David Adelman offers stern warning to LA Clippers, Denver Nuggets set to unleash a ‘beast’

It wasn’t a smooth ride over the past few days, but the Denver Nuggets still crossed the finish line with flying colors. In the wake of recent demoralizing losses, tensions heated up behind the scenes, prompting the franchise leadership to dismiss both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth. The decision prompted a big reaction from former players, with Kevin Garnett criticizing Malone’s dismissal .

But despite this, Denver has managed to come out strong in punctuating their 2024-25 NBA season, ending 3-0 to clinch the fourth seed . Nuggets Interim HC David Adelman presents stern warning Their final day regular season win ensured the Nuggets were successful to evade the Play-In Tournament and fill the No. 4 spot of the Western Conference with 50 total wins.



And in his postgame presser after they took the 126-111 victory over the Houston Rockets , interim coach David Adelman offered a firm warning to whoever the Nuggets will face at the opening round. “It’s really funny, people ask, ‘Who would you wanna play in the 1st round?’ Nobody,” Adelman said. “The West is loaded.

I mean, you think people wanna play [Nikola] Jokic? [Jamal] Murray? Guys that have won a championship? Aaron [Gordon]? Michael [Porter Jr.]? [Christian Braun]? “Whoever you’re gonna get, it’s gonna be a beast.” The Nuggets will face the LA Clippers for a thrilling first-round matchup These are some bold words coming from Adelman, who courageously took over to be the newest man in charge for Denver.

They have the right to be confident considering they enter the NBA Playoffs with momentum while parading a potential three-peat MVP winner in Jokic. They are slated to face the LA Clippers in the first round of the Playoffs. After beating the Golden State Warriors in a dramatic fashion this weekend, the Clips filled the fifth seed of the West and are positioned for a best-of-seven showdown with the Nuggets.

Like the Nuggets, the Clippers conclude the season as one of the hottest teams, winning seven consecutive games en route to playoff qualification. The Denver-LA rematch is five years in the making. The two ball clubs previously met for a postseason battle in 2020 Bubble, wherein the Nuggets pulled a remarkable 3-1 series comeback as Doc Rivers’ Clippers committed a historic choke job at the other hand in their Western Semis duel.

Both teams split their four-game regular season series this 2024-25, and we can only be thrilled about which team will draw the first blood as the seven-game series commences in the Mile High City on April 19. This article first appeared on NBA Analysis Network and was syndicated with permission..