2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (OKC WINS 4-3)

Wolfgang630 · Post #1001 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:45 pm

This game is just repeated.

Denver has no depth
OKC has depth

The end.

PushDaRock · Post #1002 » by **PushDaRock** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:45 pm

MPJ somehow a +7 lol

Castle Black · Post #1003 » by **Castle Black** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:45 pm

Might as well be 1 on 5 out there with Denver's supporting cast. Jokic is getting doubled and they are giving him absolutely nothing.

Nuggets not named Joker are 11/33 in this game.

And A LOT of those are wide open looks. You need talent to win in the Playoffs, and Denver simply doesn't have it.

Ambrose · Post #1004 » by **Ambrose** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:45 pm

NZB2323 wrote:“Jokic hasn’t had an all-star teammate, but Murray plays like an all-star in the playoffs.”

Murray at the half: 4 points, 1 assists, 0 rebounds, 2-7 shooting.

"Jokic has more help than SGA"

Kawaii Leonard · Post #1005 » by **Kawaii Leonard** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

MMyhre · Post #1006 » by **MMyhre** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

Westbrook -23 lmao. Keep playing him clowns

durden_tyler · Post #1007 » by **durden_tyler** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

The High Cyde wrote:Really eager to see how Jokic responds after this half, great game and that arena is jumpin

Jokic is having a "bad" first half with 17, 6 and 3.

But yes, he needs 50 at this point to save the Nuggets but the Thunder's defense knows what's up so they won't allow it and continue to double/triple Jokic and force his teammates to make the plays.

zshawn10 · Post #1008 » by **zshawn10** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

Welcome to the second round, Jalen Williams. Finally everything is dropping for him

jokeboy86 · Post #1009 » by **jokeboy86** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

JustBuzzin wrote:Remember before the season I said no team with Russ would be taken seriously as a contender.

He never fails to prove me right.

Let Russ Cook!

Yeah enough of this “energy and leadership” stuff that he brings. He can bring it from the end of the bench because unfortunately he plays the same way he’s always played his entire career. It’s still nuts that he’s refused to change his game as he’s gotten older. I don’t want to hear people say he’s better than CP3 ever again.

canada_dry · Post #1010 » by **canada_dry** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

NZB2323 wrote:“Jokic hasn’t had an all-star teammate, but Murray plays like an all-star in the playoffs.”

Murray at the half: 4 points, 1 assists, 0 rebounds, 2-7 shooting.

And in your mind that statline makes the above statement untrue?

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Optms · Post #1011 » by **Optms** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

Wargreymon wrote:Starting to think Jalen Williams is OKC's most important player and not SGA

Caruso apparently is locking down Jokic so by order of importance:

1. CaruGOAT

2. J-Will
3. The rest

KO7 · Post #1012 » by **KO7** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

Cubbies2120 wrote:Jokic’s two max contract help, in a game 7:

MPJ - 2 points
Murray - 4 points

Braun has been playing like a max player though.

JM00n69 · Post #1013 » by **JM00n69** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

Silver being THE BIGGEST BITCH OF ALL TIME for delaying this MVP ceremony as well

KP Duty · Post #1014 » by **KP Duty** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

Jokic is huffing and puffing. He needs some of Hunter Biden's medicine.

KyRo23 · Post #1015 » by **KyRo23** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

Domejandro wrote:It’s crazy how nobody on the Nuggets understands how to throw an entry pass. Actually disgraceful stuff, Jokić has the best hands in the NBA. Just throw it out of reach of OKC’s guards.

OKC does a great job of pressuring the ball to make those entry passes tougher. That’s the only way fronting can work

They have been pretty bad when not in those situations though, I agree

Wargreymon · Post #1016 » by **Wargreymon** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

mihail_petkov wrote:How can I block someone? Optms is insufferable with his hate to Jokic.

I think it's the exclamation mark then add friend.

sp6r=underrated · Post #1017 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:OKC is the prohibitive favorite. For Denver to win they'll need:
A. OKC to shoot abnormally bad.
B. Murray to play like "Playoff Murray." Since G5 vs LAC he's turned in 1 great game.
C. Jokic has to play like he did in G5/6.
D. They need the good Russ.

A. Has happened
B. Horrific. Playoff Murray is dead.
C. Hasnt happened. Not a bad game but nothing exceptional.
D. Hasn't happened. Russ hasn't played bad but they needed a big game from him.

bbms · Post #1018 » by **bbms** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

key stat 3 to 12 turnovers

JXL · Post #1019 » by **JXL** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:46 pm

Kawaii Leonard wrote:

Caruso is a way better defender than Barea.

Post #1020 » by **Domejandro** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:47 pm

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:
Domejandro wrote:Nikola Jokić is getting mauled.
16 FTs Denver, 5 FTs OKC at half

Joker is 9/11 FT at half. I guess you're expecting him to have 15 or so first half free throws.

I called this happening in a prior post, but using free-throw differential eliminates a tremendous amount of context.

Domejandro wrote:People are going to complain about free-throw disparity after the game, but these fouls are pretty blatant, thus far.

Who wins the BIG ASS GAME 7??