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

[ejftw]

Guarded by Harden in the post, Nicole passes out?

Yes, I will continue my hate on him after his G2 antics

[Handlez]

Umm yeah he can lose this series. The clippers are the better team and they have James Harden and Kawhi vs Jokic

This doesn't make sense.

Jokic is being labeled a top 10 player of all time by many. Jokic should have 5 MVP awards according to many.

If he's that great, there's no way he loses this series. LA is not far better talent wise and certainly not even close to being so talented that a 5 time MVP can't beat them with Murray, Porter, Gordon, Braun, etc.

So which is it...

Jokic is not top 10-15 all time and not a 5 time MVP? Because that kind of talent beats the Clippers.

1 Jokic
2 Kawhi
3 Harden
4 Zubac
5 Powell
6 Jamal
7 Gordon

That’s the difference.

Murray has done things in this league Powell could only dream of. Gordon is better than Powell overall.

Once again...

A top 10 all time player with 5 MVPs in his prime doesn't lose this series.

Not a chance.

[durden_tyler]

I really want legacy/franchise goat players like Joker and Giannis to retire as a Nugget and Buck

Hate this modern day culture LeBron and KD have created in being Ring Chasers.

Staying loyal to the team that drafted you and made you a superstar should not be regarded as a bad thing

Especially when you already have a ring. Like I get having down seasons sucks but lots of greats have played through lots of down seasons.

Yeah but seeing greats not contend in their prime is rough. If KG is with a more competent organization who knows where he would be all time. If LeBron never leave Cleveland the first time he probably only has one ring maybe two if lightning strikes. A lot of these Hams have no idea what they’re doing. Thank god Wemby wound up on the Spurs

The only ones talking loyatly are the "team fans" they are forgetting there are also player fans, who want to see their favorite players succeed (thus loyalty is not that important for these type of fans). Disclosure: am a player fan first than team.

[durden_tyler]

Spread now at Denver +20.5. This one is done. Clippers winning by 30+ too.

[ejftw]

Stormin Norman and Bogi really need to start hitting from behind the arc.

And as I type that, Norm takes the cookies and jams it in milk

[Wolfgang630]

This doesn't make sense.

Jokic is being labeled a top 10 player of all time by many. Jokic should have 5 MVP awards according to many.

If he's that great, there's no way he loses this series. LA is not far better talent wise and certainly not even close to being so talented that a 5 time MVP can't beat them with Murray, Porter, Gordon, Braun, etc.

So which is it...

Jokic is not top 10-15 all time and not a 5 time MVP? Because that kind of talent beats the Clippers.

1 Jokic
2 Kawhi
3 Harden
4 Zubac
5 Powell
6 Jamal
7 Gordon

That’s the difference.

Murray has done things in this league Powell could only dream of. Gordon is better than Powell overall.

Once again...

A top 10 all time player with 5 MVPs in his prime doesn't lose this series.

Not a chance.

Nobody has 5 MVPs on the nuggets.

[SlimShady83]

bye bye Denver, time to start your rebuild and trade Jokic

[PeteyPablo]

First ever playoff game at Intuit - I don’t think Clippers will allow the nuggets to win .

[OkcSinceSGA]

CP3, Kyrie and Pat Bev all courtside.

[ejftw]

bye bye Denver, time to start your rebuild and trade Jokic

So, still manifesting Kessler? Or you gonna switch to Jokic?

[Handlez]

1 Jokic
2 Kawhi
3 Harden
4 Zubac
5 Powell
6 Jamal
7 Gordon

That’s the difference.

Murray has done things in this league Powell could only dream of. Gordon is better than Powell overall.

Once again...

A top 10 all time player with 5 MVPs in his prime doesn't lose this series.

Not a chance.

Nobody has 5 MVPs on the nuggets.

According to the majority on realgm, Jokic should have 5 MVP awards.

[Beethoven]

Great beat down

[HardenGoat]

I really want legacy/franchise goat players like Joker and Giannis to retire as a Nugget and Buck

Hate this modern day culture LeBron and KD have created in being Ring Chasers.

Staying loyal to the team that drafted you and made you a superstar should not be regarded as a bad thing

Especially when you already have a ring. Like I get having down seasons sucks but lots of greats have played through lots of down seasons.

And then you have an owner trade his franchise home grown player to the Lakers after making the finals the year before.

[Mavrelous]

This game is over, the series is far from it...

[Mamba81p]

Nuggets are lucky they are not getting swept

[SpurNani]

1 Jokic
2 Kawhi
3 Harden
4 Zubac
5 Powell
6 Jamal
7 Gordon

That’s the difference.

Murray has done things in this league Powell could only dream of. Gordon is better than Powell overall.

Once again...

A top 10 all time player with 5 MVPs in his prime doesn't lose this series.

Not a chance.

Nobody has 5 MVPs on the nuggets.

According to Jokic legion of fans, he should have 5 in a row.

[ejftw]

Julian Strawther! Pride of the West side in the game for _enver!

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

I don't understand the construction of this Denver roster. Nobody on this team can consistently defend or shoot. It's a roster full of no 3 or no d lmao.

Murray and MPJ contracts straight jacked the Nuggets from doing anything. Their team construction is bad but it’s because they have no salary flexibility.

There's little they can do to improve this team. Everyone knows Murray and MPJ is better with Jokic than without, hard to trade their way out. Losing KCP and acquiring Westbrook+draft players is the best they could do and it was apparent then as it is now.

[SlimShady83]

bye bye Denver, time to start your rebuild and trade Jokic

So, still manifesting Kessler? Or you gonna switch to Jokic?

Fark no! ... Give me Kessler/Duren any day of the week they're like 23/21 etc younger the better

[ejftw]

Stormin Norman has hit some decent shots, but still missing too many normal looks