2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (DEN leads 2-1)

[bbms]

sga is point guarding the offense well

he's only behind hartenstein in +/-. 4/1 ast/to.

he's in a bad shooting day but decision making is on point.

[SpurNani]

Thunder are only up 5 and Jokic played like there were two Zubacs out there. I would feel content with that if I was Denver to only be down 5.

[jokeboy86]

Difference is you won’t hear anyone claiming OKC doesn’t have enough talent around SGA. Jokic is playing with plumbers and they’re carrying him hard right now.

Because OKC has another all star player and great players around him which has been noted by everyone all year.

Doesn’t matter. I know OKC is on another planet from Denver but people pretending that Jokic doesn’t have enough help are kidding themselves. They act like all he does is carry a bunch of scrubs. Couldn’t be far from the truth.

Tell us why you really don’t like Jokic lol

[AleksandarN]

Up next: Jokic fans in RealGM posting videos about double dribbling being an actual basketball move and refs just don't know the actual rulebook.

This would be a good bit if you didn’t read this game thread. Pretty much everyone is calling jokic out. I mean your bit is coming off stupid. Btw I am not calling you stupid just your trolling attempt. Try harder be better.

[HotRocks34]

Up next: Jokic fans in RealGM posting videos about double dribbling being an actual basketball move and refs just don't know the actual rulebook.

Cute but stupid comment.

If people could refute what happened in Game 2, they would. They can't.

The reffing in that game was a disgrace.

[California Gold]

Both stars getting carried by their teammates thus far. Weird but fun game

Difference is you won’t hear anyone claiming OKC doesn’t have enough talent around SGA. Jokic is playing with plumbers and they’re carrying him hard right now.

Serious question, you ok? Like is everything all right? Far too angry, it’s a game of basketball mate, did Jokic steal your lunch or something?

Just pointing out facts that go on RealGM about a particular player. There’s no emotion pointing out facts.

[HotRocks34]

ESPN’s halftime show is horrid. Meyers is not good on TV, Perkins is just a bumbling idiot, and SAS just talks in cliches 24/7 nowadays. Brother this brother that. Big time, box office etc

The coverage of the NBA at this point in time is the worst I've seen in my lifetime and I've been watching the NBA since the late 1970's.

It's terrible.

[DrModesty]

OKC winning the offensive rebounding battle 8-0. That will surely change in the second half.

[California Gold]

Because OKC has another all star player and great players around him which has been noted by everyone all year.

Doesn’t matter. I know OKC is on another planet from Denver but people pretending that Jokic doesn’t have enough help are kidding themselves. They act like all he does is carry a bunch of scrubs. Couldn’t be far from the truth.

Tell us why you really don’t like Jokic lol

I don’t like any player that flops and whines. The difference is that there isn’t a brigade of worshipping prophets on a forum defending those players every mistake. Dude could commit a crime and people would find a way to defend it.

He’s one of a kind on this forum in that regard.

[jokeboy86]

Thunder are only up 5 and Jokic played like there were two Zubacs out there. I would feel content with that if I was Denver to only be down 5.

Their defense is horrible though. OKC can get any shot they want. If SGA didn’t insist on continuing going iso Joe when he’s not feeling it this game would be wide open for OKC

[HoopsterJones]

Jokic got to play better than this.

[lethalizer]

OKC winning the offensive rebounding battle 8-0. That will surely change in the second half.

Hopefully Denver shooting 41 percent from three and OKC shooting 22 percent from three changes too.

[Dadouv47]

Thunder are only up 5 and Jokic played like there were two Zubacs out there. I would feel content with that if I was Denver to only be down 5.

Their defense is horrible though. OKC can get any shot they want. If SGA didn’t insist on continuing going iso Joe when he’s not feeling it this game would be wide open for OKC

probably but we are 22% from three and Shai is taking bad shots...such a waste after Chet and JDub finally playing the way we wanted

[jokeboy86]

Doesn’t matter. I know OKC is on another planet from Denver but people pretending that Jokic doesn’t have enough help are kidding themselves. They act like all he does is carry a bunch of scrubs. Couldn’t be far from the truth.

Tell us why you really don’t like Jokic lol

I don’t like any player that flops and whines. The difference is that there isn’t a brigade of worshipping prophets on a forum defending those players every mistake. Dude could commit a crime and people would find a way to defend it.

He’s one of a kind on this forum in that regard.

So leave the forum then. Wouldn’t that frustrate you less? It’s like people complaining about LeBron threads. World Wide Web has forums, threads, websites for anyone’s desire where they find people who think just like them

[sikma42]

Thunder need to find a way to get Jokic the ball on the low block. Maybe something like a flex action with him cutting across the lane to the box off a cross screen


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As soon as Joker touches the ball in the post, OKC sends a double. That's why he keeps firing away from [emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]. They're not going to let him beat them after his performance in Game [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]. Instead, they're going to force his subpar supporting cast beat them. That's their entire defensive game plan, and it's a good one. Face-guarding Murray and forcing guys like Westbrook, Peyton Watson, and Christian Braun to try and beat them from [emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]] is [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]% the right play.

That’s fine. It’s hard to bring a double when you catch the ball five feet from the basket (you can just catch and go immediately depending on matchup). And if they do manage the double, the gravity is greater closer to the rim creating more opportunity for your teammates.

Edit: I hate this app. Post is all messed up.


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[cjx]

Why is Perk disliked by the RealGM Fam but liked by the NBA Illuminati and ESPN executives ? Why?!!

[CIN-C-STAR]

If Denver stays in this zone all game they’re gonna get lit up from 3 at some point.
I’d count my blessings from the first half and go man for awhile personally

[MelTurpin]

MPJ playing with 1 arm is absolutely killing Denver.

[California Gold]

Tell us why you really don’t like Jokic lol

I don’t like any player that flops and whines. The difference is that there isn’t a brigade of worshipping prophets on a forum defending those players every mistake. Dude could commit a crime and people would find a way to defend it.

He’s one of a kind on this forum in that regard.

So leave the forum then. Wouldn’t that frustrate you less? It’s like people complaining about LeBron threads. World Wide Web has forums, threads, websites for anyone’s desire where they find people who think just like them

Nah I’ll just use it as entertainment to amuse myself. Fortunately outside of Jokic stans this place isn’t too bad.

[jokeboy86]

It’s kind of amazing that Denver won a title at all because it’s extremely rare for neither of a championship team’s two best players to be good two way players.