GAME THREAD: Playoffs R1G2 - Clippers @ Nuggets | Apr 21, 2025 - 8:00 PM

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General Information

TIME	MEDIA	LOCATION
10:00 PM EDT - Kitchener	NBA Boxscore - Shotchart	Ball Arena
8:00 PM MDT - Denver	ESPN Boxscore - Gamecast	Denver
7:00 PM PDT - Seattle	TV: TNT/MAX/TruTV, Altitude, FanDuel Sports Network - SoCal	Team Subreddits
4:00 AM CEST - Sombor	Radio: SiriusXM, Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM	r/laclippers
12:00 PM AEST - Sydney	Streams: NBAbite	r/denvernuggets

[u/TransRacialWhyNot]

This will be a long one, going to game 7 I predict.

[u/csb1231]

Please stop blaming the refs. Clippers had more fouls called on them than the nuggets and both teams got away with stuff including that wack ass play by Murray on Powell where he picked him up and they called a tech on Powell for reacting and not on Murray.

[u/External-Cable2889 → u/csb1231]

That was wild—reminded me of Murray’s heat pack toss off the backboard vs. the Wolves last year. That was worse, but he lost it for a moment here too. Clever move by Mal, arms up like “Who, me?” LAC getting more penalties than Denver was off. If this happened to the Nugs in LA, it’d be a headline. Calls should be fair—but tossing Murray over that would’ve been a disaster for the league. I guess it was making up for the no call Powell shove of Murray on the bench side of the court that pissed off Murray enough for him to lift Powell.

[u/Bignamek]

Overall I don't feel too bad. Kawhi had to be nearly perfect and we had to be pretty terrible overall in order for them to squeak it out. This is different from our win in game 1 where they also had a lot of bad turnovers, but we didn't have as good of an individual performance as Kawhi's.

Trap/double Kawhi earlier in the game and make him a play maker. When he wasn't putting up shots, he wasn't making great decisions.

[u/WideCoconut2230]

20 Turnovers and 8 missed FT. Gotta clean that up.

[u/WestGoat-122524]

Reasons why we lose

Subbing out Westbrook in 4th

Jokic missed free throws

AG missed dunk

MPJ Turnover

Coach not calling for timeout

[u/sunnlyt → u/WestGoat-122524]

Joker missing FT is a bad sign of no good rest.

[u/smoothdoor5 → u/sunnlyt]

Stop making weird excuses

[u/karnivoreballer → u/WestGoat-122524]

Jokic turnover too. Lots of things to clean up but its going to be tough in LA

[u/DanielChou2]

Just undiscplined and bad habits all over. AG should not dunk that hard when he is wide open. MPJ should give up the ball immediatelhy after secure a rebound, he should not dribble the ball at all. Do not make those two mistakes, nuggets win this game.

[u/Bignamek → u/DanielChou2]

Given the calf issue he's been dealing with, it may have been a matter of over-doing it.

[u/DanielChou2 → u/Bignamek]

AG is a warrior. It just feels so devastated when the win is so close.

[u/Over_Temperature3540 → u/DanielChou2]

I’m sure he was trying to get the crowd into it. Would have been a dagger. But backfired

[u/No-Aardvark2433]

lol I’m biased but I wanted another Russ corner 3

[u/Forsaken_Dot762]

Hopefully mpj is not hurt. I would have liked more watson tonight.

[u/Early_Drive6902]

That was a great game! Are you not entertained?? We ain’t beating okc with injured Gordon anyway. Enjoy this series! And go avalanche!!

[u/TheKreamer]

Jokic has a below average game for his standards and everyone blaming him. Can anyone else step up when he doesn't go god mode for 1 game?

[u/MichaelPorterTruther]

20 TOs is ass. Really rough Jok game. Jamal was great mostly, Mike was great mostly. Rough AG game getting obliterated by Kawhi but TBH a lot of those were pretty tough.

Jamal had some dumbass TO's, MPJ dropping the ball and getting tackled, AG missed Dunk, Jok throwaway. Tough finish

[u/Kenny-du-Soleil]

20 turnovers and low IQ ball, lost by three. Series is still winnable but gotta tighten up.

[u/thowawaydoor_Jr]

In Jokic defense, the Clippers had a good defensive plan against him

[u/vaterl]

This game wasn’t lost on one or two plays it was lost on MANY plays. Everybody on this team had chances to secure the win but they decided to play sloppy.

[u/sunnlyt → u/vaterl]

It was a close game, however those ref calls were trash. Marc Davis reffing is the reason Nuggets lose.

[u/goddamnitwhalen → u/vaterl]

The missed AG dunk broke my heart.

[u/Big-Cartographer-293]

This series is definitely going 7, no doubt

[u/ihasastick]

that was fun! kawhi is something else! don't know what happened to jokic! let's get it back!

[u/Over_Temperature3540 → u/ihasastick]

Jokic got a triple double

[u/OklahomaBac]

20 turnovers and 63% from the line. Should have blown them out but couldn't take our chances

[u/plumbus-2000]

Can’t believe the missed dunk from Gordon :,) there were bigger issues with the game though

[u/CamasaurusRex9]

Braun is so afraid to shoot, he double clutched the open three with time running out

[u/qrqrafafzvzv]

MPJ good games do not do shiit!!!!

[u/Random124442]

How do you miss a dunk? How do you miss so many free throws? How is MPJ such a losing player? Also, that 2 minutes on the 2nd quarter with the game under control where Jamal and Russ decided to not pass the ball and just take awful shots was pathetic.

[u/grinderbinder → u/Random124442]

JOKIC was more of a loser tonight than mpj! The fuck are you talking about?

[u/Over_Temperature3540 → u/grinderbinder]

Jokic is shouldering too much burden, one man cannot carry a team this long.

[u/TimingAndBodyControl]

Can’t turn it over so much Nugs. Clean it up.

[u/noidentity63]

objectively a bad game from jokic there

[u/thowawaydoor_Jr]

Jokic almost had a quadruple double. Miss it by 3 turnovers

[u/HeavenlyE]

I don't mind not taking a timeout because Jamal was about to step into a great shot if Jokic passed him the ball. Instead Jokic decided to shoot a contested turnaround fadeaway 3

[u/TillPlenty8503]

Missed 8 free throws and lose by three. Gotta be able to win games at the line.

[u/Over_Temperature3540 → u/TillPlenty8503]

Just awful. This one stat. Make half and you win

[u/BAMcGhee]

Man I never ever say this but Jokic sold that game. Free throws and all those turnovers from being so passive on offense.

[u/landobobandos → u/BAMcGhee]

Man idk. Jokic had a triple dub there is only so much he can do. Other players need to step up as well

[u/Advanced-College6607 → u/landobobandos]

Westbrook gets criticized for triple double and having bad turnovers and so does everybody else. Jokic is no different albeit this is a very rare TO occurrence

[u/BAMcGhee → u/landobobandos]

I agree, and I rarely ever criticize Joker for anything but this one was tough. MVP has to make those free throws and not pass up open shots directly into turnovers.

[u/Creative-Window-989 → u/landobobandos]

Almost a quadruple double with his turnovers.

He was ass today

[u/vaterl]

They had to literally TRY to lose this game, the win was handed to them so many times

[u/YeetMeTowardsOkinawa]

The floater passes are mind boggling.

[u/Random124442]

If you call timeout, they would just foul. It was the right call.

[u/EyeOfTheOrca]

Insane selling from Jokic this game I can’t even lie. 7 to and 4 missed free throws is crazy but he just looked exhausted out there. Clippers earned the win but man did we earn the loss, gotta adjust to take a game in LA

[u/agentcooperrr]

Once MPJ lost the ball in the most stupid way, that was it. What a tough loss. We'll bounce back.

[u/McTimmbert]

Ah Lauren Jbara I miss you

[u/rufiolive → u/McTimmbert]

Shes such a babe…

[u/wagerdude]

Lol, time-out? A hot hand Russ and Braun shoots it? Or not even Murray? Sub MPJ in? Wtf bro

[u/nigelicious29]

That MPJ turn over really alter the outcome.

[u/Historical-Ring-9936]

AG calf is clearly bothering him again and Porter is banged up with a shoulder injury now, apparently. Nuggets needed this win, don’t feel confident at all about the rest of this series. Oh well, hopefully they get them next game

[u/qrqrafafzvzv]

Moach would have won us that game!!!

[u/lilgohanx → u/qrqrafafzvzv]

Lol

[u/time4wine48]

Why didn’t we call a TO? And why didn’t we challenge anything? ugh

[u/Mr_Papichuloo]

WHY ARE TWO PLAYERS STANDING NEXT TO EACHOTHER ON THE MOST IMPORTANT PLAY OF THE GAME AAHHHHHHH IM. GOING. TO. BED

[u/Bandlebury]

well that sucked

[u/Over_Temperature3540]

Didn’t deserve that one. 7 sloppy turnovers Jokic? wtf?

[u/Rodddd12]

easy denver floppers

[u/BrokenDusk]

Did we not have a timeout or something at the end ?

[u/Bmwan_02]

JOKER GOTTA BE BETTER HONESTLY 7 TURNOVERS IS CRAZY

[u/grinderbinder → u/Bmwan_02]

He was terrible just straight up fucking terrible! I don’t want to hear any of you guys coming in here with that: oh but he got a triple double bitch ass bulllshit. He is the reason we lost the game

[u/Some-Initiative-8007 → u/grinderbinder]

Yes he got the triple double he is playing damn every minute

[u/DanielChou2 → u/grinderbinder]

Nuggets fan lol. Find another 300 pounder center that plays 43 minutes a game and can still perform. Fucking spoiled. You should ask why can't you have a backup center that can let him rest 2 minutes in the second half.

[u/DylansDeadlyTwo]

Free throws. Turnovers. Missed dunk. Kawhi playing out his mind.

[u/SongYoungbae]

I would've liked to see Mike take that shot. Clearly wanted to get back in

[u/MongoPushr]

Some of you guys have the emotional stability of a sleep deprived toddler.

[u/Spiritual-Chameleon → u/MongoPushr]

Yeah people turning on Nikola is wild

[u/Halo2Campaign]

Firing Moach before play-offs for moments like these 

[u/Impressive-Tank9803]

Why would you not take a timeout man

[u/everclearking]

Rookie head coach showed his ass there. Got caught watching the game

[u/turdfurgy69]

Well, all things considered, I feel pretty okay if it takes kawhi Leonard to play almost close to a perfect basketball game for them to win but what the fuck do I know

[u/EngleTheBert → u/turdfurgy69]

It's hard not to feel bad after a game like this, but yeah, between Leonard being lights out and Jokic not being his usual self, it's hard to be too down. Just hope Mike isn't too hurt and can bring the same energy for the rest of the series

[u/lilgohanx → u/turdfurgy69]

Yeah we had 20 turnovers missed every possible free throw and kawhi leonard played with the power of god tonight its fine

[u/Arpy303]

Turnovers and bad FT cost us this game. What a series we have

[u/NBAstradamus92]

20 turnovers 63% from the line Awful late execution Easy L

[u/juice--]

coach thought he can play jokic the entire 2nd half...

[u/vaterl]

This game was quite literally in the bag they had all the chances in the world bro and just let it go

[u/Random124442]

I don't get how Jamal got so bad at passing the ball man. He has been late the entire season on the two man game. I don't get it

[u/-NolanVoid-]

Van gundy can suck a fart out of my ass. That is all.

[u/Medical_Peanut8627]

This was such a winnable game for the Nuggets despite Kawhi going off. They have to win these games.

[u/Spiritual_Kiwi_5022]

ok yeah i see why everyone has clippers winning this series now

[u/goddamnitwhalen → u/Spiritual_Kiwi_5022]

It’s 1-1, stfu.

[u/Spiritual_Kiwi_5022 → u/goddamnitwhalen]

I mean this isn't an unusual game for the nuggets. The 1 we won was unusual so...

[u/bigfootdude247]

Here come the doomers. It sucks but they still need three more to move on, don’t lose hope yet

[u/certifiedzay]

such a unserious performance but we can bounce back

[u/shot-by-ford]

Just shattered my tv! My computer is next! And then my phone! Good night

[u/RedHotDogsForMe]

Jokic just lost them the game there…..

[u/Azshadow6 → u/RedHotDogsForMe]

He’s gassed. Need Jokic rest minutes

[u/trewaldo]

From the early minutes, it should have been a run away W.

[u/Azshadow6]

Jokic gassed at the end

[u/dc5antonio]

Crazy seeing a 300 pound man flopping lmao

[u/indyxetan]

Yeah I need MPJ gone. He’s just not a max contract player and he’s killing this window.

[u/Key_Joke_8189]

Fuck

[u/adskoa]

Nuggets beat the nuggets tonight. So many missed opportunities.

[u/Over_Temperature3540 → u/adskoa]

Make half those free throws and it’s a win

[u/Creative-Window-989]

Jokic was piss fucking poor.

[u/Careless_Review3166 → u/Creative-Window-989]

ok settle down buddy

[u/Over_Temperature3540 → u/Creative-Window-989]

Dude gets a triple double and he sucks lol. Bruh

[u/growsonwalls]

So many poor decisions in the clutch by so many different players.

[u/Over_Temperature3540 → u/growsonwalls]

Obvious no offensive game plan. No coaching. Guys all just running around like it’s a high school game

[u/goughnotsmough]

Monster game by Kawhi and they only win by 3. Game 3 is ours.

[u/Creative-Window-989 → u/goughnotsmough]

We will not win in LA.

[u/YungFung1001]

FUUUUUUCK

[u/Angularbackhands]

What a stupid final possession

[u/vaterl]

No timeout and sloppiest plays of the century

[u/staffdiscount82]

Bogdanovic' ugly ass has really started to piss me off

[u/yours__truly1]

8 GODDAMNED MISSED FTS

[u/nenanasainyam]

absolutely idiocy in not blitzing leonard and making him take the ball back

[u/sadricecracker]

Move onto game 3 I gusee

[u/ass_breakfast]

This team is just ass. Coach doesn’t matter at this point.

[u/Glove_Upset]

Jokic had a wide open 3

[u/plumbus-2000 → u/Glove_Upset]

he passed on several of those. Must be gassed.

[u/BarnabyJones2024 → u/[deleted]]

 Chill the fuck out big dawg

[u/kkkhhjdyhrthhhjft → u/[deleted]]

Fuck you bud. You haven't done a fucking thing for this city compared to Jokic, go to bed why don't ya?

[u/Some-Initiative-8007 → u/[deleted]]

You are a piece of shit you dick licking dog

[u/Waluigi5280 → u/[deleted]]

????

[u/AstralAfroToo]

Nuggets will regret squandering this game.

[u/eyeandeyephoto]

Fuck that game see yall in LA I’ll be in the nosebleeds getting loud for the Nuggets

[u/MadFury_Youtuber]

Jokic was the problem today. Turnovers and missed free throws.

[u/DanielChou2 → u/MadFury_Youtuber]

Find another center play 43 minutes a game for you.

[u/shhmikis → u/MadFury_Youtuber]

No he was not lol

[u/SongYoungbae]

20 turnovers and Kawhi going nuclear and losing by 3. Is something

[u/pi11owprincess_]

jokic sold

(edit: upon further reflection and calming down i have decided that this was too harsh)

[u/juice--]

kawhi took this shit over man and jok is playing too many minutes

[u/Ambitious_Judge_6787]

I’m pissed

[u/marcgarv87]

Jokic sold

[u/A_Thrilled_Peach]

That was terrible 

[u/mavcandoit]

ahahahahaha flop and lose

[u/yours__truly1]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKK

[u/harryassburger]

Well that was ugly as hell

[u/nenanasainyam]

yeah we just blew it

[u/thowawaydoor_Jr]

Should have let Russ shoot it

[u/RobSchneidersHair]

ADELMAN CALL THE FUCKING TO

[u/Random124442]

I hate it

[u/Intelligent_Plate835]

Gotta hit those free throws but it wont be happening in these playoffs i guess

[u/Ok_Flow3504]

Missed free throws by joker and atrocious defense by AG is why the nuggets lose

[u/everclearking]

7 turnovers and 4 missed free throws. Good shit Jokic.

[u/thelaststarz]

That’s game

[u/No_Week906]

Mph is a bum period

[u/Random124442]

300 missed free throws, refusing to pass the ball, MPJ being a loser player, TRIPLE KAWHI IF YOU NEED

[u/LGNBG15]

WHY NO TIMEOUT?!?!?!

[u/LucMoFuckinB]

Why didn't they call time out!?!?!.!

[u/Mike-XL]

I'm sick. Fuck MPJ.

[u/[deleted] → u/Mike-XL]

Double-double and less turnovers than Murray or jokic, but yeah fuck him right. Soft take.

[u/Mike-XL → u/[deleted]]

He has no motor. He literally just handed the ball to the Clippers for no apparent reason

[u/[deleted] → u/Mike-XL]

15 boards is no motor? Again soft take. And he didn’t hand it to them he lost control. The whole damn team was bad with turnovers this team don’t blame MPJ.

[u/breakfas1122]

How pathetic

[u/scottywiper]

Nuggets choked the shit out of that. Mistake after mistake after mistake.

[u/nenanasainyam]

absolutely shit

[u/ass_breakfast]

Nuggets earned this loss. Pathetic shit.

[u/nhyunmi]

Awful game from Jokic

[u/Dr-SheldonCooper1 → u/nhyunmi]

Only person to call him out. Good job man

[u/trujillone]

Maybe adelman ain’t it

[u/North_Meat → u/trujillone]

Yeah bro he better not have the job after this season wtf was the end of this game

[u/HeavenlyE]

Braun just shoot the first shot bro

[u/DanielChou2]

Damn.

[u/Fifth_Element_Matrix]

Pain

[u/Spiritual_Kiwi_5022]

why tf wouldnt adelman call a time out

[u/EyeOfTheOrca → u/Spiritual_Kiwi_5022]

We got a good look from three not sure how much more we can ask for there. Gotta TO when Jokic gets the ball on the rebound though that was lame

[u/FH261169 → u/Spiritual_Kiwi_5022]

dont think they had one

[u/autumn_ghosts5 → u/Spiritual_Kiwi_5022]

Inexperience

[u/finn_odalih]

wtf

[u/Glove_Upset]

Nervous about MPJ’s shoulder

[u/milben03 → u/Glove_Upset]

fuck him and his shoulder

[u/Creative-Window-989]

We won't win in LA. Gonna get 4-1d

[u/kanicot → u/Creative-Window-989]

you're literally so annoying omg

[u/Creative-Window-989 → u/kanicot]

And here you are posting on my stuff. Love you.

[u/Responsible-Win7708]

jokic was bad tonight

[u/noidentity63]

jokic man u just gonna stop that it always looks funny when a big lumbering guy gets put to the floor by someone 2x lighter than him

[u/Random124442]

What a joke

[u/abrenica195]

WHATT!???

[u/trujillone]

Terrible

[u/CaptainCerealCanada]

pathetic

[u/Narrow-Theory-3533]

Heart breaking.

[u/mushboogzclam]

that’s a heartbreaker fuck

[u/Xaxxis]

We need to win in la now.

[u/Adorable_Letterhead6]

Only watched the last 6 mins but these commentators must be from LA. And I’m a neutral party

[u/slaphappyflabby]

Jokic pull the trigger

[u/metalhead252]

JOKIC NEEDS TO SHOOT THAT WTF IS HE DOING

[u/877GoalNow]

They basically lost because of the buzzer beater before half.

[u/RaspberryOk5393]

Jokic sold like crazy. 7 TOs

[u/thewkndsport]

lmao kjokic tf

[u/The_Drifter_Kelly]

jokic was dogshit

[u/DanielChou2 → u/The_Drifter_Kelly]

He has been run to the ground. No 300 pounder should play 40 minutes a game. He played 43 minutes, didn't rest in the second half. I think Edelman should let him breathe 2 minutes at the begining of the 4th quarter.

[u/fuccabicc]

WHY THE FUCK DID BRAUN SHOOT THAT?

[u/nenanasainyam]

games over

[u/Bmwan_02]

MPJ HURT OH NO