2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 3-3)

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Who wins Game 6??

Poll ended at Fri May 16, 2025 3:34 pm

Thunder win and advance to WCF's
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Nuggets win and force Game 7
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (OKC leads 3-2) 

Post#341 » by RRFB » Fri May 16, 2025 1:33 am

The way this series has been officiated is insane. Just no consistency whatsoever.
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Post#342 » by JustBuzzin » Fri May 16, 2025 1:34 am

Braun or Caruso who you taking?
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (OKC leads 3-2) 

Post#343 » by jokeboy86 » Fri May 16, 2025 1:34 am

KyRo23 wrote:Man if you attack Joker at the rim off any kind of speed, he will not contest


They could do it every time but SGA seems to be obsessed with always taking midrange shots. I get he’s a master at it but I would want to make Jokic move around as much as possible on defense.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (OKC leads 3-2) 

Post#344 » by GeorgeSears » Fri May 16, 2025 1:34 am

The Thunder aren't a good team, the Nuggets are a bad team. Nuggets should've won games 4 and 5 and were in control of this game until Westbrook came in and then imploded. The turnovers are awful and totally unforced, which is what bad teams do.

TWolves are watching this probably thinking: 5 games at most, maybe 6 if we feel like it.
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Post#345 » by Optms » Fri May 16, 2025 1:35 am

jokeboy86 wrote:
KyRo23 wrote:Man if you attack Joker at the rim off any kind of speed, he will not contest


They could do it every time but SGA seems to be obsessed with always taking midrange shots. I get he’s a master at it but I would want to make Jokic move around as much as possible on defense.


And people think OKC will win it all. They make the game harder for themselves.
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Post#346 » by knicksfan974 » Fri May 16, 2025 1:35 am

Peregrine01 wrote:Cannot believe that Adelman didn’t challenge that call on Jokic. This is game 6.


In a close win or go home game you need to save your challenges to a more crucial moment.
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Post#347 » by scrabbarista » Fri May 16, 2025 1:35 am

KyRo23 wrote:Man if you attack Joker at the rim off any kind of speed, he will not contest


Only in the clutch, I think.

Not worth it when the offense is plus thirty or whatever with him on the court. Still frustrating, though.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (OKC leads 3-2) 

Post#348 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 16, 2025 1:35 am

Optms wrote:
TroubleS0me wrote:Nuggets work so hard to score OKC gets there points with ease


That's what happens when you don't work hard on defense.


Like the analyst says, their transition defense is terrible.
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Post#350 » by levon » Fri May 16, 2025 1:35 am

Denver's got all of their bigs in foul trouble.
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Post#351 » by XTC » Fri May 16, 2025 1:35 am

Nuggets look defeated.
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Post#352 » by gp2015 » Fri May 16, 2025 1:35 am

GeorgeSears wrote:The Thunder aren't a good team, the Nuggets are a bad team. Nuggets should've won games 4 and 5 and were in control of this game until Westbrook came in and then imploded. The turnovers are awful and totally unforced, which is what bad teams do.

TWolves are watching this probably thinking: 5 games at most, maybe 6 if we feel like it.


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Post#353 » by scrabbarista » Fri May 16, 2025 1:36 am

meatball sub wrote:westbrook killed all their momentum earlier when he came in. denver were on their way to extending it to a 15-20 pt lead


Pickett... :cry:
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Post#354 » by Chuck Everett » Fri May 16, 2025 1:36 am

Chet out again. OMG.
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Post#355 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 16, 2025 1:36 am

My god how did SGA make that bucket
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Post#356 » by Optms » Fri May 16, 2025 1:36 am

Should have been and 1

Okc got this
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Post#357 » by levon » Fri May 16, 2025 1:36 am

Ridiculous no call.
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Post#358 » by Cubbies2120 » Fri May 16, 2025 1:37 am

lol ironically if they fell for SGA’s foul bait there it’s called on the floor
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Post#359 » by Optms » Fri May 16, 2025 1:37 am

Zebras want a game 7

How the hell do you take Shai out of the game? Typical
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (OKC leads 3-2) 

Post#360 » by holdenwait » Fri May 16, 2025 1:37 am

JustBuzzin wrote:Braun or Caruso who you taking?

Braun all the way , he's got that maniac in him. I sense it lol

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