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

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Who wins Game 4?

Poll ended at Mon May 12, 2025 3:51 pm

Thunder
25
47%
@ Nuggets
28
53%
 
Total votes: 53

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Post#61 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Sun May 11, 2025 7:50 pm

Going to need the Thunder to remember how to make open threes
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Post#62 » by Iwasawitness » Sun May 11, 2025 7:50 pm

Loving the defense from OKC here.
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Post#63 » by GeorgeSears » Sun May 11, 2025 7:50 pm

Ugly game. Both sides missing open shots.
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Post#64 » by levon » Sun May 11, 2025 7:51 pm

Way too many OKC offensive possessions end in a Lu Dort 3 or Hartenstein floater.
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Post#65 » by iggymcfrack » Sun May 11, 2025 7:51 pm

Thunder defense is so nasty. They just always have an arm in every passing lane. It feels like every single pass is contested.
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Post#66 » by life_saver » Sun May 11, 2025 7:51 pm

Some of these misses from Dort are wild...air balling a wide open 3 lol
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Post#67 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 11, 2025 7:51 pm

Denver needs to compose themselves. Anther typical start for them. I don't mind it as long as they find their balls and realise it's theirs to lose
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Post#68 » by EmpireFalls » Sun May 11, 2025 7:51 pm

Lid on the rim for both teams so far. OKC’s shooting has really sucked this series
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Post#69 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun May 11, 2025 7:51 pm

Denver has 3 points almost halfway through Jesus Christ
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Post#70 » by 2weekswithpay » Sun May 11, 2025 7:51 pm

Dort is close to being unplayable because of how bad the offense is. He's the guy they're going to leave open, he needs to make shots.
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Post#71 » by mattg » Sun May 11, 2025 7:52 pm

Exp0sed wrote:awful call on that SGA bump. then Jokic can't guard him so's to not get a 2nd foul - 2 open jumpshots..

Yeah that's such an obvious no call. Otherwise you would have to call JDubb for the same exact foul he committed prior to getting the jump ball on AG on the break. That's the discrepancy with calls that makes OKC annoying and unlikable.
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Post#72 » by FreeBird23 » Sun May 11, 2025 7:52 pm

No energy at all. Feels like teams are exhaused
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Post#73 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 11, 2025 7:52 pm

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Going to need the Thunder to remember how to make open threes


Shaky hand syndrome. Wait til the altitude kicks in
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Post#74 » by bbms » Sun May 11, 2025 7:52 pm

this is a trash series by dort my goodness
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Post#75 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Sun May 11, 2025 7:53 pm

2weekswithpay wrote:Dort is close to being unplayable because of how bad the offense is. He's the guy they're going to leave open, he needs to make shots.


He made them all year. Bad time to be cold.
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Post#76 » by SOA » Sun May 11, 2025 7:53 pm

I miss the day when teams would actually use their brain on the court. OKC just chickens with their heads cut off. They need a player with basketball IQ so bad.
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Post#77 » by Doranku » Sun May 11, 2025 7:54 pm

Why take SGA out when he's getting into a rhythm?
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Post#78 » by iggymcfrack » Sun May 11, 2025 7:54 pm

Are you just allowed to lose your dribble and stand with one foot in the key indefinitely now?
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Post#79 » by Raps in 4 » Sun May 11, 2025 7:54 pm

Both teams are going to end up with <30 points in the first half.
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Post#80 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 11, 2025 7:55 pm

JWill looks exactly like the old lady two doors down from me

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