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

[Tracymcgoaty]

Not much talk on Kawhi taking those 3 point shots. He’s had one great game and because of that one game the media was ready to anoint him as the best player in the playoffs.

Steph is prob the best playoff performer so far.

Dude is killing it.

Giannis and Jokic have been better.

Steph continues to get overrated. Jokic's 4th best individual post season is better than Curry's' best.

he's averaging like 30/7/6. Jokic is the GOAT but i'd put Steph as the best performer right now.

[Mrakar]

LOL Chokic!

This MoFo didnt post anything for a week and then waited for that Norm 3, and posted this
Life has to be hard on you last decade man, i feel for you.

[yellowknifer]

Not much talk on Kawhi taking those 3 point shots. He’s had one great game and because of that one game the media was ready to anoint him as the best player in the playoffs.

Steph is prob the best playoff performer so far.

Dude is killing it.

Giannis and Jokic have been better.

Steph continues to get overrated. Jokic's 4th best individual post season is better than Curry's' best.

Giannis has become underrated and under appreciated.

He puts up Wilt numbers per 48 or better almost always while being great on D.

[ball_takes23]

1. Giannis 2. Steph 3. Jokic

Giannis is the only one who hasnt had an off game yet

[Tracymcgoaty]

Steph is prob the best playoff performer so far.

Dude is killing it.

Giannis and Jokic have been better.

Steph continues to get overrated. Jokic's 4th best individual post season is better than Curry's' best.

Giannis has become underrated and under appreciated.

He puts up Wilt numbers per 48 or better almost always while being great on D.

Giannis a beast. I think everyone knows how great he is. I compare his situation with Jokic. If the team they're on doesn't improve i hope they leave.

[Green89]

And finally we get the right angle. An angle where the rim and net aren't in the way, obstructing our view. This is the first angle I've seen when you can actually tell whether the ball was in his fingertips or not. And it looks like it wasn't. So, good call by the refs.

Except, there's a frame missing in that video review.

-Ball is on his fingertips and light is off.
-It then jumps a frame to where the ball is off his fingertips and the light is lit.
-There's no in between frame shown. You don 't see the ball leave his hand.

Problem is, you never see the frame in between, to see if the light actually lights up with it still touching his hand. This is the issue with video replay and frame rates. You miss milliseconds of real time. It should show the light start lighting and the ball moving out of his hand, but it doesn't.

[ejftw]

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Well then, now that will be telling

[Tomhomes33]

For me it doesnt matter if his finger were on or off. Clippers blew the game where they could literally kill any motivation left in Denver’s hearts.
LAC came out flat and played ****, Lue again cost them (falling 20pts back) with his predetermined rotations. Kawhy again shot 3 (like game one were Clippers had a shot to win it before OT) when all they need is basket even free throws..Harden disappeared. This should be 4-0 Clippers with better coaching and last shot LAC decisions
I fully expect Denver now blows them in game 5. Murray 30pts game incoming..just watch.
Regardless if this now goes 6 or 7 games, OKC will have fresh legs and there is now 45min playing Jokic can do much in that series.
Clippers could but they just proved they have serious flaws (including coaching)

[Iwasawitness]

Replace Jokic with LeBron at the same age and the Nuggets lose this game.

At the same AGE?

Nuggets probably never blow the lead if they have LeBron at that age.

Like Lebron never did in Miami with a super team in the finals against Dallas right?

I wasn’t aware they were playing in the finals. I could’ve sworn this was the first round of the playoffs.

[Tomhomes33]

This series realistically should of been a sweep. Clippers absolutely **** themselves in game 1 and 4. Jokic being a demi-god + timely contributions from Gordon have made this series 2-2. I'm still expecting Clippers in 6-7. Only way Denver can win this is if they get one crazy Murray game.

And that game will be game 5.

I also think Denver being 2-2 is mostly on Lue and his rotations.
(jokic himself is out coaching him)
LAC are that much better this should be done already.

LAC BETTER WIN GAME 5, because they are not winning game 7 on JOKIC IN Denver

[Iwasawitness]

At the same AGE?

Nuggets probably never blow the lead if they have LeBron at that age.

LeBron would be getting killed for air balling the final shot even after playing great

Like LeBron did when he lost to Dallas. The difference is he had all nba hofers on his team. Jokic? Not so much

Jokic has a far more fitting team around him with years of chemistry developed with the main core of the group. The Heat on the other hand were put together without any regard to fit and had chemistry issues that weren’t even resolved that year.

[mcmurphy]

Trying to rewrite history when he blew leads while having D.Wade and Chris Bosh

... and Lebron before join Miami the average of strength of the defeated opponents in the playoffs was an "incredible" value of 43.75... Jokic 45.55... 2 wins more... in average


c'mon, Lebron and Embiid chearleaders, jump more higher so you can be seen more

[Butterfingers1]

It helps that Clippers bench hasn’t looked all that much better than Nuggets bench, so Nuggets can make it more about starters vs starters, especially considering they are down to 1 playable bench player with Russ injury. But I doubt their chances without a better Murray game. Fortunate for Nuggets to see Kawhi look human, need Jokic to be the clear best player on the floor like he was this game

[Mrakar]

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Man look at this rotation, its sad, their GM should be fired today, oh wait he already is.
Its impossible to play with this pace a 7 game series, let alone whole playoffs. Guys who are attacking Jokic for not rebounding or being agressive more or playing more defense should just look at this depth chart. Who the **** can play so many minutes and do everything on the court?

[Iwasawitness]

Trying to rewrite history when he blew leads while having D.Wade and Chris Bosh

... and Lebron before join Miami the average of strength of the defeated opponents in the playoffs was an "incredible" value of 43.75... Jokic 45.55... 2 wins more... in average


c'mon, Lebron and Embiid chearleaders, jump more higher so you can be seen more

This doesn’t paint as pretty of a picture of Jokic as you think it does.

[PlatinumState]

Now I feel Denver can win this series

[turnaroundJ]

aaron gordon should be fined. players should reign themselves in. it's the goddamn playoffs. don't do stupid things because of your pissed off ego. if he had gotten ejected the season would be over. learn from draymond in the 2016 finals. i hope someone gives him an earful. zubac is a true sportsman too.

[nomansland]

aaron gordon should be fined. players should reign themselves in. it's the goddamn playoffs. don't do stupid things because of your pissed off ego. if he had gotten ejected the season would be over. learn from draymond in the 2016 finals. i hope someone gives him an earful. zubac is a true sportsman too.

Harden started it.

[turnaroundJ]

aaron gordon should be fined. players should reign themselves in. it's the goddamn playoffs. don't do stupid things because of your pissed off ego. if he had gotten ejected the season would be over. learn from draymond in the 2016 finals. i hope someone gives him an earful. zubac is a true sportsman too.

Harden started it.

yeah i know. sorry i meant fined by his own org. these games are just too important.

[p0peye]

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Man look at this rotation, its sad, their GM should be fired today, oh wait he already is.
Its impossible to play with this pace a 7 game series, let alone whole playoffs. Guys who are attacking Jokic for not rebounding or being agressive more or playing more defense should just look at this depth chart. Who the **** can play so many minutes and do everything on the court?

Not committing fouls probably top priority in this team.