Nuggets vs. Clippers: Can Nikola Jokić and Co. fend off LA? Series keys, schedule and prediction

The Western Conference’s fourth-seeded Denver Nuggets will take on the fifth-seeded L.A. Clippers in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The two franchises last squared off in the postseason in 2020, in the Walt Disney World bubble; Denver came back from a 3-1 deficit to win a seven-game, second-round thriller.What we know about the NuggetsNo matter what else might be going on — like, say, firing their head coach and general manager a week before the playoffs — they still