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#541 » by Jazz9 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:27 pm

Looks like the same old Denver team we've seen all season
No defense, offense is clueless without Jokic
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Post#542 » by Lala870 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:27 pm

#selltheteamjosh
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Post#543 » by CodeBreaker » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:27 pm

Why not use DJ with Westbrick out there
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Post#544 » by LeBronSpaghetti » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:27 pm

Why is Watson beating his chest yall suck and are getting cooked
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Post#545 » by scrabbarista » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:27 pm

Time out! Lue is panicked! He needs a bathroom break! Jokic will come in and come back!
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers 

Post#546 » by tsherkin » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:27 pm

Denver is just a disaster on O when Jokic isn't on the floor. It's so sad.
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Post#547 » by Dennis Reynolds » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:27 pm

We all like to bash Westbrook and he does deserve it most of the time but how is Simmons still getting minutes in the playoffs in 2025? Actually forget playoffs I have no idea how he's still in the league.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers 

Post#548 » by Marvin Martian » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:27 pm

IDK how Simmons is getting mins. It's only a matter of time before DEN comes back
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers 

Post#549 » by canada_dry » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:28 pm

kazyv wrote:
canada_dry wrote:To be fair there hasn't been many defensive stops with jokic on the bench either...

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yep. and harden is on the bench, so there's really no excuse. that clippers offense without harden is really quite predictable
Playoff Kawhi. Its a different beast.

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Post#550 » by Wolfgang630 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:28 pm

LeBronSpaghetti wrote:Why is Watson beating his chest yall suck and are getting cooked

Yeah I don’t get it. Your team is down by double digits
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Post#551 » by Lala870 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:29 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:
LeBronSpaghetti wrote:Why is Watson beating his chest yall suck and are getting cooked

Yeah I don’t get it. Your team is down by double digits


These guys drink smoothies in their post game interviews after L's too so you cant expect too much professionalism.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers 

Post#552 » by KIRAG » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:29 pm

Can't decide which is worse right now. Bucks or Nuggets. Both former champs with superstar bigs
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Post#553 » by JM00n69 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:29 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:
LeBronSpaghetti wrote:Why is Watson beating his chest yall suck and are getting cooked

Yeah I don’t get it. Your team is down by double digits

Hype the team and home crowd obv.
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Post#554 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:29 pm

Marvin Martian wrote:IDK how Simmons is getting mins. It's only a matter of time before DEN comes back


Stop hating , he isn’t on the Nets anymore
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Post#555 » by TheGOATWill » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:30 pm

the clippers ignoring russ would be funny if denver wasn't ignoring simmons more. he doesn't even kinda look at the basket.
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Post#556 » by Tomhomes33 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:30 pm

Lue is gambling now..take Simmons out man:)
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers 

Post#557 » by CodeBreaker » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:31 pm

Jokic guarding Kawhi lmfaoooo
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Post#558 » by Jedi32 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:31 pm

tsherkin wrote:Ugh, Russ. Why. Just... why. So athletic. Such good physical tools.

Such a dumbass.

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

Post#559 » by Lala870 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:31 pm

Marvin Martian wrote:IDK how Simmons is getting mins. It's only a matter of time before DEN comes back


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

Post#560 » by zimpy27 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:31 pm

Heliocentric players need backup heliocentric players.

You ideally want a system to play offense that doesn't change too drastically when a single player sits.

Maybe Nuggets should try get Jaylin Williams as a backup to Jokic. Not as good clearly but still capable of running some similar actions.
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