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

[KyRo23]

Still a TON of time left. I think Denver gets this to under 15 by the end of the 3rd

Not the way this is going.

Anything can happen. I didn’t expect Strawther to come up huge last game. I’m more so hoping for a fun game and finish lol

[1993Playoffs]

OKC gotta be the favorite for the chip right ? It’s just tough to see the Knicks pacers or wolves actually beat them

[RRFB]

Pretty hilarious that getting an obvious elbow to the face shouldn’t be a foul but Caruso playing regular post defense should be

“Regular post defense” is doing a lot of work here. I love Caruso, he’s been incredible, but he’s fouling Jokic pretty much every single possession.

The amount of contact allowed on Jokic compared to the calls Shai routinely gets is crazy.

[MaliBrah]

lol the foul and FTA differential does not in any way line up with the whining on here

it's like 60-22 FTs in the game 6/7 combined for denver LOL

[GeorgeSears]

Murray is just not having any impact on this game. Credit the Thunder, but he's just out of it.

[benhillboy]

Well that escalated quickly.
It’s crazy how many high scoring guards Caruso is far more valuable than.

One of the most valuable contracts in the league. Again why Lakers ..why

Letting him and Zubac get away were both head scratchers for sure. You pay dearly for turning your nose up at the process of player development.

[Dadouv47]

Can't allow the Nuggets to make a run

[okboomer]

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??

The Thunder foul and give up more free attempts than the Nuggets. The narrative that the refs decided this game is hilarious though. The fact that this went 7 games is troubling for the Thunder tbh .

Not really. Denver is tougher than we expected and OKC still obviously have some growing pains. But IMO they are still title bound.

What, they have no depth. The fact that this was even close is hilarious. They have a 36 year Russ playing major minutes for them. I always thought the Thunder would win the finals but this series is leaving me hesitant.

[sp6r=underrated]

I've been watching while driving back to Houston, so I haven't been able to read or comment. I just want to say that Russell Westbrook playing 13 minutes in the first half was utter insanity on the part of David Adelman. Literally doing the same thing and expecting a different result. Westbrook is a -62 in 102 minutes over the last five games. He was a -23 in 13 minutes in the first half. That's -85 in his last 115 minutes.

Westbrook has been the most valuable player in this series. Unfortunately, it wasn't for the Nuggets.

You need a massive sample for plus/minus to be reliable. Russ hasn't been a big problem for Denver in this series and Denver doesn't have better alternatives to Russ.

[Airmiess]

Jokic being guarded by a guard lmao

[slothrop8]

SGA is the best player in the world.

[Himothy Duncan]

Game already over. Can’t wait to see Ant go up against this team.

[Pistol_Pete]

Congrats OKC, realistically you were better. Hope you KO the Wolves.

Denver has to rebuild. Ship either Murray, MPJ or preferably both if at all possible. The core of Jokic, Gordon and Braun should remain. We’ll see what happens in the offseason.

[Pacernation]

This is over. But I can't watch this OKC team. The refs allow them to get away with murder while you can't breath on SGA.

[PushDaRock]

MPJ has money on OKC

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Check his phone

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especially the texts with his brother!!!

[durden_tyler]

There's just only so much you can do with Murray and MPJ are your #2 and #3

Correct. This team is like Lebron 1st run with Cle. The supporting cast is just too damn weak.

This is a good comparison yes. Difference is Jokic and LeBron; Jokic forced a Game 7, LeBron would have been swept

[Calvin Klein]

for all the good games we had, it seems these blowouts were due

[Laimbeer]

MPJ and Murray solving the housing crisis with their bricks

MPJ deserves a pass. He's playing with one arm. They have to play him because even a one-armed MPJ is better than playing Watson.

And Gordon isn't nearly himself. Not saying they would have won, but let's remember, win or lose, they took the Thunder to seven.

[Blame Rasho]

As a casual NBA fan now. I hope this is the last game I have to watch Murray and MPJ in a Nuggets uniform.

Time for Denver to shake things up. Hell I don’t care if they don’t even get a legit #2 star at this point. At least get quality depth. Denver has no 2nd star and they have zero depth.

Gordon who wasn’t supposed to play, has given more than those two. Disappointing isn’t a good enough word to describe Murray and Porter.

[___Rand___]

I know 20 point leads aren't safe in the NBA, but against this Nuggets team, I think it is.