2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers (Series tied 2-2)

[jokeboy86]

I see what Denver's trying to do. End the game early in the 4th and pull the starters early for rest for the next game. That was Phil Jackson's philosophy with his veteran Bulls teams

[ejftw]

Ball don't lie, no call for Kawhi and an immediate turnover by Denver

[Mamba Mentality]

Braun sucks idc what anyone says.

[GuyverX]

I don't understand why Harden waited for them to be down 20 to start looking for his own shot. Like, we needed this 2 quarters ago.

[Chuck Everett]

Braun and Watson have to finish these plays. This game is not over.

[LeBronSpaghetti]

Aaaand harden getting special treatment from the refs again. If Murray got free throws every time to got that kind of contact he’d have 10+ free throws tonight. But instead it’s just “tough physical defense against Murray” but with Harden it’s free throws.

[IG2]

The Clippers may still win this series but I'm surprised so many were super confident that they would all business in the playoffs. It's still the Clippers. It wasn't just Podcast P crapping his pants in the playoffs.

They are very good but their 2 best players are still 33 and 35 years old, with one of them being a guy with a long history of maddening playoff inconsistency.

[ejftw]

I don't understand why Harden waited for them to be down 20 to start looking for his own shot. Like, we needed this 2 quarters ago.

Just no reason Dunn should have more attempts along with Nico and Bogi having had one less since that drive

[Sharkboy242]

Braun and Watson have to finish these plays. This game is not over.

Dumb pass by Jokic.

[The High Cyde]

I’m basically at the point where I think you can hand Jokic a roster that doesn’t have a single starter for another team and zero coaching staff. And that team would still make the playoffs every year

He’s a Top 5 player all time playing at his peak right now, they’d all do it but it’s still special to watch them do their thing. Sucks it’s against us atm lol

[mrvioletowl]

It's fascinating watching Jokers asking for a ball and teamates reacting too slow to it and immediately messing up the posession. Give.Him.The.Ball!

[hauntedcomputer]

Classic playoff Harden we can always count on

Plays like his mind's already in the strip club most of the time

[ejftw]

Aaaand harden getting special treatment from the refs again. If Murray got free throws every time to got that kind of contact he’d have 10+ free throws tonight. But instead it’s just “tough physical defense against Murray” but with Harden it’s free throws.

If only he got the special treatment when he took an elbow while being airborne eh

[jokeboy86]

This is where having an athletic or solid backup pg would help the Clippers right now. Harden seems kind of gassed.

[scrabbarista]

I see what Denver's trying to do. End the game early in the 4th and pull the starters early for rest for the next game. That was Phil Jackson's philosophy with his veteran Bulls teams

Malone has done this many times, and I've never seen it work. The other teams makes a run, and then he gets stuck playing Jokic for the entire second half, and Jokic doesn't have the energy to finish the other team off at the end.

[Mamba Mentality]

Idk why they wouldn’t call the goaltend if it's close and review it afterwards. That’s a huge missed call at this juncture of the game.

[Tracymcgoaty]

How the hell does Harden only have 8 FGA?

[AmIWrongDude]

Harden let Braun get in his head after that disgusting act of a hard foul at the end of the first half

[AmIWrongDude]

Serbia vs USA was an absolute classic

[BigDan245]

I think Bogi only plays good against the Cavs