2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (DEN leads 1-0)

SlimShady83 · Post #1601 » by **SlimShady83** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:02 am

Crap!

sp6r=underrated · Post #1602 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:02 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Another reason to celebrate the Nuggets plucky win tonight

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Just how much money did Skip lose betting on OKC LOL

His career may get resurrected if ESPN is forced to fire Shannon.

Mk0 · Post #1603 » by **Mk0** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:02 am

BigGargamel wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
atlantabbq99 wrote:Is Chet officially a bust? Horrible rebounder, bad defender. Offense is average at best

Now we’re just saying stuff.

Chet is a bust and OKC head coach has lost his locker room, all because Denver pulled off a miraculous comeback. OH, RealGM.

Jokic really is the destroyer of all worlds.

I am still waiting on someone to say "get ready to learn chinese buddy"

What do they speak in Milwaukee?

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #1604 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:02 am

Tor_Raps wrote:
zshawn10 wrote:

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And the crazy part was that he didn't even play great for his standards... there's another level for him lol

Man he was busy coaching between the plays

I never saw Joker so vocal before , amazing stuff

Mk0 · Post #1605 » by **Mk0** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:03 am

zshawn10 wrote:

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aw dammit. this was so bad even KOC correct.

JM00n69 · Post #1606 » by **JM00n69** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:03 am

Can someone explain to me why the regular season SRS stats didn't count as extra points for OKC end of the game? And I thought the Vegas line would be added on top as well? Something shady going on

Post #1607 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:04 am

Idk if those numbers are correct, I’m pretty sure Jokic hit the back of the rim on those two three attempts towards the end

RB34 · Post #1608 » by **RB34** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:04 am

SlimShady83 wrote:Crap!

1 out of 2 isn’t bad Slim

-Luke- · Post #1609 » by **-Luke-** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:04 am

Game 1 can be a bit weird sometimes, but I didn't see both Boston and OKC losing at home coming.

SlimShady83 · Post #1610 » by **SlimShady83** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:05 am

RB34 wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:Crap!

1 out of 2 isn’t bad Slim

Thanks lols

HotRocks34 · Post #1611 » by **HotRocks34** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:05 am

Jokic is just thrilled that there's no more Zubac to deal with :lol:

life_saver · Post #1612 » by **life_saver** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:06 am

knicksNOTslick wrote:
sashaturiaf wrote:I think OKC is in deep trouble.

Nuggets just sucker punched them out of the gate. Chet might be mentally finished after THAT finish and Caruso likely doesn't shoot like that again.

I had Nuggets in 6 but now I say Nuggets in 5

OKC's first round matchup was too easy. They just faced adversity today and wilted under pressure. The Nuggets are former champs and way too battle tested, just played a Game 7 a few days ago so when the game was close, the advantage was theirs.

Think Grizzlies definitely would have extended the series if Ja didn't get hurt...they were up like 25 pts in G3 when Ja got hurt...in G4, despite not having Ja, Grizz still fought until last minute..it was a close game.

pepe1991 · Post #1613 » by **pepe1991** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:06 am

This level of dominance by Jokić i only saw twice in my life:
2001 Shaq, when rest of a league could just pray he misses enough FTs to give them a chance
1993 Jordan

That's it.

All the gimmicks that OKC did vs Memphis like sending Caruso on Jaren Jackson, or sending guards to pressure big with ball simply don't work against him. Guy is in league of his own. Even if they lose, that guy by far best player in the world, MVP and one of most skilled offensive players ever.

Wingy · Post #1614 » by **Wingy** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:06 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:Chet really god bodied tonight. Got dominated on the glass, got postered by Gordon, missed a crucial breakaway dunk in the 4th quarter, and then topped it all off by missing two crucial free throws. Hopefully he can bounce back and doesn’t let this turn him into a mental midget the rest of the series.

We’ll see, youth def showed tonight, but I’ll defend him on that “dunk*” as Gordon clearly clears him out with the off arm.

Of course Chet is a twig so getting cleared out with the off arm is even easier than most bigs. :lol:

(*more a hard throw into the basket …I’m personally against classifying anything as a dunk when the guys hand doesn’t put it through the hoop).

Wolfgang630 · Post #1615 » by **Wolfgang630** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:06 am

Chet needs to put on like 50lbs

JM00n69 · Post #1616 » by **JM00n69** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:07 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Idk if those numbers are correct, I’m pretty sure Jokic hit the back of the rim on those two three attempts towards the end

Won the game though. All that matters. I hope he hands the MVP thropy to SGA start of G3 straight after getting it

Sharkboy242 · Post #1617 » by **Sharkboy242** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:07 am

Ssj16 wrote:
Sharkboy242 wrote:That was awesome. Holy **** I was howling after that.

I'm on vacation in an airbnb and I yelled out loud when Gordon hit that such and I'm sure people could hear me from outside but who cares! That was effin awesome!!!

That's what sports is all about my friend 8-)

iggymcfrack · Post #1618 » by **iggymcfrack** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:07 am

AlexanderRight wrote:Will never understand the logic of purposely fouling while you're up in any point of any game. It's literally giving points to the other team and sends a horrible message to yours. If you can't trust your team to get a stop to seal the win then you've already lost.

It can be a really powerful strategy when the team has it in the frontcourt, but they’re out of timeouts and you want to force them to take it in the backcourt next time. But when they’re already in the backcourt? You can’t just foul the second they pass it in! That’s fundamental idiocy.

scrabbarista · Post #1619 » by **scrabbarista** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:08 am

iggymcfrack wrote:
Potential wrote:WHAT THE **** WAS THE THUNDER DOING FOULING SO QUICK? 10 SECONDS LEFT AND FOULING RIGHT AWAY WHEN DENVER STILL HAD TO BRING IT UP FULL COURT

ONE OF THE DUMBEST TEAMS IN NBA HISTORY AND DAGNAULT SHOULD BE FIRED FOR SAYING "WE EXECUTED THE FOULS WELL"

They would have been in the Finals last year if Daigneault didn’t get outcoached by JASON KIDD!

Or Denver would have been if Malone didn't run his players into the ground.

Post #1620 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue May 6, 2025 5:08 am

JM00n69 wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Idk if those numbers are correct, I’m pretty sure Jokic hit the back of the rim on those two three attempts towards the end

Won the game though. All that matters. I hope he hands the MVP thropy to SGA start of G3 straight after getting it

I don’t think the old MVP hands it to the new one

Who wins and goes to the WCF's?