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%
 
Total votes: 67

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Post#521 » by scrabbarista » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:50 am

Davis was pissed at how Jokic threw him the ball.
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Post#522 » by doogie_hauser » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:50 am

Great game this. Hopefully it's a long series
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Post#523 » by ShotCreator » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:50 am

Norman Powell is a baffling man
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Post#524 » by MoMan24 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:50 am

I'm not sure Powell could even shove Jokic that hard lol. It truly amazes me hot easy it is to trick these refs.
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Post#525 » by Peregrine01 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:50 am

Murray not getting the ball to Jokic with smalls on him…
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Post#526 » by TravisScott55 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:51 am

Jokic flops so much lol
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Post#527 » by Chuck Everett » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:51 am

Game has slowed to a crawl.
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Post#528 » by JimmyPlopper » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:51 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Great game this. Hopefully it's a long series


first game was good too. I'm hoping for seven games and I don't even care who wins
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Post#529 » by GuyverX » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:51 am

I would say to sit Powell but then they may bring in Bogdanovic who has been unplayable in this series.
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Post#530 » by Doranku » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:51 am

Can't believe I'm rooting for Harden but here we are. This Clippers team is pretty enjoyable to watch
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Post#531 » by Scoundreldays » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:51 am

OkcSinceSGA wrote:Clippers would be up 20 without Powell. Ps where the hell is Kawhi

Getting plenty of rest with all these stoppages
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Post#532 » by facothomas22 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:52 am

Wow, James Harden is actually showing up in the playoffs so far. A surprising development that's coming of this series considering his history with playing worse basketball during the post season compared to the regular season.
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Post#533 » by Revived » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:52 am

ejftw wrote:
Manimal wrote:This Clippers team is soft as ****.


You mean, like Jokic acting like a train hit him cus Powell tapped him?

Powell shoved him lol Jokic did fall off-balance.

Jokic has to exaggerate the contact because similar to guys like Shaq, refs won’t call the fouls on them because they’re so strong and able to finish through everything. So he has to basically flop.

Similar to prime LeBron too.
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Post#534 » by Tor_Raps » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:52 am

PeteyPablo wrote:Jokic with the acting job

Cmon.


He's learning that you only get foul calls when you flop. Thank the dumbass officials who allow this to happen...
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Post#535 » by OkcSinceSGA » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:52 am

GuyverX wrote:I would say to sit Powell but then they may bring in Bogdanovic who has been unplayable in this series.


Wrong. Batum/DJ can absorb it. They have less than half his minutes each
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Post#536 » by azcatz11 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:52 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:
doogie_hauser wrote:Great game this. Hopefully it's a long series


first game was good too. I'm hoping for seven games and I don't even care who wins


I want clippers. I’m a big norm Powell guy
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Post#537 » by Scoundreldays » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:52 am

GuyverX wrote:I would say to sit Powell but then they may bring in Bogdanovic who has been unplayable in this series.

Id give Coffey some burn he can't shoot any worse than they have been and he's a little bigger
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Post#538 » by HardenGoat » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:52 am

A 300 pound flopping center. Who could that be?
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Post#539 » by Wolfgang630 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:52 am

facothomas22 wrote:Wow, James Harden is actually showing up in the playoffs so far. A surprising development that's coming of this series considering his history is playing worse basketball during the post season compared to the regular season.

Of course he’s doing it against Denver. He couldn’t do it against Golden State though when he was in his prime.
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Post#540 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:53 am

Scoundreldays wrote:
GuyverX wrote:I would say to sit Powell but then they may bring in Bogdanovic who has been unplayable in this series.

Id give Coffey some burn he can't shoot anymore than they have been and he's a little bigger


they kinda have no choice, Bogi is scared ****, Powell has the most experience with the group and can get hot in an instant

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