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

[TheAlchemist]

"Nuggets are running, Fans are booing and westbrook is missing" is the line of the playoffs HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[MoneyTalks41890]

Yikes. How in the world was that not a foul on that Caruso drive.

Looked pretty blatant but need a replay

Pretty blatant without replay

[_NoMas]

Can the nuggets afford to sit joker now? The lead went quickly at the start of Q4 in the last game

[levon]

You gotta think Jokic plays the whole 4th here to close this out.

The Thunder desperately need a stepback 3 option. Nobody can create an efficient shot for themselves off the dribble besides Shai, and Shai's are 2s. It's like they're aspiring to be last year's Celtics with none of the shot creation or shotmaking.

I actually think Durant makes a lot of sense for them but the contracts are too prohibitive.

[BigGargamel]

If Denver can simply keep it even during these non-Jokic minutes they got this. Hopefully he can rest until 8 minutes left.

[thelead]

Watching Westbrook play basketball is an emotional rollercoaster

[AmIWrongDude]

The less time Westbrook has to think the better

[Handlez]

Jokic having a huge comeback game to silence critics.

But gotta finish now.

[JM00n69]

I mean Russ is the one who will decide this series

[Wallace_Wallace]

Jokic is looking a little too comfortable out there against OKC.

[Dupp]

How does Westbrook air all so many open threes

[KingFox]

OKC has the typical young elite team that has 0 guys with the dog in them. Shai is a great mvp caliber player, but needs some guys that play with fire.

Giannis would be great on the team. Chet + stuff would get it done too.

They would be crazy to trade Chet for Giannis IMO. The age gap is far too wide

[tsherkin]

Can't convince me that the Nuggets have a good roster overall. Their bench is absolutely abysmal and three of their starters are wildly inconsistent.

Yeah, most of them are very Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. And Westbrook is... a special brand all on his own, lol.

[Onlytimewilltel]

Murray is just awful

I can't believe all the Jokic haters don't see how good this team would be with an actual all-star, high i.q second option

I hate Jokic is stuck with a player who’s like a top 50 player as his second best player.

Murray has been great

[Mamba Mentality]

Caruso has one of the worst whistles. He got obliterated on that last drive to the rack.

[JustBuzzin]

Sorry Nuggets fans I don't usually hate on teams, but you have to understand my hate for Westbrick. I will never root for a team with that guy on it.

[Raps in 4]

Mark D might get fired next year. This is a horrible coaching performance.


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Getting outcoached by an interim head coach. Smh.

[RookieStar]

As has been mentioned dozens of times.. westbrook giveth westbrook taketh...

[Capn'O]

Mark D might get fired next year. This is a horrible coaching performance.


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I'd look to bring in experience both on the roster and coaching staff first. He's got a lot of talent but no experience whatsoever in playoff environments.

[CIN-C-STAR]

Ya’ll cannot be serious thinking Jokic was the one fouled there. Cmon man lol

You can’t impede an offensive player with an arm straight out in a clothesline position
Defensive foul. Easy call tbh

Dude Jokic wanted to be impeded. He was fishing the whole time and refs let it go until they had to call something. He was clamping down on Williams arms.

I didn’t see any clamping though a la Harden.
Jokic definitely wanted the foul call and should have just kept playing but it’s some point it’s the defenders job to pull his arm back and also just play ball lol
Like I said a double foul would have made sense. Foul on Jokic didn’t make sense to me, but maybe I need to see a replay