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

Optms · Post #1281 » by **Optms** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:11 pm

Shai-Caruso co MVP?

Darklight · Post #1282 » by **Darklight** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:11 pm

Jokic has no help. You either get him some REAL help this summer or trade him. Get KD at all costs we have enough assets. Atleast I'm glad OKC is going through we are waay to tired and playing through several injuries, feel bad for AG he shouldn't even be out there he should be ouy for the rest of the game don't push the injury. Congrats to OKC atleast now we have an intresting WCF.

Castle Black · Post #1283 » by **Castle Black** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:11 pm

Airmiess wrote:Jokic being guarded by a guard lmao

He's literally being double and triple-teamed... Which is the entire game plan. Force his scrub teammates to beat you. He's getting them wide-open looks and they're bricking every single one of them. That's not his fault.

Else_where · Post #1284 » by **Else_where** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:11 pm

OKC will sweep the Wolves.

Mamba81p · Post #1285 » by **Mamba81p** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:11 pm

1993Playoffs wrote:OKC gotta be the favorite for the chip right ? It’s just tough to see the Knicks pacers or wolves actually beat them

They were the favorite since jan i think. Boston was the only possible other contender if they ever played like last year, but that was only a theoretical chance.

Wolfgang630 · Post #1286 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:11 pm

2.5 men vs OKC

GeorgeSears · Post #1287 » by **GeorgeSears** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:11 pm

RRFB wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Pretty hilarious that getting an obvious elbow to the face shouldn’t be a foul but Caruso playing regular post defense should be

“Regular post defense” is doing a lot of work here. I love Caruso, he’s been incredible, but he’s fouling Jokic pretty much every single possession.

The amount of contact allowed on Jokic compared to the calls Shai routinely gets is crazy.

That's the case with all the bigs though. If Jokic got the calls that a PG or SG gets he'd be on the foul line 20 times a game.

Marvin Martian · Post #1288 » by **Marvin Martian** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:12 pm

Gordon got beat backdoor by Caruso. That's a block if he was healthy

Calvin Klein · Post #1289 » by **Calvin Klein** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:12 pm

durden_tyler wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:
Doranku wrote:There's just only so much you can do with Murray and MPJ are your #2 and #3

Correct. This team is like Lebron 1st run with Cle. The supporting cast is just too damn weak.

This is a good comparison yes. Difference is Jokic and LeBron; Jokic forced a Game 7, LeBron would have been swept

Lebron would throw the game and flee to form a super team

Optms · Post #1290 » by **Optms** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:12 pm

Thunder putting a 6'3 player on Jokic all game is straight trolling :lol:

Post #1291 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:12 pm

No lead is safe in the nba

duppyy · Post #1292 » by **duppyy** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:12 pm

1993Playoffs wrote:OKC gotta be the favorite for the chip right ? It’s just tough to see the Knicks pacers or wolves actually beat them

According to realgm okc is trash and will get swept in the next round.

Prince187 · Post #1293 » by **Prince187** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:12 pm

jordanwilliams6 wrote:Disappointing that the game was ruined when the refs decided to let normal standard fouls go uncalled in the first half.

Is this the precedent for the rest of the playoffs or have they decided to have a different threshold for this particular game?

It’s just this series. It’s the same thing that happened in game 2. The league doesn’t want Jokic to even sniff another ring

uncleduck13 · Post #1294 » by **uncleduck13** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:12 pm

jokeboy86 wrote:
uncleduck13 wrote:Nuggets need to do everything to get KD this summer

They won’t because they won’t ever move on from either Murray or Porter Jr like they feel they owe it to them cause they drafted them and they helped them win a ring. Even if KD said he wanted to play in Denver I don’t know if Denver would do absolutely everything to make it happen.

This type of loyalty should only be owed to Jokic

jokeboy86 · Post #1295 » by **jokeboy86** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:12 pm

Going forward Denver has to make up its mind. Forget Jokic for a second. You can’t be a bad/non 3 pt shooting and have a mediocre defense. One of them has to go

bbms · Post #1296 » by **bbms** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:13 pm

GeorgeSears wrote:Murray is just not having any impact on this game. Credit the Thunder, but he's just out of it.

people are keying on caruso post up d, but the main benefit of him on jokic is switchability on murray/jokic pnrs

Wolfgang630 · Post #1297 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:13 pm

jokeboy86 wrote:Going forward Denver has to make up its mind. Forget Jokic for a second. You can’t be a bad/non 3 pt shooting and have a mediocre defense. One of them has to go

Joker should demand a trade to OKC and Denver fully rebuilds

ImmortalD24 · Post #1298 » by **ImmortalD24** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:13 pm

OKC needs to continue to apply pressure. Nuggets is just a more experienced team and can beat them in most close games.

Blame Rasho · Post #1299 » by **Blame Rasho** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:13 pm

Blame Rasho wrote:I would be disappointed if the thunder don’t blow them out but if there is some karma of good fortune I would like for Westbrook to make the right play at the right time to win the game for the nuggets.

Well the blowout is happening…

durden_tyler · Post #1300 » by **durden_tyler** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:13 pm

Calvin Klein wrote:
durden_tyler wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:
Correct. This team is like Lebron 1st run with Cle. The supporting cast is just too damn weak.

This is a good comparison yes. Difference is Jokic and LeBron; Jokic forced a Game 7, LeBron would have been swept

Lebron would throw the game and flee to form a super team

He won't do that.

Right?

Who wins the BIG ASS GAME 7??