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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Post#421 » by scrabbarista » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:05 pm

First one should be no WB, please.

Please.


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Post#422 » by Wolfgang630 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:05 pm

Lue kept Harden in with 2 fouls paid off big time
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Post#423 » by CelticSooner » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:06 pm

These first two games haven’t felt like playoff games.
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Post#424 » by kazyv » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:06 pm

that's a timely steal, felt like the game was getting away from denver
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Post#425 » by canada_dry » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:06 pm

Norman Powell with the goofy play of the day. 1st quarter edition

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Post#426 » by Mrakar » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:06 pm

Murray pointing Harden to the left and he goes by him every time. Jokic isnt Olajuwon to block him and he already has one foul so he cant risk it. Why are they directing harden to the left ffs?
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Post#427 » by Hoop Hunter » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:06 pm

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Post#428 » by bluejerseyjinx » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:06 pm

I didn't know till just now that Russell Westbrick now plays for Denver. That's a huge liability.
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Post#429 » by blueberrysticky » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:06 pm

quick nico, get hired with denver and trade jokic for a banana. Ignore the entire team construct and issues.
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Post#430 » by Wolfgang630 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:07 pm

CelticSooner wrote:These first two games haven’t felt like playoff games.

It’s ok. The Garden will make up for that.
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Post#431 » by SpurNani » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:07 pm

Hoop Hunter wrote:I know Jokic is one of the GOATS, but my gosh he's a traffic cone on defense at times.

I've seen so many times this season he doesn't even try, just lets someone go right by and lay it up.


He is low effort player on defense.
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Post#432 » by 1993Playoffs » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:07 pm

Bro imagine 80s MJ in this game. He’d shoot damn near 95% at the rim lol.
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Post#433 » by mrvioletowl » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:07 pm

Jamal is Spongebob out there on defense. I don't even know if they can send him anywhere else, no one is touching that contract. Sheesh.
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Post#434 » by JM00n69 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:08 pm

Watson should be in instead of Russ first off the bench against this LAC rotation. Our best defender and has length ffs
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Post#435 » by The High Cyde » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:08 pm

canada_dry wrote:Norman Powell with the goofy play of the day. 1st quarter edition

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Complete brain fart of a play, bench worthy for sure
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Post#436 » by canada_dry » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:08 pm

Hoop Hunter wrote:I know Jokic is one of the GOATS, but my gosh he's a traffic cone on defense at times.

I've seen so many times this season he doesn't even try, just lets someone go right by and lay it up.
Its kind of like edey in Purdue. He's too valuable on offense to risk fouls.

Im not saying that's a good strategy or that i agree... but that's what it looks like.

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Post#437 » by OldSchoolNoBull » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:08 pm

Hey Clippers fans, how much impact do you think JVG has had on the team this season as an assistant? Just curious, because I'd forgotten he was even there until they just showed him on TV a few minutes ago.
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Post#438 » by Mamba Mentality » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:09 pm

Hoop Hunter wrote:I know Jokic is one of the GOATS, but my gosh he's a traffic cone on defense at times.

I've seen so many times this season he doesn't even try, just lets someone go right by and lay it up.


At times? This is who he has always been. Clippers putting him in all their offensive actions that’s the way to counter his greatness.
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Post#439 » by canada_dry » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:09 pm

OldSchoolNoBull wrote:Hey Clippers fans, how much impact do you think JVG has had on the team this season as an assistant? Just curious, because I'd forgotten he was even there until they just showed him on TV a few minutes ago.
Not a clippers fan but id say big time. Defense is what makes them a really good team.

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Post#440 » by JM00n69 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:09 pm

canada_dry wrote:
Hoop Hunter wrote:I know Jokic is one of the GOATS, but my gosh he's a traffic cone on defense at times.

I've seen so many times this season he doesn't even try, just lets someone go right by and lay it up.
Its kind of like edey in Purdue. He's too valuable on offense to risk fouls.

Im not saying that's a good strategy or that i agree... but that's what it looks like.

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It's by design and has been the case always yes. Jokic never had any PF over 6ft8 start with him. EVER. So no help

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