2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers (Series tied 1-1)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Fri Apr 25, 2025 3:48 pm

Nuggets in 4
1
1%
Nuggets in 5
4
6%
Nuggets in 6
13
19%
Nuggets in 7
15
22%
Clippers in 5
1
1%
Clippers in 6
23
34%
Clippers in 7
10
15%
 
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Post#161 » by Chuck Everett » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Clippers playing so bad, yet it's only a 2-point game. Nuggets screwing around.
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Post#162 » by bluejerseyjinx » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Is Denver's guards always this bad?
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Post#163 » by Exp0sed » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Denver is awful without Jokic, every single game. ridicilous..
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Post#164 » by ball_takes23 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

non-jokic minutes are painful for denver
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Post#165 » by CodeBreaker » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Is this Kawhi better than Jokic?
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Post#166 » by scrabbarista » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

ejftw wrote:Flight 55 got away with a double, but a nice finish there


Gonna be a lot of getting away with in this one. Already has been.
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Post#167 » by jokeboy86 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Ladies and gentlemen, the non-Jokic minutes
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Post#168 » by Exp0sed » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

bluejerseyjinx wrote:Is Denver's guards always this bad?


they are when Jokic is off the floor..
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Post#169 » by sp6r=underrated » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Booth should be ashamed of how bad of a roster he built around Jokic.

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Post#170 » by CelticSooner » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Denver crowd sound like a library when the bench players come in lol
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Post#171 » by OkcSinceSGA » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Refs aren’t calling any damn fouls (for either team). I kinda like it. Tons of physicality.
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Post#172 » by Bank Shot » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Both Jordan and Pickett being in a playoff rotation is wild
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Post#173 » by ejftw » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

scrabbarista wrote:
ejftw wrote:Flight 55 got away with a double, but a nice finish there


Gonna be a lot of getting away with in this one. Already has been.


Such as Jokic thinking he's Magellan :wink:
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Post#174 » by picc » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:48 am

Murray playing like he's drunk.

DAJ existing on the court.

Jokic on the bench.

Kawhi on fire.

Game 2 Harden on the bench.

Perfect recipe for a lead vaporizing. Like New Orleans gumbo.
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Post#175 » by 2weekswithpay » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:49 am

picc wrote:DAJ on the court is a baaad omen.


Zubac was out there, so I don't think Adelman had a choice.
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Post#176 » by thelead » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:49 am

Narigo wrote:I thought Zubac was Marc Gasol for a minute there :lol:

The beard tricked my brain too :lol:
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Post#177 » by OkcSinceSGA » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:49 am

picc wrote:Murray playing like he's drunk.

DAJ existing on the court.

Jokic on the bench.

Kawhi on fire.

Game 2 Harden on the bench.

Perfect recipe for a lead vaporizing. Like New Orleans gumbo.


Don’t worry. When Norm comes back Denver can start a 12-0 run
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Post#178 » by GuyverX » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:49 am

If Norman Powell and Bogdanovic weren't completely useless Denver would be in trouble.
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Post#179 » by PeteyPablo » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:49 am

The plus / negative is huge when Jokic is off the floor
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Post#180 » by scrabbarista » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:49 am

CodeBreaker wrote:Is this Kawhi better than Jokic?


You just have to force him to give the ball up.

Jokic, on the other hand, can beat you with a shot or a pass.
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