2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers (DEN leads 1-0)

[ejftw]

Gonna get bubble payback.

No Paul George.
No Turncoat Trez.

[OkcSinceSGA]

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Both bigs have really held each other below their averages recently when matched up. What I’m curious about is with Zu finally getting touches and having an expanded offensive role if it’s the same.

Ps.. the Denver fan who kept denying him holding Jokic way below his norm on shooting here is some data.

Both bigs really seem to affect each other defensively.

[DaPessimist]

Clippers have more talent and should win this series in 6, but I don't trust Harden, so I'm taking Nuggets in 7. Jokic will do enough with the new coaches rotations to pull out 4 wins.

[OkcSinceSGA]

I’m going Clips in 7 but Jokic is a top 10 all time juggernaut, so if he’s on his **** Denver can for sure win.

[California Gold]

Clippers in 6. I have to think that if the Clippers win this game they do it at home. Winning a game 7 on the road is tough. Minnesota did it last year against Denver but I don't see Jokic losing twice like that.

[Jedi32]

I believe kawhi can still be the best player in a 7 game series, especially when factoring in defense. If he can do that I see the clipps winning this.

[Whopper_Sr]

Clippers are slight favorites but going Nuggets in 7

No they are not, the Nuggets are still the slight favorites in this series.

Meant on paper, not betting odds

[OkcSinceSGA]

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Batum is actually gonna be much better than Powell come playoff time. Same with Bogi. They have been on fire lately after putrid starts.

[Whopper_Sr]

Clippers are slight favorites but going Nuggets in 7

Clippers are like +115 to +124 dogs everywhere.

Which means they expect more people to bet on the Nuggets winning which is how I hope it turns out but Clippers have been playing better ball as of late.

[OkcSinceSGA]

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[jokeboy86]

Might the most talented 4/5 series ever with the MVP Jokic and Kawhi + Harden playing at a high level. Then you have Zubac, Powell, Bogo, Murray, Gordon. Either team could beat any other team in a series.

The talent in this series reminds me of when the Spurs and Clippers went at it in 2015 and that was probably the greatest 3 vs 6 series in NBA history in terms of both teams record.

[THE J0KER]

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Both bigs have really held each other below their averages recently when matched up. What I’m curious about is with Zu finally getting touches and having an expanded offensive role if it’s the same.

Ps.. the Denver fan who kept denying him holding Jokic way below his norm on shooting here is some data.

Both bigs really seem to affect each other defensively.

Nurkic in Portland and Ayton in Phoenix were once "Jokic specialists", but when they met in the playoffs, it was a different story.

[OkcSinceSGA]

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Both bigs have really held each other below their averages recently when matched up. What I’m curious about is with Zu finally getting touches and having an expanded offensive role if it’s the same.

Ps.. the Denver fan who kept denying him holding Jokic way below his norm on shooting here is some data.

Both bigs really seem to affect each other defensively.

Nurkic in Portland and Ayton in Phoenix were once "Jokic specialists", but when they met in the playoffs, it was a different story.

Again.. when it comes to top 15 all time players, multi MVP’s… “stopping” or slowing them is just making them work and holding them a little under their norm. Anyone who watched 04 Pistons vs Lakers KNOWS from watching that Ben Wallace bothered Shaq more than any other big mostly, but the stats show 27 ppg on like 62% TS.

He won’t be able to stop Jokic. The goal is he wears him down more than usual and can make him miss an extra shot or two. If you do that, it can swing a game, especially in a longer series. Zu’s conditioning this year is light years better than previous years. He’s one of the few with size to body up Jokic.

[OkcSinceSGA]

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Balkan on Balkan crime

[f4p]

Might the most talented 4/5 series ever with the MVP Jokic and Kawhi + Harden playing at a high level. Then you have Zubac, Powell, Bogo, Murray, Gordon. Either team could beat any other team in a series.

The talent in this series reminds me of when the Spurs and Clippers went at it in 2015 and that was probably the greatest 3 vs 6 series in NBA history in terms of both teams record.

It was #2 and #3 in net rating. Amazing it happened in round 1. Even crazier western conference than this year with a 67 win team and 4 more teams winning either 55 or 56 where the last game was determining whether you would be 2nd or 6th.

[CodeBreaker]

Imagine the Clippers eliminate Jokic, only for Kawhi to miss the remainder of the postseason lol

[OkcSinceSGA]

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[CodeBreaker]

Clippers have more talent and should win this series in 6, but I don't trust Harden, so I'm taking Nuggets in 7. Jokic will do enough with the new coaches rotations to pull out 4 wins.

Did you see what Harden did to your team earlier?

[azcatz11]

Nuggets are a broken team. Clippers in 4

[TheFire]

If we get playoff Jamal, think Nuggets take this. He will make or break the series for them.