2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (OKC leads 3-2)

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Who wins Game 5?

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

Post#81 » by NyKnicks1714 » Wed May 14, 2025 1:56 am

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Post#82 » by levon » Wed May 14, 2025 1:56 am

scrabbarista wrote:THUNDERNUGGETSSS!!!!!!!

Thuggets? Seems like a slur
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Post#83 » by canada_dry » Wed May 14, 2025 1:56 am

Okc is too good defensively

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Post#84 » by scrabbarista » Wed May 14, 2025 1:56 am

Jokic is just making the simple pass, unlike his high-turnover games early in this series. We'll see how it turns out.
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Post#85 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Wed May 14, 2025 1:57 am

Obviously there’s a lot of game left but Denver really thrives in front of the home crowd versus how they look to start.

Maybe an obvious observation.
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Post#86 » by lobosloboslobos » Wed May 14, 2025 1:57 am

if there's one thing these playoffs have shown it's that an early lead means nothing
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Post#88 » by ocelot17 » Wed May 14, 2025 1:57 am

This is why you can’t trust these analytics nerds that say jokic is the best player in the league.
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Post#89 » by ibraheim718 » Wed May 14, 2025 1:57 am

Murray don't have it anymore after the surgery because he's notoriously always in poor condition.

MPJ hurt and one dimensional.

Braun who is also limited and kind of soft.

Gordon who is too passive most of the times.

They were fortunate Jokic carried them to 1 chip.

Now it's time to tear it down and rebuild it again around the Joker.
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Post#90 » by bbms » Wed May 14, 2025 1:57 am

sikma42 wrote:
Doranku wrote:OKC is winning the 'ship. Too talented. If Chet can play anywhere close to All-Star level, it's a wrap.

He’s not an all star level player tho.


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Post#91 » by Pistol_Pete » Wed May 14, 2025 1:57 am

Optms wrote:
Infinite Llamas wrote:
baller16 wrote:Jokic looking like a fraud right now


So what does Murray look like then?


Both frauds?


Both frauds with rings.
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Post#92 » by scrabbarista » Wed May 14, 2025 1:58 am

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Post#93 » by ReggiesKnicks » Wed May 14, 2025 1:58 am

ocelot17 wrote:This is why you can’t trust these analytics nerds that say jokic is the best player in the league.


Umm, OKC defense is excellent. You say this now, but watch what OKC's defense will do to ANT/Curry and then Haliburton/Brunson.
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Post#94 » by canada_dry » Wed May 14, 2025 1:58 am

Jokic is capable of much more than this.

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Post#95 » by AmIWrongDude » Wed May 14, 2025 1:59 am

Optms wrote:
Infinite Llamas wrote:
baller16 wrote:Jokic looking like a fraud right now


So what does Murray look like then?


Both frauds?

Aaron Gordon cant win with these cats lol
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Post#96 » by Optms » Wed May 14, 2025 1:59 am

How is that continuation?
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Post#97 » by canada_dry » Wed May 14, 2025 2:00 am

Gordon's showed up at least

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Post#98 » by scrabbarista » Wed May 14, 2025 2:00 am

A-GEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
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Post#99 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Wed May 14, 2025 2:00 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Chet with a good start
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Post#100 » by uncleduck13 » Wed May 14, 2025 2:00 am

Aaron Gordon is the Nuggets best player in these playoffs

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