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

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Who wins the BIG ASS GAME 7??

Poll ended at Sun May 18, 2025 4:12 pm

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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 3-3, Game 7 Sunday!) 

Post#261 » by LeBronSpaghetti » Sun May 18, 2025 7:06 pm

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Castle Black wrote:NBA already updated their cover page :lol: . Sorry Nuggets fans

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Lmao the NBA doesn’t like Denver. No surprise there and they got that clown Foster here.

As soon as I saw that graphic I thought “I bet Scott Foster is reffing today” and turns out I was exactly right.
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Post#262 » by Mavrelous » Sun May 18, 2025 7:06 pm

Did the Nuggets hire Nico's freind trainer that just got fired?
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Post#263 » by xAIRNESSx » Sun May 18, 2025 7:06 pm

Gordon putting it all on the line to save Joker’s legacy
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Post#264 » by Johnny Firpo » Sun May 18, 2025 7:06 pm

What AG will try to do, OG tried last year, it's useless. Maybe it gives a little bit of extra motivation to his teammates, but he risk an even more serious injury, not to mention, as another poster said above, there is no way he can be effective with a hammy strain like that. It's not a back or hip strain or something like that, which could potentially be managed. You kind of need your legs to play basketball effectively.
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Post#265 » by Dadouv47 » Sun May 18, 2025 7:06 pm

if he plays more than a quarter with decent intensity then I call the Shams tweet bull***

Most likely scenario is that they have to sit him after some minutes.
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Post#266 » by Castle Black » Sun May 18, 2025 7:07 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:I can’t believe he’s playing. This one game isn’t worth it. It’s just not worth long term injury. This is ridiculous


I don't see any way he actually plays meaningful minutes with a Grade 2 Strain. He won't be able to run with these guys. I imagine he'll give it a go and then quickly realize he's unplayable. He'll be pulled pretty quick imo.
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Post#267 » by canada_dry » Sun May 18, 2025 7:08 pm

He shouldn't be playing. It could get worse.

Then the nuggets would be left with another damaged goods player on what would then be a bad contract moving forward.

Very short term thinking here.

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Post#268 » by NoDopeOnSundays » Sun May 18, 2025 7:09 pm

They must have shot Gordon up with painkiller meant for a Horse.
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Post#269 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Sun May 18, 2025 7:10 pm

I guess with AG the question is how badly are the Nuggets cooking the injury reports. He obviously has a hamstring injury isn't "questionable" like Murray last game who spanked everyone.

If it's actually a grade 2 sprain there's no way he's going to be any better than the worst bench player playing with that. I'd rather just bank on a miracle game from fresh legs or even WB for that matter.
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Post#270 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 18, 2025 7:10 pm

LeBronSpaghetti wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:
Castle Black wrote:NBA already updated their cover page :lol: . Sorry Nuggets fans

Read on Twitter


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Lmao the NBA doesn’t like Denver. No surprise there and they got that clown Foster here.

As soon as I saw that graphic I thought “I bet Scott Foster is reffing today” and turns out I was exactly right.


**** hell really? Gonna be extra hard then
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Post#271 » by Mamba81p » Sun May 18, 2025 7:11 pm

If he plays either it’s not a grade 2 or they are irresponsible
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Post#272 » by Mavrelous » Sun May 18, 2025 7:11 pm

They ran this by the Miami Dolphines staff and they approved, should be fine...
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Post#273 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 18, 2025 7:12 pm

KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:I guess with AG the question is how badly are the Nuggets cooking the injury reports. He obviously has a hamstring injury isn't "questionable" like Murray last game who spanked everyone.

If it's actually a grade 2 sprain there's no way he's going to be any better than the worst bench player playing with that. I'd rather just bank on a miracle game from fresh legs or even WB for that matter.


Give him a shot of miracle juice and hope he can go for 25mins
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Post#274 » by Archx » Sun May 18, 2025 7:12 pm

Mavrelous wrote:Did the Nuggets hire Nico's freind trainer that just got fired?


That's cold man :lol:
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Post#275 » by RunOKC » Sun May 18, 2025 7:13 pm

RunOKC wrote:Not buying this Aaron Gordon injury after Jamal Murray's game 6

Hmmmm
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Post#276 » by Exp0sed » Sun May 18, 2025 7:15 pm

respect to AG but it's dumb. not only the risk of further injury, we're talking about a player whose game is built around his hops and physicality

Denver needs him to rebound, to cut, to guard the opponent's best players and there's no way to do that with a grade 2 hammy strain

p.s, the Nuggets would have lost anyway (even with a healthy AG) but Scott Foster in game 7 is a disgrace to the league. they brought him back from a long injury when OKC's back was a little up against it and voila, the Nuggets got blown out by like 40 pts. how can u give Foster, Donaghy butt-buddy to ref what's probably the most anticpated game in the 2nd rd in years? shameful

i'm a Jokic stan myself but without AG they can't beat the Wolves anyway so i'd rather see a competitive WCF so...i'm okay with this loss, it's probably for the best
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 3-3, Game 7 Sunday!) 

Post#277 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 18, 2025 7:15 pm

RunOKC wrote:
RunOKC wrote:Not buying this Aaron Gordon injury after Jamal Murray's game 6

Hmmmm



Apparently he's been doing 360 windmills from the freethrow line in warm up
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Post#278 » by Exp0sed » Sun May 18, 2025 7:16 pm

KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:I guess with AG the question is how badly are the Nuggets cooking the injury reports. He obviously has a hamstring injury isn't "questionable" like Murray last game who spanked everyone.

If it's actually a grade 2 sprain there's no way he's going to be any better than the worst bench player playing with that. I'd rather just bank on a miracle game from fresh legs or even WB for that matter.


Murray didn't "spank" anyone in game 6, he was ok..and he was sick. that's not the same as a 2nd grade hamstring.
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Post#280 » by RunOKC » Sun May 18, 2025 7:16 pm

JM00n69 wrote:
RunOKC wrote:
RunOKC wrote:Not buying this Aaron Gordon injury after Jamal Murray's game 6

Hmmmm



Apparently he's been doing 360 windmills from the freethrow line in warm up

It’s over for OKC

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