2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers (DEN leads 1-0)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:15 pm

Nuggets in 4
5
2%
Nuggets in 5
11
4%
Nuggets in 6
56
20%
Nuggets in 7
55
20%
Clippers in 4
2
1%
Clippers in 5
10
4%
Clippers in 6
107
39%
Clippers in 7
31
11%
 
Total votes: 277

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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers 

Post#941 » by Revived » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:50 pm

MoMan24 wrote:
MoneyMo wrote:Jokic flopping again

For someone as big and strong has Jokic is he seems to fall and get over powered by much smaller players. He is also a bigger whinner too. Hard to root for what I'm watching him do.

He’s not necessarily strong in a David Robinson or LeBron James type of way. So hacking him does change his movement and his game.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers 

Post#942 » by tsherkin » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:50 pm

MoMan24 wrote:
MoneyMo wrote:Jokic flopping again

For someone as big and strong has Jokic is he seems to fall and get over powered by much smaller players. He is also a bigger whinner too. Hard to root for what I'm watching him do.


My dude. They've given him 2 FTAs all game, despite getting fouled on every possession. He's clearly clicked to the fact that they're going to be jackasses unless he does something ridiculous about it. They are directly overlooking obvious calls. That double foul was total BS, too.
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Post#943 » by JimmyPlopper » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:50 pm

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Chuck Everett wrote:How about show us a replay, ESPN. I totally missed what happened.


You'll watch this pharmaceutical commercial and you'll like it.


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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers 

Post#944 » by Tomhomes33 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:50 pm

Key stat is 14TO Clippers (kawhy 5) only 7TO Nuggets..thats why game is close
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Post#945 » by CodeBreaker » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:50 pm

PeteyPablo wrote:Derrick Jones Jr is listed at 210 lbs. was he supposed to toss Jokic to the ground ?

getting hit on the chin can do that to you
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Post#946 » by Walton the GOAT » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:50 pm

PeteyPablo wrote:Derrick Jones Jr is listed at 210 lbs. was he supposed to toss Jokic to the ground ?


Looks like Jokic got smacked in the face
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Post#947 » by scrabbarista » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:50 pm

Chuck Everett wrote:How about show us a replay, ESPN. I totally missed what happened.


For James or Curry, we would've seen it eight times already.
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Post#948 » by JM00n69 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:50 pm

Patches Perry wrote:Jokic is soooooo frustrated, rightfully so.

Go to your happy place big guy. Horses and such.


Angry Jok is not a good thing for you guys
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Post#949 » by California Gold » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

That tech was a make up for not calling it during the flop.
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Post#950 » by JM00n69 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

JOKIC STAMPEDE INCOMING
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Post#951 » by Patches Perry » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

A replay of that play would be the most wonderful imo
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Post#952 » by sp6r=underrated » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

jehosafats wrote:There's simply no stopping Kawhi's mid-range game. His mechanics are precise.


If he had his shot in college he would have been a # 1 pick.
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Post#953 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

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Tracymcgoaty wrote:Damn i ain't ever seen Jokic get mad at refs like that.
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I've seen him irritated but i dont remember him ever screaming at refs face like that. Maybe he has though i just dont remember.
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Post#954 » by Peregrine01 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

blueberrysticky wrote:how does draymond avoid Ts doing the same thing Jokic and Luka do. Is it cause the refs cant understand jokic/luka and think the worst?


It’s cause Draymond does it so much it’s normalized. Kinda like how he can foul more and not get called for it.
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Post#955 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

OOOH he got elbowed it looked like.
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Post#956 » by 10DayContract » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

Sad flop.
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Post#957 » by Castle Black » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:51 pm

Lil sweet chin music.

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Post#958 » by scrabbarista » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:52 pm

tsherkin wrote:
MoMan24 wrote:
MoneyMo wrote:Jokic flopping again

For someone as big and strong has Jokic is he seems to fall and get over powered by much smaller players. He is also a bigger whinner too. Hard to root for what I'm watching him do.


My dude. They've given him 2 FTAs all game, despite getting fouled on every possession. He's clearly clicked to the fact that they're going to be jackasses unless he does something ridiculous about it. They are directly overlooking obvious calls. That double foul was total BS, too.


Perhaps the league can't put his MVP days behind them fast enough. Doesn't play the game to drive the clicks. It's a business.
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Post#959 » by Chuck Everett » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:52 pm

They give us a replay that's 50 feet away. Seriously?
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Post#960 » by FreeBird23 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:52 pm

Elbow in the face is not a flop.

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