In the final day before the Denver Nuggets face the Los Angeles Clippers in the 4-5 matchup in the first round. Most believe this is going to be a highly contested series, and a fair amount of fans and media believe the Clippers are going to steal this one despite the Nuggets possessing home court.

Are the Nuggets ready? How will the playoff rotation break down? Who’s the most important bench player for Denver? Can Denver guard Norman Powell finally?

On the latest episode of Pickaxe and Roll, Ryan Blackburn conducts a Q&A with Denver Nuggets fans, focusing on the upcoming Nuggets-Clippers playoff series. From Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray locking in to James Harden and Kawhi Leonard being challenging factors for Denver to deal with, there are a lot of questions facing Denver, especially given interim head coach David Adelman running Denver for the first time. Game 1 tomorrow will only be Adelman’s fourth game in charge of Denver.

Ryan answers questions about the playoff rotation, Russell Westbrook, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, and much more.

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