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

[HotRocks34]

Man that Williams play is bad and dangerous. Just watched it again.

Williams backs into Jokic as Jokic is trying to move to a spot and keeps backing up as Jokic elevates.

That could have ended very badly. Good thing it didn't.

Adelman needs to send that to the league. Not cool. Probably not intentional but dangerous nonetheless.

Here's the play. Super dangerous. Basically an undercut with Williams backing in.

Both of Jokic's knees could have been taken out.

That is not ok. I don't think it was intentional, but it's still not good.

Dang that’s crazy. Borderline dirty for sure.
How was that a foul on Jokic? What happened to freedom of movement?
Or is that just for guards? Lol

Super suspect.

I was a post player and I can tell you that is in no way a natural outcome, what happened. Williams was deliberately backing up and seemed to keep moving once Jokic left the ground.

That's not good.

I'll give Williams the benefit of the doubt but if anything like that happens again, it's Markieff Time if it's me.

[AmIWrongDude]

OKC hasn’t played dirty whatsoever. Not borderline. Not chippy. I can’t believe my eyes. They’re just actually playing defense.

I really hope the people that are complaining aren’t the ones that miss “old school physical basketball”

[Marrs-Law]

I don't quite see it. Williams is trying to take position by getting lower (normal basketball play), and then Jokic just jumps (don't quite know why). Williams isn't running/jumping into Jokic, so I don't quite seem the issue. The only reason this is being discussed is because Jokic jumps and puts himself in an awkward position, no? Seems like a basketball play to me

[Xatticus]

If people don't understand what took place in the Jokic and Williams play here's what happened.

Jokic is trying to move at like a right angle compared to Williams' movement. Jokic is basically moving in a straight line and Williams backs up into that path while Jokic makes the move.

It's possible that Williams intended to do it but I doubt it. I hope not. But yeah Jokic was in a very vulnerable position there and it's fortunate that he didn't get hurt.

If people don’t understand what took place in the Jokic and Williams play here’s what happened.

Jokic tried to get a piggyback ride from Williams without asking for permission first.

[Infinite Llamas]

Finally someone realizes that the nba really wants the center of the universe to be in Oklahoma, America.

Well they once thought the new face of the league is in cleveland ohio, certainly a big market huh?

SGA is the new golden boy and the way is paved by all means.

Anthony Edwards is that guy.

Green font?

[MaliBrah]

I don't quite see it. Williams is trying to take position by getting lower (normal basketball play), and then Jokic just jumps (don't quite know why). Williams isn't running/jumping into Jokic, so I don't quite seem the issue. The only reason this is being discussed is because Jokic jumps and puts himself in an awkward position, no? Seems like a basketball play to me

He was trying to hurt Williams thats why lol

we don't have to sugar coat it. He has a nasty streak

[CIN-C-STAR]

This might be the most confident fan base I’ve ever seen after splitting the first two games at home lol
I get it, OKC is really good, but they better finish this in 5 now. We saw how they play under pressure in game 1. Game 6 on the road or a game 7 is probably not something they should be looking forward to.

[Mamba Mentality]

Man that Williams play is bad and dangerous. Just watched it again.

Williams backs into Jokic as Jokic is trying to move to a spot and keeps backing up as Jokic elevates.

That could have ended very badly. Good thing it didn't.

Adelman needs to send that to the league. Not cool. Probably not intentional but dangerous nonetheless.

Here's the play. Super dangerous. Basically an undercut with Williams backing in.

Both of Jokic's knees could have been taken out.

That is not ok. I don't think it was intentional, but it's still not good.

I can’t tell if you guys are serious. There is absolutely nothing dirty about that play, if anything that was a sorry ass attempt by Jokic to foul bait. He’s turning into the WC version of Embiid in these playoffs.

[HotRocks34]

I don't quite see it. Williams is trying to take position by getting lower (normal basketball play), and then Jokic just jumps (don't quite know why). Williams isn't running/jumping into Jokic, so I don't quite seem the issue. The only reason this is being discussed is because Jokic jumps and puts himself in an awkward position, no? Seems like a basketball play to me

Williams was trying to get low, that's true.

But as Jokic started to move side to side, Williams kept driving backwards. Not low to the ground but at the opposite angle (right angle) to how Jokic was trying to move.

Again, I doubt it was intentional but it was dangerous. Jokic got elevated in the air with his legs taken out. Not good and as the result of Williams driving backwards, not just lower to the ground.

It's like Shaq being guarded by a small. For the little guy to compete he has to literally throw his body into Shaq. That's what happened here. It's dangerous.

[DrModesty]

Well they once thought the new face of the league is in cleveland ohio, certainly a big market huh?

SGA is the new golden boy and the way is paved by all means.

Anthony Edwards is that guy.

Green font?

Anthony Edwards is way more pushed as a face of the league golden child than Shai. He is in way more commercials. He has way more media segments about him. That isn't even mentioning that he is American, extremely charismatic, on a contender and looks like MJ.

This is obvious.

[HotRocks34]

Man that Williams play is bad and dangerous. Just watched it again.

Williams backs into Jokic as Jokic is trying to move to a spot and keeps backing up as Jokic elevates.

That could have ended very badly. Good thing it didn't.

Adelman needs to send that to the league. Not cool. Probably not intentional but dangerous nonetheless.

Here's the play. Super dangerous. Basically an undercut with Williams backing in.

Both of Jokic's knees could have been taken out.

That is not ok. I don't think it was intentional, but it's still not good.

I can’t tell if you guys are serious. There is absolutely nothing dirty about that play, if anything that was a sorry ass attempt by Jokic to foul bait.

I'm extremely serious.

Jokic could have blown both knees on that play.

[lethalizer]

Really don't need to comment on this game, but I see a certain guy on here off his rockers, that's for sure.

[Infinite Llamas]

Anthony Edwards is that guy.

Green font?

Anthony Edwards is way more pushed as a face of the league golden child than Shai. He is in way more commercials. He has way more media segments about him. That isn't even mentioning that he is American, extremely charismatic, on a contender and looks like MJ.

This is obvious.

Media can push the guy all they want but he’s way closer to a Jalen Green than he will ever be to a Jordan

[Mrakar]

OKC punked the Nuggets tonight, well deserved win and great bounce back.

But...Adelman has to bring a laptop out before the game 3. If they are going to call game like this it will end 4-1, nuggets dont stand a chance. Big guy punished for being big instead of punishing other teams for beaing small like they did for 80 years...

[HotRocks34]

Remember when Markieff hit Jokic? People thought that wasn't a big deal. It was. I think Morris hit Jokic's knee and could have done damage with the move.

Morris wasn't trying to hurt Jokic but the result was a dangerous play.

Same thing with Williams here.

[Raps in 4]

Which team should Jokic demand a trade to in the off-season? OKC is a perfect fit, but it would look weak, like KD going to the Warriors.

[MrPainfulTruth]

Anthony Edwards is that guy.

Green font?

Anthony Edwards is way more pushed as a face of the league golden child than Shai. He is in way more commercials. He has way more media segments about him. That isn't even mentioning that he is American, extremely charismatic, on a contender and looks like MJ.

This is obvious.

Not true. They tried last year but Ant turned out to be very immature in the non-game related stuff. Cant have a face of the league in 2025 who keeps kussing and doing silly stuff. SGA much smoother with it. Its low key even there when you hear ESPN and TNT cover them. Its a different tone.

[HotRocks34]

Really don't need to comment on this game, but I see a certain guy on here off his rockers, that's for sure.

If you don't want the truth, that's ok.

I'm always going to call it like I see it.

Been doing that with NBA basketball on the Internet since the mid 1990s.

[Marrs-Law]

I don't quite see it. Williams is trying to take position by getting lower (normal basketball play), and then Jokic just jumps (don't quite know why). Williams isn't running/jumping into Jokic, so I don't quite seem the issue. The only reason this is being discussed is because Jokic jumps and puts himself in an awkward position, no? Seems like a basketball play to me

Williams was trying to get low, that's true.

But as Jokic started to move side to side, Williams kept driving backwards. Not low to the ground but at the opposite angle (right angle) to how Jokic was trying to move.

Again, I doubt it was intentional but it was dangerous. Jokic got elevated in the air with his legs taken out. Not good and as the result of Williams driving backwards, not just lower to the ground.

It's like Shaq being guarded by a small. For the little guy to compete he has to literally throw his body into Shaq. That's what happened here. It's dangerous.

Williams keeps going in his same direction, so I see nothing out of the ordinary on that. Are you trying to argue that a 211 man walking backwards pushed an almost 300 pound man in the air by himself? I don't doubt that William's mass in some way affected Jokic but there is no way that Jokic was completely pushed into the air unless he was trying to exaggerate contact. And if exaggerating contact is what caused this play then who's fault is it really?

[MrBigShot]

Welcome to the 2025 playoffs SGA, it's about time