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

[AleksandarN]

How is Jokic so bad at shooting. This is nothing like you expect from him. So weird

I’m surprised that no one has mentioned his elbow. Jokic hasn’t mentioned it and neither have the Nuggets but clearly it’s something new hence the sleeve. He’s missing FTs too

Come on let’s not use the elbow excuse. His elbow is not causing stupid plays and turnovers. Jokic is selling hard this game. No excuses

[jokeboy86]

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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Modern NBA annoys me sometimes. I see some of these big centers always getting the ball around the perimeter when I wish they would occasionally just do like Barkley and Shaq said they did at times and just park on the block and go to work.

[HotRocks34]

If Jokic could wake up and Denver could get a defensive rebound, the Nuggets would be up 10 points at halftime.

Refs are much better tonight but they're still missing calls. But much better than Game 2.

[Castle Black]

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 3. They're not going to let him beat them after his performance in Game 1. 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 3 is 100% the right play.

[EmpireFalls]

Neither of those bums deserved MVP based off that half… they were easily the worst players on the court LOL. Funny game, playoff basketball.

[DrModesty]

Shai with a bad shooting half, good defense, good playmaking and great rebounding

Joker with a bad shooting half, bad defense, bad playmaking and great rebounding

Both guys have the capacity to step it up big time in the second half, but this has been startlingly poor from Jokic.

[AleksandarN]

I feel like I need to start another jokic is not him thread if he keeps this up in the second half. He is losing the game for the Nuggets

[TinmanZBoy]

this type of game, the Joker has to hit his threes

[Wolfgang630]

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.

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

[TinmanZBoy]

I feel like I need to start another jokic is not him thread if he keeps this up in the second half. He is losing the game for the Nuggets

do it

[lethalizer]

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.

[_NoMas]

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?

[HotRocks34]

OKC is probably the best team in the league at swarming Jokic because they're so athletic.

Denver has trouble with really big teams like the Wolves and really small teams like OKC.

The depth mismatch is huge and could easily hurt Denver down the stretch.

[EmpireFalls]

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.

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

Denver’s supporting cast is really not bad.

They’re just not deep at all and have no backup for Jokic. But the actual players, Murray/Gordon/Braun/MPJ are consistently underrated by people for whatever reason.

[Castle Black]

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.

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

You're wasting your time with that guy. He's one of the biggest Jokic haters on the entire forum. He doesn't care about facts.

[jokeboy86]

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

[76ciology]

It’s tough for Jokic to operate at this pace against OKC’s swarming defense. The key is for his teammates to keep the game close and try to get the Thunder’s bigs in foul trouble. Once the pace slows down in crunch time, that’s when Jokic can take over and lead them to victory.

[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.

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.

[Kawaii Leonard]

Jokic is shooting 22% with five turnovers and Denver is down five points

[MoneyTalks41890]

Perkins is just bad. Give me TMac or Vince instead.