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

Chuck Everett · Post #601 » by **Chuck Everett** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 am

1Q: 28-27 Nuggets
2Q: 28-27 Nuggets
3Q: 30-24 Nuggets

First time all series, they've won every quarter in a game. What will the 4th bring? If it wasn't for the turnovers, they have outplayed the Thunder in nearly all facets.

DaPessimist · Post #602 » by **DaPessimist** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 am

Denver is daring OKC to shoot 3's. Wiggins should be getting way more PT.

Ice Trae · Post #603 » by **Ice Trae** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 am

Don't even care who wins but god i can feel my heart rate spike whenever Russ handles the rock

SOA · Post #604 » by **SOA** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 am

I don't think Holmgren will ever be able to put on weight but man someone needs to work with him to develop a mid range game. His size would be perfect for a simple high post area a la Dirk.... a catch and a turnaround jump shot or a catch off the pick and pop from SGA.

iggymcfrack · Post #605 » by **iggymcfrack** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 am

ball_takes23 wrote:gotta keep Jokic in

Anything but that. He’s been working crazy hard out there. He’ll have nothing left at the end if he doesn’t get a rest. Even if it’s only 2 or 3 minutes he needs something. Nuggets’ bench has done a pretty good job today with more guys looking playable. They can hold the fort.

Wolfgang630 · Post #606 » by **Wolfgang630** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 am

Joker gets tired in the 4th so much. They need to figure out how to not gas him out. Give him like 2 minutes rest

MarcusBrody · Post #607 » by **MarcusBrody** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 am

Alex Caruso is an amazing basketball player. I'm rooting against him here, but it can't help but shaking my head in admiration at all the things he does to help his team.

TheAlchemist · Post #608 » by **TheAlchemist** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 am

thelead wrote:Watching Westbrook play basketball is an emotional rollercoaster

He's always been like that. I remember OKC's final run. Westbrook giveth, and Westbrook taketh away.

Unfortunately the ball IQ is just not there.

JM00n69 · Post #609 » by **JM00n69** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:31 am

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

Jokic will start and play the whole 4th

Post #610 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:31 am

Neither of Dub or Shai are good catch and shoot 3 point shooters, really limiting how they can both play together against this zone

Darklight · Post #611 » by **Darklight** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:31 am

the difference in talent is so massive someone like cason wallace would be our 4th best player and he is like their 7 or 8th cred to presti for his drafting and putting together that team and **** booth forever

Castle Black · Post #612 » by **Castle Black** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:31 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:Joker gets tired in the 4th so much. They need to figure out how to not gas him out. Give him like 2 minutes rest

That's exactly what cost them Game 4. They completely fall apart without him on the floor. It's pathetic.

Onlytimewilltel · Post #613 » by **Onlytimewilltel** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:31 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
AmIWrongDude wrote:
Quattro wrote: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

Yea Caruso got mugged. Not sure how that wasn’t called lol

Old Man Game · Post #614 » by **Old Man Game** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:31 am

I'm going to be interested to see if Lu Dort is on the OKC roster next year. Two straight post seasons the guy's game has not exactly translated.

CKB · Post #615 » by **CKB** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:31 am

Jokic is not Josh Hart. He needs a rest and will be subbed in when the Nuggets start to lose the lead.

Handlez · Post #616 » by **Handlez** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:31 am

MarcusBrody wrote:Alex Caruso is an amazing basketball player. I'm rooting against him here, but it can't help but shaking my head in admiration at all the things he does to help his team.

Any team would be much better with him.

Plug in on any team.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #617 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:32 am

We've been so preoccupied with SGA

Where the hell is J-Dubb at?

HotRocks34 · Post #618 » by **HotRocks34** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:32 am

Williams has no business in the game. He's not playing basketball.

Denver is starting to get tired. Gotta see if they can hang in.

They lost G4 at the start of the 4Q.

scrabbarista · Post #619 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:32 am

Prince187 wrote:My god Westbrick that would have been a dagger, now it’s a 5 point swing

That shot was nothing if not entertaining.

Wolfgang630 · Post #620 » by **Wolfgang630** » Wed May 14, 2025 3:32 am

Castle Black wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:Joker gets tired in the 4th so much. They need to figure out how to not gas him out. Give him like 2 minutes rest

That's exactly what cost them Game 4. They completely fall apart without him on the floor. It's pathetic.

Then have him play, but stand in the corner of the 3 point line. It can give him rest and ability to drive and kick to him for 3. It’s weird, but it’s a way to give him “rest” while playing for a little

Who wins Game 5?