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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@ Nuggets
28
53%
 
Total votes: 53

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Post#1001 » by OfficialRef » Sun May 11, 2025 9:59 pm

Nuggets are getting mugged out there
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Post#1002 » by Kawaii Leonard » Sun May 11, 2025 9:59 pm

Why challenge that?
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Post#1003 » by life_saver » Sun May 11, 2025 9:59 pm

Very surprised to see some of these misses from Jokic...he typically makes most of these shots
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Post#1004 » by bluemj32 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:59 pm

WestbrookGOATed wrote:The SGA/OKC hate is odd. There's alot of people on the general board that would suck off Jokic if he whipped it out.
Every year there is someone new ppl love to hate, lol. I don't understand it either, just enjoy the greatness of each team

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Post#1005 » by CIN-C-STAR » Sun May 11, 2025 9:59 pm

Brothers pnly gives Jokic obvious calls if he flops and forces him to lmaooo
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Post#1006 » by Mamba Mentality » Sun May 11, 2025 9:59 pm

Jokic just shoved Caruso no call. But he ends up getting free throws after flopping.
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Post#1007 » by jokeboy86 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:59 pm

Even Jokic’s passing is uncharacteristically bad for some reason. Not as crisp as it normally is and leading to bad turnovers or almost turnovers
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Post#1009 » by levon » Sun May 11, 2025 9:59 pm

KO7 wrote:So Jokic is allowed to push Caruso first with his left hand like that? What are the refs watching?

He did the same to Hartenstein the prior possession before eventually getting the loose ball foul.
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Post#1010 » by 1993Playoffs » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

Haven’t looked at the stats but I can tell Jokic has had better playoff runs.


Besides a game or 2 he’s looked ehh this playoffs
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Post#1011 » by Mk0 » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

Caruso fouls out in the 3rd if he was still in a Bulls jersey

That said, he didn't foul Jokic there and the refs will probably hit Jokic with a foul for pushing him out of bounds on the replay.
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Post#1012 » by Calvin Klein » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

Hard not to call that
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Post#1013 » by RRyder823 » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

That's 100% a foul on Jokic but they didn't call it and I have no idea if they can change it

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Post#1014 » by f4p » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

That definitely wasn't proximate. Unless we're going back to the beginning of the game.
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Post#1015 » by rickxdel » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

Critical challenge here, good one by the OKC coach

Definitely a foul on the shove from Jokic
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Post#1016 » by sikma42 » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

Mark D doesn’t seem to understand what “proximate” means


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Post#1017 » by SOA » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

It seemed like a pretty blatant foul on Jokic but I doubt it gets overturned.

OKC has the lead and are going to choke this away.
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Post#1018 » by SlimShady83 » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

went home from work because sick, so watching some B-ball

please win OKC make me feel better.
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Post#1019 » by gp2015 » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

Loaf_of_bread wrote:Even if thunder pulls this game off, and the also pulls off the series... they have been exposed. Sga's sample size of efg has gotten large enough to show he isn’t a playoff guy. Same for J Williams.

Hard to be a year after year juggernaut contender when your best player isn't very clutch


You're just going to ignore last year when he played 10 games with 30 ppg/7 rpg/6 apg on 50/43/79 shooting?
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Post#1020 » by Kawaii Leonard » Sun May 11, 2025 10:00 pm

Kawaii Leonard wrote:Why challenge that?


Nvm he totally elbowed Caruso out of bounds to the shadow realm
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