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

[bisme37]

Game 4: Sunday May 11, 3:30pm ET on ABC





Continued from here: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2457922

[Mrakar]

2 very important things about this game, besides of rosters and coaching. Who is refing which will affect the game outcome(dont mean its rigged but some refs have tendencies to call the game other way) and who is the broadcast crew(which will affect the viewing pleasure). If its Mark Jones again i'm muting it.

If i had to bet tonight, i would go with Thunder in blowout, i think its that kind of series. Thunder are better team and when they start hot its hard to stop them. Nuggets have to hope they can keep 2 more close enough to try to win it in the clutch.

[Wolfgang630]

I pray they don’t give SGA calls this game for “reasons” and Jokic gets more calls.

Denver tends to not be good in these early weekend games, but they gotta muster all they can. It’s hard to win 2 games in OKC

[Mavrelous]

Hopefully todays matinee will be better than yesterdays.

[JM00n69]

I pray they don’t give SGA calls this game for “reasons” and Jokic gets more calls.

Denver tends to not be good in these early weekend games, but they gotta muster all they can. It’s hard to win 2 games in OKC

I don't think they'll got for the blatant one sided whistle like they did in G2. That drew a fair amount of attention by how it was reffed and that Foster got called in from injury reserves. You can't be that obvious again and Denver crowd would not have it.

[stoo]

i just realised that thunder fans are kinda scared right now

[JM00n69]

i just realised that thunder fans are kinda scared right now

I saw hints of that when we were beating LAC. I don't blame them really, who would want to face this Denver team in a best of 7 series

[MrPainfulTruth]

As in every game in this series, two things will decide the outcome, and its neither Jokic nor SGA.
1. The refs definitely decided game 2 from the first second on. How will they officate this game? Like game 2 or game 3, which was more or less fairly called (OKC still got the better whistle but that was within the range of human error)?
2. Will we see decent Murray and good MPJ again as in game 2, or will they disappear as usual after a good showing?

[Los_29]

I think OKC comes out with an answer today. This series will be draining for both teams. It already has been.

[UcanUwill]

Must win for OKC.

[Mrakar]

Read on Twitter

Jokic is terrible, just playing awfull, abysmal some people here are saying.

Still better then all of your guys on the list or the ones in Cancun.

[MrPainfulTruth]

I think OKC comes out with an answer today. This series will be draining for both teams. It already has been.

These are the playoffs. They predicted Nuggets would be drained, the older team that had to go to game 7 while OKC was resting for a week. No, i dont think this is a problem unless injury happens

[Sgt Major]

No one can predict the outcome of the tonight's game.

[mcmurphy]

Read on Twitter

Jokic is terrible, just playing awfull, abysmal some people here are saying.

Still better then all of your guys on the list or the ones in Cancun.

last 2 games was extremely bad for Jokic standard... Okc has made a good job doubling or tripling in post

today game finally is a good airtime for nba european fans

[cjx]

Mile High Might 4Ever, Nugget Power, Fam !

Big Muscle Westbrook game today, book it

Remember my prophecy

[scrabbarista]

I'm just happy this series has given me many socially acceptable opportunities to say one of my all-time favorite words: thundernuggets.

[Wolfgang630]

In the paint I don’t see how Jokic can be better. On his jumpers and threes though….

[Jellybeans]

Holy hell west conf game again starts so damn early

[MarcusBrody]

2 very important things about this game, besides of rosters and coaching. Who is refing which will affect the game outcome(dont mean its rigged but some refs have tendencies to call the game other way)

Oh my god, that's Tony Brothers' music!

https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/

The Nuggets won their only TB reffed game this season and the Thunder won both of theirs. Tony Brothers officiated games had the third most free throws in the league last year. We will see if that helps (more Shai ftas) or hurts OKC (the more physical defense).

[Dadouv47]

i just realised that thunder fans are kinda scared right now

down 1-2 and playing on the road against a very good and experienced team? yeah there's reason for concern.