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

[Cubbies2120]

It's sad seeing Denver going out like this.

They went out sadder last year. They need to blow it up already.

Who is going to take Murray or MPJ? Especially after these playoffs?

Retooling around Jokic, Gordon and Braun is the clear move to make but nobody is taking those two contracts.

[Enso]

I don't know what it is about his OKC team but I cant get behind them, I don't know if its SGA's foul merchantness or those dumb commercials can't put a finger on it.

[Tracymcgoaty]

well crap

[sp6r=underrated]

LMAO Denver's bench is comedy. Holy **** Strawther and Watson are TERRIBLE

You have to go back to KG in Minnesota to find something clearly worse for an ATG whose not a 1st/2nd year player. and you have to go back to Lebron 1st run Cle to find something arguably worse.

Denver's management has been really, really bad. I don't get why Nuggets fans whine so much about the reffing and so little about the talent on their roster.

If I was a Nuggets fan I'd be furious how much money the club wasted on MPJ and how erratic Murray is.

[AleksandarN]

Good game Thunder fans. You deserve todays victory

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

Turnovers have been the problem for the nuggets

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Their problem is they aren't good enough. We talk teams choking but a lot of times the issue is talent differential. OKC is way better than Denver. Going into tonight's game OKC outscored by 5.3 which is a lot for a 7 game series.

Nuggets and Warriors had a ton I liked about them...intangibles whatever you want to call them for a championship run, they just didn't have enough talent or health to do it. They did better than I expected.

[ImmortalD24]

Jokic getting locked up by Dwight Howard and now Caruso will keep him in the fringe top 30 status.

[Slimjimzv]

Ngl that was a pussy weak call
Okc gets the weakest calls

This is a grown man league

Yeah that’s the story for sure

Right? It really is pathetic to blame officials for every single loss. FFS, Denver is playing with 2 hurt starters, an exhausted Jokic, and a bunch of young players. To put OKC going full buzzsaw mode on defense on top of that, you're going to lose.

[CodeBreaker]

Shaq and Duncan wouldn't let Caruso guard them.

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The thing is both those guys had Hall of Fame guards to give the ball to them

[Patches Perry]

Foul or not that Westbrook block was freakish for a 36yo

[Enso]

Jokic has regressed offensively from years prior, used to be unstoppable.

[Optms]

It's sad seeing Denver going out like this.

They went out sadder last year. They need to blow it up already.

Who is going to take Murray or MPJ? Especially after these playoffs?

Retooling around Jokic, Gordon and Braun is the clear move to make but nobody is taking those two contracts.

Retooling?

They've been burning assets since 2023. They'd be lucky to keep Braun.

[Mamba Mentality]

Nuggets should have won no more than one game in this series. Thunder choked game 1, and refs cooked game 6.

[GSP]

It'll be interesting who they get as GM next year. Murray/MPJ whould be gone imo. AG and CB are the ones with trade value so might need to involve them.

It would be beyond idiotic to trade AG. He's an elite #3 for a championship team on a very good contract.

No it wouldn't. Gordon even when healthy is not productive enough to warrant being a number 3. If you trade him for someone like Bam, DEN gets better because they now have a PF and a backup C

If Gordon's 3pt shooting leap from this season and playoffs is real he is absolutely productive enough to be a 3rd option. Along with his defense, athleticism and rebounding if he's this elite shooter now too youf be stupid to trade him.

[Infinite Llamas]

First shot and first points for Jokic in the 3rd qtr in the biggest game of the season

Passive

Yeah because anybody has been defending Watson or Strawther or Westbrook. They’re open on every play lmao

[MoneyTalks41890]

Turnovers have been the problem for the nuggets

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OKC forces the most turnovers and scores the most fast break points because they grab, push, and swipe all game long and the refs allow it

It’s extremely disgusting

You’re right they are actually horrible at basketball. The refs just let them foul even though they have one of the worst FT differentials in the league.

But you solved it.

[PierceFan4ever]

I was surprised Denver even took this to 7 games. Thunder were always the better team and are the favorites to win it all for a reason. It really seems like it’s their year

[guynumber45]

I don't know what it is about his OKC team but I cant get behind them, I don't know if its SGA's foul merchantness or those dumb commercials can't put a finger on it.

Their offense lacks creativity like the Celtics. It's basically drive-and-kick to spam 3 pointers. Not the funniest thing to watch

[Cubbies2120]

They went out sadder last year. They need to blow it up already.

Who is going to take Murray or MPJ? Especially after these playoffs?

Retooling around Jokic, Gordon and Braun is the clear move to make but nobody is taking those two contracts.

Retooling?

They've been burning assets since 2023. They'd be lucky to keep Braun.

Braun is under contract next year. And RFA after that.

[Optms]

Jokic has regressed offensively from years prior, used to be unstoppable.

In his defense, this is the first time he's faced a contender.