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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47%
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#701 » by CelticSooner » Wed May 14, 2025 3:42 am

cupcakesnake wrote:I don't understand how Denver has summoned this level of defense.

They are hungry, playing like this is it.
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Post#702 » by SFour » Wed May 14, 2025 3:42 am

Nuggets missing a lot of shots, could've ended this game already
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Post#703 » by Chuck Everett » Wed May 14, 2025 3:42 am

This confidence Adelman is showing in Watson. Love it.
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Post#704 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Wed May 14, 2025 3:42 am

Murray you can’t do that only Jokic can get away with those
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Post#705 » by ORLMagicGirl15 » Wed May 14, 2025 3:42 am

This series is ridiculously stressful.
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Post#707 » by PushDaRock » Wed May 14, 2025 3:42 am

AmIWrongDude wrote:OKC has been underwhelming this series to say the least. The fact they rely on Hartenstein so much is a bit alarming.


I mean they paid him 29m a year, should they not rely on him?
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Post#709 » by Cubbies2120 » Wed May 14, 2025 3:43 am

Ok so we getting the trash Murray 4th quarter

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Post#711 » by SOA » Wed May 14, 2025 3:43 am

It really is wild that the OKC coach has not made one adjustment the entire series. It is Game 6. Geez.

You've seen the same sets the last 5 games. I guess the blow out skewed his thinking.
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Post#712 » by Scoundreldays » Wed May 14, 2025 3:44 am

CIN-C-STAR wrote:
Scoundreldays wrote:Lmao cmon Russ can't keep airballing


What do you think his game high for air balls is?
Gotta be at least 3 right? :lol:

Haha sworn I've seen 3 already this game
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Post#713 » by Ice Trae » Wed May 14, 2025 3:44 am

Murray's chest hair is a force to be reckoned with
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Post#714 » by Tracymcgoaty » Wed May 14, 2025 3:44 am

SOA wrote:It really is wild that the OKC coach has not made one adjustment the entire series. It is Game 6. Geez.

You've seen the same sets the last 5 games. I guess the blow out skewed his thinking.


Daignault probably tells them improvise adapt and overcome 10x before every game.
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Post#716 » by levon » Wed May 14, 2025 3:45 am

TheZachAttack wrote:
levon wrote:
TheAlchemist wrote:Denver's suffocating OKC with their defense.

But tbh, it doesn't look like anything spectacular. Just looks like OKC doesn't have shot creators.

Yeah half the time they're basically standing there while OKC runs into them :lol: Helps them conserve energy too. I think they might get to the Finals. They're gonna bait the hell out of Ant and Randle next series.


Yes because the Wolves don’t know how to play against Denver — the Wolves play Denver the best if any opposing team in the league.

We'll see. Wolves execution has been mid these playoffs whereas Denver's getting sharper
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Post#717 » by Wolfgang630 » Wed May 14, 2025 3:45 am

Give Jokic the ball every fking time to shoot Jesus
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Post#718 » by Tracymcgoaty » Wed May 14, 2025 3:45 am

What a horrible shot by SGA.
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Post#720 » by Woodsanity » Wed May 14, 2025 3:45 am

Someone get jokic some help christ
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