2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 1-1)

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Who wins?

Thunder in 5
9
15%
Thunder in 6
24
39%
Thunder in 7
6
10%
Nuggets in 4
2
3%
Nuggets in 5
3
5%
Nuggets in 6
13
21%
Nuggets in 7
5
8%
 
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (DEN leads 1-0) 

Post#382 » by rockmanslim » Thu May 8, 2025 3:13 am

About that time for Adelman to pull the plug
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Post#383 » by HotRocks34 » Thu May 8, 2025 3:14 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:lol wait so it IS rigged and Hart didn’t get actually hit?


He got hit because he shoved Jokic in the back and Jokic was trying to regain position.

Exactly the Bs I'm talking about that was going on in the first half.

This is what happens when you can't guard a guy straight up. Sad but I get it.
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Post#384 » by MrPainfulTruth » Thu May 8, 2025 3:14 am

I feel like the way the contact was called on both ends nuggets never had a chance. Its still sad how Murray, Braun and especially MPJ absolute no-show. Gotta think of this GSW superfan who wrote only yesterday that Jokic has comparable help to prime Steph in 2015/16/17/18, and how Stephs gravity would make the Nuggets win. When you pay max to a guy for literally one skill - make open 3's - and he is making absolutely none.
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Post#385 » by Kawaii Leonard » Thu May 8, 2025 3:14 am

Good to see Chet bounce back and go 100 on FTs. SGA, JDub and Caruso held it down in the post game 1 interviews
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Post#386 » by TinmanZBoy » Thu May 8, 2025 3:14 am

Jokic missed two 3s, both 60 feet+ shots…
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Post#387 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Thu May 8, 2025 3:15 am

Whining about the refs in a game like this is really really pathetic I’m just gonna put that on the record
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Post#388 » by Mamba Mentality » Thu May 8, 2025 3:15 am

Chet is apparently strong enough to push Jokic to the ground. The flopping this half is getting outta hand.
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Post#389 » by Handlez » Thu May 8, 2025 3:15 am

HotRocks34 wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:lol wait so it IS rigged and Hart didn’t get actually hit?


He got hit because he shoved Jokic in the back and Jokic was trying to regain position.

Exactly the Bs I'm talking about that was going on in the first half.

This is what happens when you can't guard a guy straight up. Sad but I get it.


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Post#390 » by HotRocks34 » Thu May 8, 2025 3:15 am

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Post#391 » by G R E Y » Thu May 8, 2025 3:15 am

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Post#392 » by HotRocks34 » Thu May 8, 2025 3:16 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Whining about the refs in a game like this is really really pathetic I’m just gonna put that on the record


Truth hurts. OKC is dirty.

That's not news. Everyone knows it.

It's up to Adelman to make sure the refs are on it for future games.
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Post#393 » by sp6r=underrated » Thu May 8, 2025 3:17 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Whining about the refs in a game like this is really really pathetic I’m just gonna put that on the record


It is just insane. People don't want to ever acknowledge "hey the team I'm rooting for isn't good today." Imagine complaining about the refs in game one team is pushing 40.
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Post#394 » by MrPainfulTruth » Thu May 8, 2025 3:17 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Whining about the refs in a game like this is really really pathetic I’m just gonna put that on the record

OK so you saw even officiating when the game began. Is that right? Man...you can be a fan of a team and still admit the obvious. As i wrote before, many Nuggets were an absolute no show today but that does not change the way the officiating is very lobsided. Jokic is getting murdered inside and shot the first free throws when they were 34 points down.
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Post#396 » by Patches Perry » Thu May 8, 2025 3:18 am

This is what happens when officials don't rig the game like they did in game 1.

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Post#397 » by G R E Y » Thu May 8, 2025 3:19 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:Has to be a toss us between OKC and Utah crowds as to the whitest, right? Just an observation of crowd shots.


I’m sure this forum will handle this really well

Sure hope so. I'm SPF 60 Eastern Euro white.

It stands out in a passing observation kind of way.
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Post#398 » by rockmanslim » Thu May 8, 2025 3:19 am

Jokic with a clutch bucket to cut it to 30
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (DEN leads 1-0) 

Post#399 » by Raps in 4 » Thu May 8, 2025 3:19 am

MrPainfulTruth wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Whining about the refs in a game like this is really really pathetic I’m just gonna put that on the record

OK so you saw even officiating when the game began. Is that right? Man...you can be a fan of a team and still admit the obvious. As i wrote before, many Nuggets were an absolute no show today but that does not change the way the officiating is very lobsided. Jokic is getting murdered inside and shot the first free throws when they were 34 points down.


Your team is losing by 40. The refs could literally put on Nuggets jerseys and you'd still lose this game.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (DEN leads 1-0) 

Post#400 » by Wile E. Coyote » Thu May 8, 2025 3:20 am

This is where Denver expends the last of their energy to try and get it down to 20 points.

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