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
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47%
@ Nuggets
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53%
 
Total votes: 53

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Post#741 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:31 pm

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azcatz11 wrote:Thunder fans - what are we doing?


Looking at veteran assistant coach resumes to send Sam


Michael Malone is free I think
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Post#742 » by therealbig3 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:31 pm

Still just a 6 point game, but man OKC looks lost. Jokic has had one of his worst playoff series basically ever, and OKC is still on their way right now to being down 3-1. That's not a good sign at all.
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Post#743 » by Stone » Sun May 11, 2025 9:31 pm

Coming up, the most important 12 minutes of both teams season......Great game
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Post#744 » by Yinwest » Sun May 11, 2025 9:32 pm

Dort is homeless man Tony Allen.
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Post#746 » by Tomhomes33 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:32 pm

___Rand___ wrote:Ok so Denver outscored OKC 33-21 in 3rd. What was the story there? What adjustment did Denver make at the half?


They hit three more 3es than OKC (9pts diff)
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Post#747 » by Jeremy Lin 7 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:32 pm

Denver's experience is showing

OKC looks shook
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Post#748 » by Tony15 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:32 pm

Tracymcgoaty wrote:all those post game on court interviews where they all surround the dude getting interviewed like the **** gestappo looking corny as hell.

When the exit interviews come around i hope they all just surround the mic because they do everything as a team. Cabo exit interview as a Team!
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Post#749 » by Exp0sed » Sun May 11, 2025 9:32 pm

threethehardway wrote:The Thunder is going to have to sacrifice defense for offense.

The Nuggets don't respect the jumpshot of anybody on the floor right now.

Shai needs to play with more shooters if the Thunder is standing around waiting for the ball.

Put Isaiah Joe out there.


Dort, Caruso etc. can make those open 3's with consistency, they just haven't fallen tonight. whose to say Joe would hit those? they need to keep shooting those shots.
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Post#750 » by threethehardway » Sun May 11, 2025 9:32 pm

Marvin Martian wrote:OKC suddenly can't shoot at all


They never could really shoot. They played stifling defense and got out in fastbreaks and relied on SGA to warp defenses in the half court with isolation.

It's easy to get wide open shots when you play suffocating defense, get out in transition and have the best ISO player in the league on your squad making defenses make the decision to double or get torched.

Now the Nuggets decided they aren't gonna let SGA do his thing and these guys were only 36% shooters on relatively low volume.

A shooter is someone like Buddy Hield. These guys that only make 36 from 3 but only shoot 4 times a game from one spot, teams don't fear these guys anymore.
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Post#751 » by Tomhomes33 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:32 pm

Christian Brown has 17pts after 3qtr..
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Post#752 » by Infinite Llamas » Sun May 11, 2025 9:33 pm

JustBuzzin wrote:SGA better give his MVP to Ant Edwards.

Neither SGA or Jokic have played like a MVP in this series.


Why Edwards? Lol
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Post#753 » by Mk0 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:33 pm

Yinwest wrote:Dort is homeless man Tony Allen.

Don't disrespect Dortmond like that
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Post#754 » by Tomhomes33 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:33 pm

Westbrook offensive rebound..lol..his energy is paying dividends for Nuggets
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Post#755 » by Calvin Klein » Sun May 11, 2025 9:33 pm

This game is hardly over and people are already talking offseason for OKC. Relax
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Post#756 » by ChumboChappati » Sun May 11, 2025 9:33 pm

Yinwest wrote:Dort is homeless man Tony Allen.

Nuggets will let Dort shoot 3s all games
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Post#757 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun May 11, 2025 9:33 pm

Brodie is just out hustling everybody on the floor.
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Post#758 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:33 pm

Come on get Russ a **** ring he deservs it just for the **** talk he's been getting after his bro chucked him under the bus and then LBJ forced a move for him to LAL
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Post#759 » by threethehardway » Sun May 11, 2025 9:34 pm

Exp0sed wrote:
Dort, Caruso etc. can make those open 3's with consistency, they just haven't fallen tonight. whose to say Joe would hit those? they need to keep shooting those shots.


They can't make them and haven't made them all series besides one game.

We gotta start being honest about modern shooting percentages with all the data out there regarding shot openness.

If you have to be wide open to hit a 3, you are not shooter in today's game.
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Post#760 » by Darklight » Sun May 11, 2025 9:34 pm

I don't get this Thunder team they a monsters defensively and have so much firepower but still losing to this watered down nuggets team make it make sense

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