2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (OKC leads 3-2)

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Who wins Game 5?

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47%
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33
53%
 
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#921 » by ForeverTFC » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

That might have been the best 2 minutes of basketball I’ve watched all season. MVPs dueling.
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Post#922 » by iggymcfrack » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Sure turned into an instant classic down the stretch. Let’s see what the Joker has left.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#923 » by jokeboy86 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Denver just sucks at rotating. OKC has had that three all series.
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Post#924 » by Wolfgang630 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Joker has ZEROOOO fking help while everyone on OKC is scoring. ****
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Post#925 » by Champ1on » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Porter and Westbrook just complete trash this game. They both black holes
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Post#926 » by jordanwilliams6 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Nuggets without Jokic are shooting 32%.
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Post#927 » by JM00n69 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Jokic with the SHOT
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Post#928 » by Revived » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Every shot for OKC is a pretty good look while every shot for Denver feels like very difficult and tough earned shots.
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Post#929 » by ImmortalD24 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

OKC role players are automatic
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Post#930 » by KingFox » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

If Williams would have missed that, he'd have to start learning Chinese by midnight. Both MVP's showing up tonight, we need to appreciate them BOTH! Stop being weird and downing one or the other
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Post#931 » by Raps in 4 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Murray: 26 points on 25 shots...
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Post#932 » by heyrayray » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Joker is the face of the NBA.
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Post#933 » by ReggiesKnicks » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

This series reminds me of 2024 DEN vs MIN. I hope this puppy goes 7.
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Post#934 » by SOA » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Holmgren played good defense but everyone knew he was going to shoot a 3 when he caught it after the mis pass. Force him to drive in that situation. He let him pivot to get off a shot over his right shoulder. Tough but come on man.
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Post#935 » by ibraheim718 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Adelman stinks.. one high pnr with Jokic and Murray after the other.. heroics having to keep them in the game
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Post#936 » by PushDaRock » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Tremendous game, OKC probably would have wilted last year in the same situation
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Post#937 » by azcatz11 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

holdenwait wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:That may honestly be a top 20 shot in NBA history



Bruh ..

but yeah it was nice


I'm not saying it is but he didn't even chuck that up. That was a calculated shot that goes in 10/10 times. I just don't believe there is another player in the league history who can make a shot like that
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Post#938 » by ___Rand___ » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

THIS is the SGA Iso adjustment Id been talking about the last couple of games - OKC is too static when SGA goes ISO. 4 guys stand there. Now his teammates are moving into passing lanes for SGA when Denver collapses on him. It's such an easy adjustment but they didn't make it for 2 whole games.
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Post#939 » by Cubbies2120 » Wed May 14, 2025 4:02 am

Handlez wrote:Why TF did Jokic wait so long to get aggressive?

This needed to happen before they made the comeback.


What?

He didn’t get a minute of rest in 2nd half. Not all MVP candidates have the luxury…
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#940 » by BigGargamel » Wed May 14, 2025 4:03 am

Denver really blew it these last two games. Had fourth quarter leads in both, and all the non-Jokic players just aren't showing up.

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