my favorite films of all time. Blade Runner too.

Paul Verhoeven's my favorite director of all-time.

Black star · Post #1071 » by **Black star** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Really smart defense from the Nuggs aggressively doubling off of Dunn and giving him the Westbrook treatment. Clips haven't adjusted and it's really gunking up their offense

Mamba Mentality · Post #1072 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

Clippers really mailing it in today. Wild this series is gonna be 2-2 when they’ve looked like the way better team.

ejftw · Post #1073 » by **ejftw** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

RB34 wrote:
ejftw wrote:I see Nicole is back to his flopping ways

Complaining about flopping with Harden on your squad is diabolical.

Defending disgusting flopping by Nicole Jobitch because of who is on the other team is on the level of any Bushism, if not worse

scrabbarista · Post #1074 » by **scrabbarista** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

Mk0 wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:So what is the consensus worst state in US?

I have coworkers from all over the US and the one thing they have in common is saying horrbile things about Missouri

I have never been and I know the sample size is next-to-nothing but it has always stuck with me. It was always someone just unpromted talking about how much they hate that state. I have no idea why.

I went through there.

Wolfgang630 · Post #1075 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

Imagine the clippers letting the Denver nuggets be up 11 when the nuggets have ONLY 2 POINTS from their bench

RookieStar · Post #1076 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

LeBronSpaghetti wrote:
Mk0 wrote:Jokic with the elite flop

He just stepped on Dunn’s foot

Ummm replay shows he just slipped? I mean it happens to all of us..

guynumber45 · Post #1077 » by **guynumber45** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

I'm personally rooting for the Nuggets, but the Clippers are absolutely giving this series away with how poorly they are playing today.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #1078 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

Infinite Llamas wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:Zubac plays like how i envision Robocop would play. Slow robotic but justice will be served nonetheless.

Robocop is such an underrated classic. Arguably Paul Verhoeven's best (with the possible exception of Total Recall)

Those are two of my favorite films of all time. Blade Runner too.

Blade Runner so dope.

Sequel was good as well.

ejftw · Post #1079 » by **ejftw** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

T on the crowd is nice to see, just says after Paul and Bev

CobraCommander · Post #1080 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:53 pm

MarcusBrody wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:
Tomhomes33 wrote:Jokic 15-8-3 at the half
BUT
Zubac 9-6-3 at the half

Great stat against Jokic

Zubac is a really good player

I love Zubac as a player. I like watching big men and he's one of my favorite in the league. Screens, rolls, the little hook, always battling for boards.

One thing that impresses me with his rebounding is how he positions himself to tip balls. Most players seem to tip by accident when they can't quite get there, but when he's matched up against Jokic in a disadvantaged position will turn his body in a way that would make him less able to grab the board, but let's him reach out better over the guy boxing him to get a tip to a teammate. He does the small stuff that is so impactful.

Zubac deserves a lot more love- he has improved his game to where he is better than serviceable - he is legit good

Who wins?