While Denver features three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, the Clippers have size and depth to counter the former champions. Here's how scouts view the series.

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are meeting in one of the most intriguing matchups in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. Both teams finished with 50-32 records in the ultra-competitive Western Conference,

There are a lot of teams firmly in the middle ground of “good enough to make the playoffs, but with obvious flaws that could prove fatal” territory.