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

[SOA]

OKC might want to play some defense at some point.

[scrabbarista]

LET'S GO, NUGGETS!

[PushDaRock]

high end talent on full display now from everyone

[Handlez]

OKC might want to play some defense at some point.

Denver is hitting tough shots.

Can't do anything to stop some of these.

[Tracymcgoaty]

SGA is a fraud. One step above Harden

SGA one step above harden? I think the Harden slander has gone to the point that he's become underrated

[cgf]

MIN to reach the Finals?

Not at 50/50 odds, of course, which is what I meant.

MIN and NYK to make the finals...and hell no, got +24600 on a parlay

Might cash that one in once the Wolves & Knicks clinch though. It's already paying out a little over 10%

If you bid on NYK and Minny making finals you should as well use 100$ to wipe your ass

You would’ve saved some money on toilet paper

After my Dallas to draft Flagg bet paid off, I'm tempted to hold off and see if I can't get the full payout lol

...but I'll probably cash it in once the Knicks & Wolves finish their current series, pocketing a couple grand for my trouble

I'm serious about sending you a Bridges Jersey for the finals

[AmIWrongDude]

Jokic definitely traveled, but it was worth not calling it to see that Murray layup.

I don’t mind when inconsequential travels aren’t called. That was funny though because he was actively engaging with the ref while doing it.

[___Rand___]

high end talent on full display now from everyone

From one team yeah.

[durden_tyler]

Feels like if this is going to be close, the more veteran and smarter crew will get this done— and that’s Jokic and his team.

If he pulls this off this series, he rises what 5 spots in the all time rankings?


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[Castle Black]

OKC might want to play some defense at some point.

Same with Denver. Letting Shai drive unobstructed to the rim and shoot a wide open, uncontested 5-foot jumper multiple plays in a row is inexcusable. Bad, lazy team defense.

[MoneyTalks41890]

I mean cmon

[HotRocks34]

Denver has the #22 defense and it looks like the #30 defense a lot.

[scrabbarista]

Jokic definitely traveled, but it was worth not calling it to see that Murray layup.

I don’t mind when inconsequential travels aren’t called. That was funny though because he was actively engaging with the ref while doing it.

A lesser ref ?**coughBrotherscough**? would've let his ego interfere there.

[Peregrine01]

Things open so much for all the Nuggets when Jokic is hitting that 3. Their spacing is disgusting whenever he’s posting up.

[cgf]

MIN to reach the Finals?

Not at 50/50 odds, of course, which is what I meant.

MIN and NYK to make the finals...and hell no, got +24600 on a parlay

Might cash that one in once the Wolves & Knicks clinch though. It's already paying out a little over 10%

Nuggets win tonight would be a perfect time to cash that out. Especially since I’m gonna win 11K on my Pacers +2200 to win the East bet from before the season.

If I trusted the Wolves to bring it from the start, I'd wait until after game 1 or 2...but I can totally see them needing to come back to win the WCF

[AmIWrongDude]

Feels like if this is going to be close, the more veteran and smarter crew will get this done— and that’s Jokic and his team.

If he pulls this off this series, he rises what 5 spots in the all time rankings?


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Probably not. The way the internet works people will just say OKC were frauds.

[tsherkin]

He loses confidence easily and then starts double clutching shots. He's a good shooter when he doesn't think.

He also blew a layup unobstructed.

Excellent player but he needs more seasoning, as does Watson.

He's gone from like 16 to 20 to 34 mpg and is taking nearly double the FGA/g he was last year, so the increase in responsibility is surely an adjustment. He's generally been pretty good inside the arc in the postseason, but the 3 isn't dropping. As you say, he needs to find his confidence and just let it fly instead of overthinking, most likely.

He just needs to keep firing. He's had moments in the series where's he's drilled shots with no hesitation
Hopefully for him he can get back to that.

I'm definitely a fan. He's good and improving.

He will eventually be fine, but he's been rough from 3 this whole postseason to date. It's okay, it's tolerable if others are hitting and he keeps D'g up like this for now.

[MoneyTalks41890]

Shai is showing up now.

[Castle Black]

Denver's defense has been atrocious so far this half. Literally a layup line out there.

[MoneyTalks41890]

Jokic has just been one moving screen for a while