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

2weekswithpay · Post #1121 » by **2weekswithpay** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:58 pm

Being able to win the TO battle is a massive advantage for OKC.

Post #1122 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:58 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:Denver's biggest issue is OKC is an ATG team. Their biggest internal issue isn't Russ, sorry Russ haters, or Jokic, sorry Optms.

It is 40% their salary cap is devoted to Murray/MPJ. This is what they've gotten from those 2 today:

6 Points (11 shots)
3 Rebounds
2 Steals
1 Assists
1 Turnover

Their production for 1 player isn't good enough.

The Murray deal was defensible at the time but still an overpay.

Handing MPJr that deal as an extension instead of making him go get a max on the market in the summer was indefensible.

MaliBrah · Post #1123 » by **MaliBrah** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:58 pm

here we go , Jokic is about to commit a sneaky flagrant soon

Manimal · Post #1124 » by **Manimal** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

SGA with the shameless flop.

basketballRob · Post #1125 » by **basketballRob** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

SGA flopped

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canada_dry · Post #1126 » by **canada_dry** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

Castle Black wrote:Yet another game of SGA being able to chill in the wings while everyone else does the heavy lifting. He flopped his way to some FT's and not much else.

This dude is insanely blessed to play on the most stacked roster in the NBA.

In no world is he more "Valuable" to his team than Nikola Jokic. It's laughable to even suggest it.

Are you high?

So you only see jokic teammates bricking and whine about that but you're blind to sga's teammates bricking off all the looks he's created?

He should have 10+ assists and this should be a 20+ point lead at the half.

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Raps in 4 · Post #1127 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:Denver's biggest issue is OKC is an ATG team. Their biggest internal issue isn't Russ, sorry Russ haters, or Jokic, sorry Optms.

It is 40% their salary cap is devoted to Murray/MPJ. This is what they've gotten from those 2 today:

6 Points (11 shots)
3 Rebounds
2 Steals
1 Assists
1 Turnover

Their production for 1 player isn't good enough.

Russ is absolutely a scrub, but no sane team trying to contend would be playing this version of Westbrook 25-30 MPG in the playoffs.

I agree that the team's biggest issue is that they gave two average NBA starters All-Star money.

rockmanslim · Post #1128 » by **rockmanslim** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

Let me go set a pick for AG when he can barely move

CS707 · Post #1129 » by **CS707** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

Get your face out of his space lol.

Optms · Post #1130 » by **Optms** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

Flagrant 1

JM00n69 · Post #1131 » by **JM00n69** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

YES LET THE REFS COOK IN THE SECOND

Marvin Martian · Post #1132 » by **Marvin Martian** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

SGA just flopped?

LeBronSpaghetti · Post #1133 » by **LeBronSpaghetti** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:59 pm

Shai is wayyy too good of a player to act the way he does. It’s shameless.

Post #1134 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:00 pm

OkcSinceSGA wrote:So with OKC getting WAY less calls and FT than Denver the last two games if they get their asses kicked today will they still blame refs post game??

If the posts in this thread are any indication seems like yes.

The High Cyde · Post #1135 » by **The High Cyde** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:00 pm

Uhhhh not a great start to the third, game sevens man, wth

uncleduck13 · Post #1136 » by **uncleduck13** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:00 pm

durden_tyler wrote:
uncleduck13 wrote:Nuggets need to do everything to get KD this summer

This is a lazy and not incorrect take but also the go-to take for everyone;

Heat gets booted (They need to trade for KD in the offseason)
Magic eliminated ((They need to trade for KD in the offseason)
Rockets out (They need to trade for KD in the offseason)

It's not wrong but KD will help a bunch of teams LOL.

Couldn’t help myself lol

basketballRob · Post #1137 » by **basketballRob** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:00 pm

Marvin Martian wrote:SGA just flopped?

Yes

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MaliBrah · Post #1138 » by **MaliBrah** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:00 pm

rockmanslim wrote:Let me go set a pick for AG when he can barely move

He cant dribble right now lol why wouldnt you ball pressure ahaha

durden_tyler · Post #1139 » by **durden_tyler** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:00 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:Denver's biggest issue is OKC is an ATG team. Their biggest internal issue isn't Russ, sorry Russ haters, or Jokic, sorry Optms.

It is 40% their salary cap is devoted to Murray/MPJ. This is what they've gotten from those 2 today:

6 Points (11 shots)
3 Rebounds
2 Steals
1 Assists
1 Turnover

Their production for 1 player isn't good enough.

Finally, some sense over the hot takes (Russ sucks, Jokic sucks)

But to your point, the defense on Murray is excellent-- Thunder's defense treating him like he's Steph Curry and that's the correct way to do it because if he gets his rhythm he can turn into a Steph in stretches.

Laimbeer · Post #1140 » by **Laimbeer** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:00 pm

Mavrelous wrote:
Laimbeer wrote:Has anyone ever tracked the number of time Jokic complains to an official during a game. Does anyone else come close?

Luka and Draymond are still the kings of bitching, Jokic and Tatum are princes...

Good call on Luka. I don't feel like Draymond and LeBron do it in the same quantity. Draymond and LeBron seem more animated. Someone mentioned Tatum - huh?

Who wins the BIG ASS GAME 7??