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

[Sofia]

What gift should the entire city of Denver give to Zubac for preventing AG from getting ejaculatead earlier?

Flowers? Fruit Basket? Keys to the city? Naming rights to every 1st born son?

Zubac edging him?

[Sharkboy242]

That is not the rule. The ref said it was out of his hand before the red light. You cannot be touching the ball at any time after the buzzer. Hand placement is 100% the reasoning on the call

Hard to believe that the ball could conceivably be all the way through the ring with a hand making contact, and not ruled a basket until it leaves hand.

I think that’s an instance that the NBA has not accounted for exactly. I’d like to think that if your hand is still on the ball and fully through like the other guy is asking, it is no good because the ball is still part of you maybe? And not considered a shot? Super weird I’m honestly not sure

But the play in question the ref considered the ball out of his hand and I don’t think the ball being through the rim mattered

Maybe they just didn't have conclusive evidence

What if there was a giant big enough that could dip his hand all the way through the net and then pull the ball out without releasing it. Would be weird if that didn't count as a basket

[AmIWrongDude]

Great game and great win by Nuggets. One thing I learned in this game was Bogi should be alowed to hold Jokic's leg with no foul. As some people called Jokic out for flop. You never stop learning

That was a foul and a flop. Both can be true.

[jokeboy86]

I think Jokic may have traveled on that last shot too lol

[Tor_Raps]

What a terrible 24 hours for LA franchises. First Kings lost to Oilers due to very stupid coach challenge for game tying goal (Oilers scored on ensured powerplay), now Clippers lost at buzzer beater. Two series changing loses.

Don't forget Ant Man making the Lakers their daddy for a game lol

[Roger Murdock]

Yes

Just curious if you have the actual rule. Not saying you're wrong, just want to see it in writing.

There is no differentiation between shot types. The ball cannot be in the players hands when the buzzer sounds.

He wasn't shooting when the buzzer sounded. The basket was already made.

[Roscoe Sheed]

The ball was literally in the net.

With his hands still on it

You know that’s how every dunk ever is right?

Has to be off his hand and through the net. Missed dunks happen almost every game- Gordon missed one in game 2. Can anybody find a rule on this? It has to be out of your hands

[scrabbarista]

he's a three time MVP, Finals MVP, and has other numerous accomplishments. How can anyone question him? People just love to hate on everything.

That “he never beat a 50 win team” narrative has been gaining lots of steam as of late smh

If he wins this series they can just change it to 51 win team

Not the same ring.

[Sofia]

The ball was literally in the net.

With his hands still on it

You know that’s how every dunk ever is right?

Question of hand on ball is completely relevant to the time.

[ejftw]

I'm positive his fingertips are on the ball, but Harden fouled him too. If Gordon goes to the FT line with 0.1 left he probably makes at least one, so I don't think it's a huge deal if the officials got this one wrong.

I mean, then we can also go back and say he changed his pivot and traveled, therefore the airball shouldn't have taken place as well

[sp6r=underrated]

If he pulls this off he can never be questioned bc the Clippers are clearly the better team and it’s not close.

Nah only way Jokic haters will shut up is if he gets 4-5 rings. The NBA has a weird ring counting culture. And when you're a GOAT level player everything revolves around em.

The real driver of Jokic hate is that crowd sees him as just a HOFer closer to guys like Durant. They're pissed he wins all these MVPs and focus on his relative lack of team success to other guys who won that many times.

Again I think this is silly and Jokic haters are delusional

Yeah ring culture is cancer . When it’s all said and done Jokic will be closer to MJ than Durant

I think it is absurd people rank MJ over Lebron but it almost always boils down to 6>4. There really aren't any intelligible arguments.

And the knock on Jokic is his relative lack of team success. But that argument only makes sense if you don't get basketball is a 5 on 5 sport.

[alebaba]

Jokic traveled on that go ahead shot with 16 seconds left. He switched his pivot foot. A lot of players seem to do that nowadays.

bro, it's legal now, you can literally change pivot foot to shoot. lol Back then that was a travel.

[KyRo23]

Hard to believe that the ball could conceivably be all the way through the ring with a hand making contact, and not ruled a basket until it leaves hand.

I think that’s an instance that the NBA has not accounted for exactly. I’d like to think that if your hand is still on the ball and fully through like the other guy is asking, it is no good because the ball is still part of you maybe? And not considered a shot? Super weird I’m honestly not sure

But the play in question the ref considered the ball out of his hand and I don’t think the ball being through the rim mattered

Maybe they just didn't have conclusive evidence

What if there was a giant big enough that could dip his hand all the way through the net and then pull the ball out without releasing it. Would be weird if that didn't count as a basket

At what point is it offensive goaltending I think it can go either way if the NBA doesn’t have a conclusive rule on it

Like what if he dunks it in, still holds it and pulls the ball out? Still good?

[Duffman100]

Just curious if you have the actual rule. Not saying you're wrong, just want to see it in writing.

There is no differentiation between shot types. The ball cannot be in the players hands when the buzzer sounds.

He wasn't shooting when the buzzer sounded. The basket was already made.

What's the official definition of a made bucket?

[Wallace_Wallace]

What gift should the entire city of Denver give to Zubac for preventing AG from getting ejaculatead earlier?

Flowers? Fruit Basket? Keys to the city? Naming rights to every 1st born son?

Zubac edging him?

MAJOR PAUSE

[MrPainfulTruth]

Im gonna start reporting lakers fans. They got nothing better to do than whine about Denver and lose to Minnesota.

well...good luck with that.

[sp6r=underrated]

Nuggets get spanked in game 5 is my prediction.

very possible. LA by my counts has severely outplayed DEN in this series and they're just a much more talented team.

[TheRaptor!]

What gift should the entire city of Denver give to Zubac for preventing AG from getting ejaculatead earlier?

Flowers? Fruit Basket? Keys to the city? Naming rights to every 1st born son?

he prevented what???

[ChuckChilly]

Jokic traveled on that go ahead shot with 16 seconds left. He switched his pivot foot. A lot of players seem to do that nowadays.

bro, it's legal now, you can literally change pivot foot to shoot. lol Back then that was a travel.

Seriously? What the hell is a travel now then

[Optms]

Lets report this guy for trolling.

Sorry that you don't like to hear a different opinion. Am I the only saying the shot wasn't good? No. But yeah, ban everyone for disagreeing with you.

Not ban everyone…


Just you.

Sorry that my opinion hurts you two so deeply. I would report you and him for backseat modderating but its not that serious to me.