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Clippers Nuggets Is Too Good For Round 1



Clippers Nuggets Is Too Good For Round 1

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  1. If Murray plays like 2023, the nuggets win. If he has 20 ppg or less, the clippers win in 6 (if kawhi stays healthy).

  2. Game 1 Nuggets lead 1-0
    Game 2 Nuggets lead 2-0
    Game 3 Nuggets lead 2-1
    Game 4 Series tied 2-2
    Game 5 Nuggets lead 3-2
    Game 6 Series tied 3-3
    Game 7 Nuggets win 4-3

  3. No way watson, Gordan or Mpj are gonna guard kawhi one on one isolations, Norm and Bogdan are going to have to hit their open shots when the doubles come

  4. This expectation that the Nuggets offense is going to go off neglects the fact that they are going to be playing heavy defense against Zu , Harden, Whi , Powell, Bogi, Batum, DJ……. And Dunn tired legs can get you.

  5. I don't think the Nuggets can defend the Clippers. The only thing you can do to Jokic is tire him. Jokic should shoot as many 3s as he can if he lands the first or second attempt.

  6. If Kawhi is healthy Clips win in 6, Jokic is gonna do his thing but can Jamal Murray score 30+ consistently against the Clippers defense? Clippers force turnovers with their length, and I don't see anyone on the Nuggets bothering Kawhi and Harden. MPJ is gonna have to hit his shots from deep and Aaron Gordon has to do the same, they can't bully the Clippers inside unless they get Harden, Dunn, or Powell on AG or Jokic.

  7. SGA wins the MVP, and the Clippers have to deal with a healthy and very motivated Denver team. Good luck with that.

  8. Zu is ok, but hes not AD, Bam or Rudy or Wemby… And we know what Jokic does to any/all of them.
    Kawhi is great and harden is great – but DEN will counter with Russ, Aaron CB, and Watson…
    Since Dunn cant cover both Murray and MPJ – it`ll be a scoring galore from those 2.
    And when Zu sits down – Deandre and Russ will have a highlights real.

    And… Jokic is now coaching Nuggets… Ty Lou is not a match for that.

    I`m guessing – but DEN will go with Murray-CB-Watson-Aaron-Jokic first string. Smother the LAC stars and RUN them to retirement.
    And then – MPJ, Russ, Deandre and some Pickett corner shooting will seal the deal.

    DEN in 5 or 6.

  9. I can’t in good faith bet on kawhi needing to be healthy for the series. If he misses more than a single game then they lose the series guaranteed

  10. Kris Dunn is an X-factor for sure, that dude could sneakily shut down Murray if the refs choose to swallow their whistles as they did yesterday. Also wouldn't be at all surprised to see Bogi go for 30 and basically single handedly win one game.

  11. Zu is by FAR the best Jokic paint defender the last few years. 10 total post up for Jokic this year vs Clips when he averages 11.5 per game. Lots of jumpers. Dating back to like 2020 or 2021 he shoots worse vs Zubac than vs any defender 1 on 1. So good instinct touching on this. Jokic ends up resorting to 3s and pulling Zu outside the paint on pick and pop. Gonna be key for the Clippers to rotate much better on 3s. I don’t wanna get buried by Gordon/MPJ/Murray on corner 3s all series

  12. Denver has the best player in the series in Jokic and a good second option in Murray. However, the Clippers have too much collective firepower, especially when it comes to shot creation: Kawhi, Harden, Norman Powell and Bogdan Bogdanovic.

  13. old man leonard and harden can get ran out the gym at mile high and jamal struggles against taller defenders he can create a shot well enough on good defense so unless it’s powell, kawhi, or djj on him he’s capable of making plays and leaves 6’3 dunn on mpj or gordon. jok goes against zu like he does rudy and foul draws ntm last nuggs-clips matchup unc deandre jordan lil bro’ed zu ill give the clips a home game and their shooters winning one on the road but denver in 6 foshishoo

  14. Play off Gordon and dare him to shoot huh. I guess people still haven’t figured out that AG is shooting 44% from 3 this season. 😂

  15. Jamal M., the reserve player of the Canadian national team, took a mini vacation at the end of the competition, if coach MM had stayed, he would have been on vacation until the end of the championship. With the change of coach and the arrival of the owner to the position of manager, Jamal M. cut his vacation short. Jamal M. – who is he, he is a reserve player of the Canadian national team he is never an All Star, the shooting percentages for 3 are very modest, the team where he played won the championship 3 years ago – but basketball is not an individual sport. He does not play defense, he signed a max contract of 52.5 million per season. For the last 2 years, he has been playing as a pensioner and constantly says that he is better than some all-star players, but he never says which ones, so that they don't laugh at him.

  16. I don't like making moderate or safe predictions. Nuggets sweep or it goes to 7. Will be back to see how this ages.

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