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

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Who wins Game 4?

Poll ended at Mon May 12, 2025 3:51 pm

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53%
 
Total votes: 53

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

Post#541 » by MrPainfulTruth » Sun May 11, 2025 9:10 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:MPJ completely disappeared. He’s supposed to be the best 3 point shooter on the team. One game he’s great the next game he’s a disaster

One game he's great the next four he disappears. But at least he does it without hogging the ball liek Murray. He is not hitting and eventually will pass up the shots, where Murray will continue to play dumb, then pout and not play defense any more. But when they have that legendary ONE game per series where they actually earn their money all the knowitalls show up and tell us how much help Jokic has.

Theres a reason Murray is not an allstar, nor is anyone else on that team. Not even close.
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Post#542 » by Greatness » Sun May 11, 2025 9:10 pm

WestbrookGOATed wrote:If we don't win today and Tuesday I don't see us winning this series. This is getting infuriating.

Well yeah, it would be 4-1 Denver if that happens.
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Post#543 » by KyRo23 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:10 pm

WestbrookGOATed wrote:If we don't win today and Tuesday I don't see us winning this series. This is getting infuriating.


Well yeah, that would make it 4-1 Denver :lol:
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Post#544 » by Guardia » Sun May 11, 2025 9:10 pm

SOA wrote:I'm not even sure OKC is that stacked. Their role players are really not that impressive.


No experience. Gritty hardnosed vets they need but i guess their front office doesnt value that
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Post#545 » by WestbrookGOATed » Sun May 11, 2025 9:10 pm

Tracymcgoaty wrote:How do you say paper tiger in OKCnician?
How do you say 4-1 first round exit in Laker?
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Post#546 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun May 11, 2025 9:10 pm

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So much for OKC's historic nonsense.

Thats what it is people. It's nonsense. Everybody knows teams coast in the regular season.
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Post#548 » by Wooderson » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

Chet is not the centerpiece of a Giannis trade. Neither is Jdub. It's both or hang up the phone.
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Post#549 » by cjx » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

Call him King Gordon :king:, Fam

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Post#550 » by JustBuzzin » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

jokeboy86 wrote:I thought Chet could be a legit #2 for a title team. He’s still young but I don’t know….

They cant really play through him with SGA and JDub as your guards.

If he had his own team he would be a top 10 player.
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Post#551 » by Else_where » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

OKC is who we thought they were
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Post#552 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

10DayContract wrote:OKC dribbles waaaaayyyyy too much.


They dribble until the refs blow the whistle. Worked all season why not now
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Post#553 » by life_saver » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

This has been one of Jokic's better defensive games
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Post#554 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

WestbrookGOATed wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:How do you say paper tiger in OKCnician?
How do you say 4-1 first round exit in Laker?


You say we suck. See im honest. How do you say a generational series fumble if OKC loses this series?
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Post#555 » by HotRocks34 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

If OKC loses this game today I have a hard time thinking that they come back.

This game is all there for them to take.
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Post#556 » by The Rainmaker » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

Aaron Gordon is shooting 43% from 3 this season and he's getting the Tony Allen treatment.
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Post#557 » by jokeboy86 » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

JM00n69 wrote:
jokeboy86 wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:These playoffs show actual physical basketball makes all of these star players look worse


Makes you appreciate guys like LeBron, Duncan and Shaq more


LeBron does not belong hahah


Oh but he does. Physicality did not bother LeBron in his prime. That’s why teams dared him to shoot because good luck trying to rattle him physically
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Post#558 » by canada_dry » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

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Wolfgang630 wrote:MPJ completely disappeared. He’s supposed to be the best 3 point shooter on the team. One game he’s great the next game he’s a disaster

One game he's great the next four he disappears. But at least he does it without hogging the ball liek Murray. He is not hitting and eventually will pass up the shots, where Murray will continue to play dumb, then pout and not play defense any more. But when they have that legendary ONE game per series where they actually earn their money all the knowitalls show up and tell us how much help Jokic has.

Theres a reason Murray is not an allstar, nor is anyone else on that team. Not even close.
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Post#559 » by Marvin Martian » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

jokeboy86 wrote:I thought Chet could be a legit #2 for a title team. He’s still young but I don’t know….

Dort is the weak link on the team, not Chet
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Post#560 » by CodeBreaker » Sun May 11, 2025 9:11 pm

Else_where wrote:OKC is who we thought they were

2017 Warriors would have swept this "historic" team

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