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#602 » by scrabbarista » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:59 am

It is very tight. I am on the edge of my seat.
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Post#603 » by Dubnation » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:59 am

Tor_Raps wrote:Why has Kawhi sat for half of the quarter when he was looking so dominant?


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Post#604 » by TravisScott55 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:59 am

If Kawhi wasn't so fragile Clippers could have a bigger lead going to the 4th
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Post#605 » by MoMan24 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:59 am

Doranku wrote:"Murray pulled the chair" huh???? He went over Zubac's back and whacked him in the back of the head lmao what is blood watching

Zubac needs to learn from Jokic, just fall on the floor then scream at the ref. It works.
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Post#606 » by Tracymcgoaty » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am

cpower wrote:has Kawhi gone back home and watching this game on his couch already? where is the guy


dude got some great rest. He's going off in the 4Q.

Dont even think Jokic can sit for more than a minute or something.
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Post#607 » by Chuck Everett » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am

Bogdanovic's minutes have been an abject disaster. Can he give anything to Lue for having this confidence in him?
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Post#608 » by GuyverX » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am

Harden launched 2 bricks at the end of quarters for a 2 for 1...just get a quality shot. SMH
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Post#609 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am

Batum needs his flowers

Crazy how long he's been a positive contributor
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Post#610 » by OkcSinceSGA » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:18 points 9 Rebs 7 assists so pedestrian I guess through 3 quarters


He got going late there, but by HIS standards where he can easily go for 40/20 it actually is. Clippers sat Zu and Kawhi much of that quarter
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Post#611 » by cpower » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:
cpower wrote:has Kawhi gone back home and watching this game on his couch already? where is the guy


dude got some great rest. He's going off in the 4Q.

Dont even think Jokic can sit for more than a minute or something.

he could be cooled off let s see
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Post#612 » by picc » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am

Yeah bro's probably the mvp.
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Post#613 » by sp6r=underrated » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:18 points 9 Rebs 7 assists so pedestrian I guess through 3 quarters


That's the thing about guys in his class: Lebron, Jordan, Kareem etc.

They kick ass so often and so easily that they turn in games that would be great games for HOFers without notice.
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Post#614 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:01 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Bogdanovic's minutes have been an abject disaster. Can he give anything to Lue for having this confidence in him?


my guess is Coach Lue will give him a last chance at home for Game 3, if he falls flat then he'll fet pulled from the rotation
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Post#615 » by PeteyPablo » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:01 am

Kawhi has 27 points in 27 minutes
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Post#616 » by bluejerseyjinx » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:01 am

The officials handled the previous situation poorly. They got the original call correctly on Murray. But once the first call was made its no longer a live ball situation. Its a dead ball situation. Murray continued to pick up and try to toss the other guy during a dead ball situation. That's an automatic 2 shots and the ball treated like a technical foul. The other guy gets his 4 foul shots and then the Clippers get the ball at half court. The way it was it was handled tonight by tonight's official there was no punishment for Murray starting all that crap.
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Post#617 » by OkcSinceSGA » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:01 am

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Wolfgang630 wrote:18 points 9 Rebs 7 assists so pedestrian I guess through 3 quarters


That's the thing about guys in his class: Lebron, Jordan, Kareem etc.

They kick ass so often and so easily that they turn in games that would be great games for HOFers without notice.


Yea, I meant more by his usual. He’s a guy who can have 20/15 at halftime. It didn’t feel as dominant as usual. But yea his bad games still crap on 99.9% of players “good” ones
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Post#618 » by jokeboy86 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:02 am

I get why Lue is sitting Kawhi, to keep him fresh and possibly play him the whole 4th. Meanwhile the Nuggets are trailing and are going to have to sit Jokic for his rest. If Clippers can runaway during the non-Jokic minutes then this game is over
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Post#619 » by Zeno » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:02 am

Pulling the chair doesn’t mean simulating hitting someone over the head with a chair.
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Post#620 » by Peregrine01 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:02 am

Someone needs to tell Jokic to stop running dribble hand offs when he has smalls on him.

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