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

[Mamba Mentality]

Jokic is the best player I've seen since 2018 LeBron. Just a basketball demigod.

He had a costly turnover, missed a free throw, and airballed the gamewinner in the last two minutes. He’s a beast but this isn’t the time to be throwing a parade for the guy.

Yeah stuff Lebron has done. You lakers fans never stop hating

Why the hell do all you guys bring Lebron into every conversation? Talk about being insecure.

[Roscoe Sheed]

Fingers were literally on the ball. Ref's are trash.

The ball was literally in the net.

With his hands still on it

[Optms]

Can they appeal the game? Gordon’s hand was still on the ball. That and they refuse to give kawhi free throws- he should have shot at least 10 free throws but I guess he doesn’t flop enough

Careful. They may report you for "trolling"

[f4p]

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Wow. Rigged AF

Wow, he is touching it. Not sure how that can count unless there's a weird rule. Seems like clippers could protest so if they don't then there must be a reasons it's good.

[NO-KG-AI]

Sorry that you don't like to hear a different opinion. Am I the only saying the shot wasn't good? No. But yeah, ban everyone for disagreeing with you.

Buddy, you could see the replay clear as day. The shot was good. This isn't a matter of differing opinions... you're just outright lying at this point.

Again, am I the only one saying the shot wasn't good? No. The ball was in his fingertips.

It’s just Lakers and Embiid fans with the big cope, trying to be loud enough to make something a “controversy” thst isnt

[ejftw]

Jokic is the best player I've seen since 2018 LeBron. Just a basketball demigod.

He had a costly turnover, missed a free throw, and airballed the gamewinner in the last two minutes. He’s a beast but this isn’t the time to be throwing a parade for the guy.

You need some green font my dude. He straight carried that team all game.

Definitely did, but I'm still gonna call him what I have been due to his pathetic flopping. #ISaidWhatISaid

[Johnny Tomala]

What a terrible 24 hours for LA franchises. First Kings lost to Oilers due to very stupid coach challenge for game tying goal (Oilers scored on ensured powerplay), now Clippers lost at buzzer beater. Two series changing loses.

[SOUL]

Left hand is off completely, can't tell if right hand is still on, if it is it's barely. I would just give tie to the runner in that case but almost impossible to call unless there was like an under rim cam

[Wolfgang630]

The ball was through the net. That was an easy call

[sp6r=underrated]

Nuggets are in trouble. They literally won by 2 in a game that the Clippers entire team basically didn’t show up on a play that arguably shouldn’t count. Lost a 22 point lead

Clippers should win this series. Denver is terrible for a playoff team outside Jokic.

[KyRo23]

Jokic is the best player I've seen since 2018 LeBron. Just a basketball demigod.

He had a costly turnover, missed a free throw, and airballed the gamewinner in the last two minutes. He’s a beast but this isn’t the time to be throwing a parade for the guy.

Yeah stuff Lebron has done. You lakers fans never stop hating

I think that’s his point though. LeBron gets crucified for that stuff, which is also undeserved

Jokic played great and I don’t think he should be slammed for what happened late

[Duffman100]

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Wow. Rigged AF

Wow, he is touching it. Not sure how that can count unless there's a weird rule. Seems like clippers could protest so if they don't then there must be a reasons it's good.

Curious what the rule is. Where does it need to be to be a bucket, even if he's still touching it?

Does the ball have to be past the rim? Through the net? When is it considered 'a bucket'.

[Sgt Major]

Shoutout to the Nuggets' bench for 4 whole points

[Green89]

What happened to the overhead camera shot that most arenas have pointing straight down at the basket, where there's usually a logo or ad across the top of the backboard? That could have shown more clearly, without the rim and net in the way. Brand new Clippers arena and they never installed a camera mount up there?

[ejftw]

Fingers were literally on the ball. Ref's are trash.

The ball was literally in the net.

With his hands still on it

Not only should it not count as he's touching it.

But if an offensive player touches the ball while it's going through the rim...swear that's a rule.too

[Patches Perry]

Jokic is the best player I've seen since 2018 LeBron. Just a basketball demigod.

He had a costly turnover, missed a free throw, and airballed the gamewinner in the last two minutes. He’s a beast but this isn’t the time to be throwing a parade for the guy.

If 36/21/8/2 in a must-win playoff game isn't noteworthy, then I feel like that strengthens my point about him. The only circumstance where thats not totally unreal is one where he has made us comfortable with being so dominant.

[scrabbarista]

Just get to OT Clips can win it

100%. Because Adelman wouldn't rest his starters.

Have you seen his bench? You wouldn’t rest them either.

His tired starters surrender all of a 20 point fourth quarter lead and were 0.1 seconds from having to play another five minutes.

I said before the fourth: rest Jokic either until the lead dips below 15 or until the 8:00 mark, whichever is first. I stand by that.

[Mr Puddles]

No. I mean they clearly saw something I didn't, but if the hand is on the ball at the buzzer it's no good.

I don't no if that's the rule, but if it is it doesn't make sense to me.

"Ball on the hand" should be reserved for a player being in the process of taking a shot.

In Gordon's case, he had already put the ball through the hoop, his fingertip may have just been touching the top of the ball but I don't think that should be considered Gordon still being in the process of shooting (or dunking) anymore.

So if that was a three point shot and the ball was on the shooters finger tip when time expired, it should count?

C'mon now

That's not what I'm saying.

In this case the ball was already through the hoop.

Ball through hoop in time = basket.

The only thing that's debatable is if Gordon's fingertip was still on top of the ball or not.

What I'm saying is that is that this should be considered inconsequential in a scenario when the ball has already gone through the hoop before the buzzer.

[NyKnicks1714]

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Wow. Rigged AF

Wow, he is touching it. Not sure how that can count unless there's a weird rule. Seems like clippers could protest so if they don't then there must be a reasons it's good.

It's really as close as it gets but it looks like he has his fingertips on it.

[LuDux1]

Jokic with an all time assist right there. Haters malding.

He missed only because he wanted triple-double. A-SSIST MER-CHANT! A-SSIST MER-CHANT!