🏔️ Denver Nuggets: Jokic & the Mile-High Menace Return
The Nuggets are back, baby — and looking to defend their throne like a bunch of very polite, very Serbian kings.
- Nikola Jokić, the reigning MVP, is out here averaging triple-doubles like they’re coupons at Costco.
- Jamal Murray is finally back in bubble form — but this time with better hair and scarier pull-ups.
- Michael Porter Jr. is sniping from deep like it’s Duck Hunt 2025.
- The altitude? Still undefeated. Even the Clippers’ treadmill can’t simulate Denver’s “air-that-isn’t-there” advantage.
The defending champs are chill on the surface… and an avalanche waiting to happen underneath.
⚡ LA Clippers: Kawhi + Harden = Hope (and load management flashbacks)
With Paul George now vibing in Philly, the Clippers are running the two-man show of Kawhi Leonard and James Harden — also known as the quietest robot and the wildest beard in basketball.
- Kawhi is silent, deadly, and may or may not be programmed to only function in playoff games.
- James Harden has embraced the “veteran floor general” role, but don’t be surprised if he casually scores 28 while looking bored.
- Supporting cast includes Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac, and whoever wins the coin flip to play 20 minutes off the bench.
The vibes? Mysterious but dangerous. Just how the Clippers like it.
🔮 Final Prediction:
Nuggets 119 – Clippers 109
Jokić does Jokić things. Kawhi gets his 28 in total silence. Harden might have a “vintage” night or a “vanishing act” — flip a coin. Either way, Game 1 goes to the Mile-High Mafia.
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