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

jehosafats · Post #1101 » by **jehosafats** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:39 am

Kawhi has far tighter motions than any player I've ever seen. He's like a Milwaukee era Ray Allen.

OldSchoolNoBull · Post #1102 » by **OldSchoolNoBull** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:39 am

The Jokic haters coming out are being silly.

He should've hit his FTs, but the Nuggets might be asking a little too much of him. He has to play almost every minute and be involved in so many of his team's scores because they fall apart without him. He was clearly gassed at the end.

Even so he just put up 26/10a/12r on 50% FG.

f4p · Post #1103 » by **f4p** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:39 am

jokeboy86 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:You have to wonder if healthy Kawhi is the best player in the world

When healthy he always was. Guy's closest to Kobe and Jordan by a long shot.

His 5 year peak playoff stats are basically identical to LeBron and Jordan. Healthy kawhi is a top 10 players all time [realgm] and it's not even close[\realgm].

ogmagicfan · Post #1104 » by **ogmagicfan** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:39 am

Kawhi is pure hoops

Tracymcgoaty · Post #1105 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:39 am

Demagoog wrote:
Twizlers wrote:Jokic had a bad game for his standards, Kawhi went into god mode, and Nuggets just get killed with turnovers. Despite that they lost by 1 possession .. you will take that all day as a Nuggets fan.

This is what a lot of Laker fans said every time we lost to Denver, and it never made sense. Moral victories don’t exist.

Nuggets have figured something out here :lol:

mademan · Post #1106 » by **mademan** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:39 am

15-19 on basically all contested jump shos (i think he had 2 dunks?) is insane. This is 2011 Dirk stuff

doogie_hauser · Post #1107 » by **doogie_hauser** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:39 am

Paul George's reputation just took another dive

Maybe Pandemic P was the thing hold Kawhi and the Clippers from more meaningful playoff success all along ???

Optms · Post #1108 » by **Optms** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:39 am

Revived wrote:Jokic having to play so many mins is definitely impacting him. He played 43 mins tonight. That’s kind of insane for a guy his size. After having played like 50 mins two days ago.

Then you realize every star player is playing heavy mins. I guess being gassed only applies to Jokic.

Raps in 4 · Post #1109 » by **Raps in 4** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

Mamba81p wrote:IMO Kawhi is the best player in the league when healthy, and this has been the case since 2019. I might be the only one to think that, but I would not take anyone else in the playoffs

This has been the case since like 2016.

Tomhomes33 · Post #1110 » by **Tomhomes33** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:7 turnovers, 2 in the last two minutes, and a dozen flops brutal performance tonight

You ought to credit Zubac for hustling with Jokic and being constant on offence he is averaging like 19-13-3 in the series so far

LAvision · Post #1111 » by **LAvision** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

Clips should be up 2-0. That end of the first half last game was a joke.

jokeboy86 · Post #1112 » by **jokeboy86** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
zshawn10 wrote:How did Braun miss everything on that last shot?

HE's not good. This Denver team is really weak.

They have way too many non shooters, not enough ball handlers and their best shooters(MPJ/Murray) have low BBIQ. I really dont know what Booth was thinking molding a modern NBA roster with a lack of shooters when other teams have them.

Post #1113 » by **Reeko** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

TheGOATRises007 wrote:
Reeko wrote:OKC vs LAC WCF? Would be a full circle moment for sure.

They literally can't meet in the WCF

Yep, wasn't even thinking about seeding.

Chuck Everett · Post #1114 » by **Chuck Everett** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

20 turnovers, 8 missed free throws, but that Gordon missed dunk was just so crushing to me. Props to the Clippers defense. They're getting demolished on the boards, but they made Jokic super uncomfortable all night. Braun had a really bad game on both ends. Poor defense, but on offense, he seemed to be hesitant to even touch the ball. I don't think I saw one downhill drive from him tonight and that's kind of what he's known for.

TheGOATRises007 · Post #1115 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

jokeboy86 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:You have to wonder if healthy Kawhi is the best player in the world

When healthy he always was. Guy's closest to Kobe and Jordan by a long shot.

Prime Kawhi clears Prime Kobe.

heyrayray · Post #1116 » by **heyrayray** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

Bow down to Kawhi Leonard my goddd

Wolfgang630 · Post #1117 » by **Wolfgang630** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

Kawhi has to score only
Jokic has to do everything and he gets **** on. So lame. Kawhi doesn’t create or rebound.

OkcSinceSGA · Post #1118 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:40 am

HotRocks34 wrote:Denver should be embarrassed by this loss. A disgraceful performance. They gave the game away, let the Clippers into the series and now Porter seems hurt after trying to make up for one of the idiotic turnovers.

Disaster.

Clippers gave game 1 away. So either way it would be 1-1 coming back to LA where they Clippers are nearly unbeatable.

TravisScott55 · Post #1119 » by **TravisScott55** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:41 am

When he is healthy, Kawhi is the best player in the league

Optms · Post #1120 » by **Optms** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:41 am

Tomhomes33 wrote:
Mamba Mentality wrote:7 turnovers, 2 in the last two minutes, and a dozen flops brutal performance tonight

You ought to credit Zubac for hustling with Jokic and being constant on offence he is averaging like 19-13-3 in the series so far

Clippers got this.

Zubac will get that all series long. And no one is stopping Kawhi. Series is a wrap jack.

Who wins?