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

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Sun May 11, 2025 3:49 pm

Thunder in 5
2
3%
Thunder in 6
16
21%
Thunder in 7
12
16%
Nuggets in 5
5
7%
Nuggets in 6
22
29%
Nuggets in 7
18
24%
 
Total votes: 75

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Post#721 » by Lunartic » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

Jokic actually got an insane gas tank, he's involved in every single offensive action, constantly screening and re-screening.
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Post#722 » by ibraheim718 » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

They just haven't realized it yet in OKC that the offense needs to run through Chet. They would get much cleaner looks if they did that.
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Post#723 » by RRR3 » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

Game is on SGA. Just an atrocious performance when you get the worst ever Jokic game to boot.
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Post#724 » by BigGargamel » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

Darklight wrote:This game is on Jokic win or lose he is not gonna get better game from this trash supporting cast by I rather they lose and they make big changes in the summer it's soo needed can't have the FO think this team is anywhere good enough


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You guys have some really terrible takes. Play to win, always.
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Post#725 » by _NoMas » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:Jokic turning in a Playoff Embiid game.

Sga and jokic should basically apologize after the game regardless of outcome


Both of them should be required to say Giannis is the real MVP


This is a playoff thread. No place for Giannis talk
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Post#726 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

I feel like this is a swing he for this series.

Denver is going to take this.
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Post#727 » by doogie_hauser » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

Playoff Jamal is here !

Russ giving the team a pep talk during the time-out is amazing !
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Post#728 » by levon » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

Mark Daigneult's successor will be coaching Giannis
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Post#729 » by GuyverX » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

SGA is not that guy yet.

Denver's championship core is just battle tested.
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Post#730 » by Bank Shot » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

I'm getting late-career Lou Williams vibes from SGA right now.
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Post#731 » by Stromile12 » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

Murray just different in the playoffs
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Post#732 » by Pachinko_ » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

this looks like it's gonna be a loooooong series
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Post#733 » by scrabbarista » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

Jamalrius Murray! WOW!
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Post#734 » by 76ciology » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

Bank Shot wrote:Overtime started and the Thunder completely lost their poise


I find their energy level dropped when their shots weren’t going in to close the fourth.
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Post#735 » by -Sammy- » Sat May 10, 2025 4:54 am

My heart is racing. I want this for Denver so much.
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Post#736 » by Eric Millegan » Sat May 10, 2025 4:55 am

Jta444 wrote:People will say Lebron never had any clutch player like Aaron Gordon to play for him. Bro what do you call Dwyane Wade, Shane Battier, Ray Allen, Kyrie Irving, Rajon Rondo, Danny Green to name a few then???

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Post#737 » by jokeboy86 » Sat May 10, 2025 4:55 am

Shai and Chet kind of disappeared this game. Don’t know why Williams spinned into the paint on that play.
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Post#738 » by bbms » Sat May 10, 2025 4:55 am

im a mark d hater officially
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Post#739 » by djsunyc » Sat May 10, 2025 4:55 am

premature i know but will presti make the big move this summer? because whats the point of all those picks if you dont?
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Post#740 » by 1993Playoffs » Sat May 10, 2025 4:55 am

Man , long way to go but long in the 2nd round as a 68 win team to a team that fired the coach a week before the playoffs would be insane.


I’d try to get Giannis tbh.

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