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,

NBA Western Conference playoffs will be one for the books, which is saying a lot for a conference that rarely fails to deliver on drama. And the first-round matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers has promise of being the best of the best.

The Nuggets were this close to facing the Timberwolves in the first round. Instead, they’ll host Kawhi Leonard the Clippers.