Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Denver Nuggets	26	20	26	21	93
Oklahoma City Thunder	21	39	37	28	125

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Denver Nuggets	93	33-84	39.3%	10-45	22.2%	17-22	77.3%	15	56	20	19	6	22	2
Oklahoma City Thunder	125	47-96	49.0%	12-39	30.8%	19-24	79.2%	15	54	28	19	16	9	3


Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Michael Porter Jr.^SF	23:12	6	3-8	0-4	0-0	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	-8
Aaron Gordon^PF	24:30	8	2-4	1-3	3-3	4	7	11	0	0	0	4	1	-9
Nikola Jokić^C	36:49	20	5-9	1-2	9-11	1	8	9	7	0	0	5	3	-23
Christian Braun^SG	32:47	19	7-14	2-9	3-4	2	2	4	3	1	0	2	5	-28
Jamal Murray^PG	34:45	13	6-16	1-8	0-0	0	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	-21
Russell Westbrook	21:48	6	2-7	2-5	0-0	1	4	5	2	0	0	4	3	-34
Peyton Watson	19:45	4	1-8	0-3	2-4	2	2	4	2	0	1	2	1	-27
Julian Strawther	17:33	6	3-8	0-2	0-0	1	2	3	0	1	0	3	0	-10
Hunter Tyson	09:36	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
Zeke Nnaji	09:36	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jalen Pickett	09:36	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Vlatko Čančar	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DeAndre Jordan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dario Šarić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DaRon Holmes II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma City Thunder	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jalen Williams^SF	32:41	24	10-17	2-5	2-3	1	4	5	7	1	0	1	0	35
Chet Holmgren^PF	28:27	13	4-9	0-3	5-6	3	8	11	1	1	1	2	3	34
Isaiah Hartenstein^C	17:04	10	5-7	0-0	0-0	4	3	7	1	0	0	0	2	-7
Luguentz Dort^SG	17:15	6	2-7	1-5	1-2	4	1	5	2	2	0	2	3	3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^PG	36:02	35	12-19	3-4	8-9	0	3	3	4	3	1	0	2	32
Cason Wallace	28:34	7	3-10	1-6	0-0	1	2	3	5	2	0	1	1	38
Alex Caruso	25:44	11	5-7	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	3	40
Aaron Wiggins	19:22	8	3-11	2-8	0-0	2	2	4	3	2	1	0	2	19
Jaylin Williams	07:40	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	-6
Isaiah Joe	03:33	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4
Ajay Mitchell	07:40	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	-6
Kenrich Williams	07:40	1	0-3	0-2	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Dillon Jones	04:07	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	-10
Ousmane Dieng	04:07	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-10
Nikola Topić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

King_Thirteen

3575 | 2 months ago

Aaron “grade 2 hamstring strain” Gordon, just played 25 mins in a game 7 & led both teams in rebounds (11)

He’s definitely on some Tramadol shit. Drug test him!

JakeBr0Chill | Thunder

1017 | 2 months ago

Respect to AG. Dude is a warrior.

revisioncloud | Thunder

378 | 2 months ago

AG over mascot still the goat dunk of all time

davey_mann | 76ers

44 | 2 months ago

Warrior? I thought he was a Nugget.

doctor_of_drugs | Kings

399 | 2 months ago

Just tramadol? Kinda trash drug. Bro should be on a fent patch and morphine as needed

cdillio | Thunder

94 | 2 months ago

Give him a zyn and hes good

dronelogic | Raptors

70 | 2 months ago

Muh knee!

opanm | Warriors Bandwagon

41 | 2 months ago

toradol 💯

NormalHuman1001

2835 | 2 months ago

The Nuggets actually risked Aaron Gordon’s hamstring just to get torched by a lineup of 6’3” to 6’6” guys. Unbelievable.

suzukigun4life | Cote D'Ivoire

849 | 2 months ago

That first quarter gave some hope. Then everything fell apart.

CliffDraws | Thunder

493 | 2 months ago

Thunder could have been up 10 at the end of the first quarter if they were capable of hitting a wide open 3.

Bigole_Steps | East

213 | 2 months ago

Yeah, the nuggets were in the game as long as thunder were bricking open shots. As soon as some of those shots started falling, the thunder just ran away with it

rawchess | Minneapolis Lakers

263 | 2 months ago

Tbf Caruso is 7 foot at heart 🐶

sponedaddie | Lakers

167 | 2 months ago

I said it in another thread but this isn’t watching your ex move on for a better life, this is watching your eldest start his own family.

afjecj | Magic

197 | 2 months ago

Shai dort Caruso cason is a fucking filthy guard line up on the defensive end. 3 of the 10 best guard defenders and a top 20 guard defender aswell. Cason and Caruso have the best hands in the game behind Dyson too imo. Unfair

SpamAcc17

125 | 2 months ago

Caruso is actually a better per minute stealer than Dyson last I checked. There’s a reason Lakers and Bulls fans will die for him.

Morezingis | Timberwolves

182 | 2 months ago

Malpractice tbh

B-I-G-A-R-R-O-W | Celtics

157 | 2 months ago

Chet and Hartenstein are only 6’3 and 6’6

sponedaddie | Lakers

74 | 2 months ago

Those are the back up’s, the real big you have to worry about is Alex Caruso.

s3v3r3 | Pacers

50 | 2 months ago

Mad respect to Gordon nonetheless.

What’s crazy is he still managed to get 11 rebounds, more than anyone else on the Nuggets.

Miyagisans

1913 | 2 months ago

Man, it just looks more fucking insane with each passing day that the Lakers let Caruso go.

pseet

827 | 2 months ago

And Zubac too… For fucking Mike Muscula -.-

schadkehnfreude | Lakers

360 | 2 months ago

Zubac was kinda understandable since we didn’t have a window to re-sign him, though the return of Muscula WAS criminal. Caruso was indefensible and I would argue an even greater sin than the Westbrook trade.

meenzu

103 | 2 months ago

The advanced stats on Caruso with lebron were just insane, so shortsighted to let someone go that was playing so well with LeBron and AD

MonkEC_MonkEdoo

71 | 2 months ago

I love me some Westbrook, but nothing can top that as a sin on Pelinka’s watch. I said in another thread, he’s the type of GM that can occasionally sink a 40 footer but can’t make a layup to save his life. Caruso was such an easy re-sign

PaoLakers | Philippines

136 | 2 months ago

Frustrates me to no end whenever I i think about it. Literally no fan wanted him to go. It was literally just Jeannie and Rob’s decision to be cheapskates. THT over Caruso? Holy shit what a fumble.

Different-Jump-1792 | Bucks

1624 | 2 months ago

This game was over 8 minutes into the 1st quarter, according to the game thread.

OKC2023champs | Thunder

759 | 2 months ago

It seemed bad. This was a defining moment for okc, especially if they win it all. Locked in and just blew them out

InfiniteDub | Warriors

506 | 2 months ago

OKC really grew mentally this round, they spent the whole year blowing teams out and so it felt like they lacked the clutch game. Kudos to them man this and game 5 was huge

sponedaddie | Lakers

320 | 2 months ago

I’m not glazing here, but this is what Alex Caruso brings. So many times during our 19-20 season Caruso would do these odd little things to get us back into a game, deflection, charge drawn, or hit a timely 3. It happened in the first quarter, Denver were up 26-16 and had missed their first 7 3PA (albeit 2 also being Caruso’s).

However once Caruso hit that shot and got it to 7, you could just start seeing the confidence of the team come back, the team managed to score one more tip in before end of quarter to make it 26-21 but since Denver won the top, OKC started with possession in the second with Jokic on the bench and went on a quick 6-0 run.

Then whenever Denver felt like they were about to creep in, it was a Caruso deflection, Caruso steal, offensive foul drawn, or somehow being the best defence on Jokic.

palkia239 | Thunder

211 | 2 months ago

You are glazing but it is warranted Caruso is him

pssiraj | Lakers

45 | 2 months ago

He was him too, but he still is 👍🏾👍🏾

TheBigBomma | Thunder

75 | 2 months ago

Fighting through an ugly game 4 when no one could hit a shot, hitting out a gritty come from behind win in game 5, and then turning up in this way in a game 7 is just massive for the young guys.

ZyberZeon | Lakers

87 | 2 months ago

Did anyone else catch that they ran Carushow as the 5 for a good several minutes. Absolutely dogpiled the Nuggets offense. They way OKC defended with a box n one and read to recovered for secondary passes was scary.

It’s a supercharged version of what JJ did to the Nuggets earlier in the regular season. Watching it was crazy. It’s like the whole team went super saiyan and the intensity on defense was electric. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an NBA defense lock in like that ever.

But yooooo, how good has Alex Caruso been as a vet for this team. He’s a perfect fit. And the way he came in was like an assassin. Just a silent fucking killer.

I’m a Laker fan, but these kids are the real deal.

XanIrelia-1 | Warriors

1377 | 2 months ago

Zoomer OKC fans about to make the craziest Tiktok edits of SGA smiling after game 3.

[deleted]

729 | 2 months ago

Warriors fans complaining about zoomers, damn time flies.

wcooper97 | OKC

119 | 2 months ago

Are we the 12 year olds now?

darnclem | OKC

37 | 2 months ago

What’s up fellow teenagers

VeinIsHere

67 | 2 months ago

Lmaooo

DeadDay | OKC

378 | 2 months ago

“He’s aura farming” ugh

ChoosingOne | Lakers

62 | 2 months ago

i fucking hate that aura has become a trendy word,that and nonchalant are idiotic words

ElDuderino_92 | Clippers

56 | 2 months ago

I blame Lucario

_19911118 | Raptors

123 | 2 months ago

Why did this sub act like sga smiling was the biggest crime lol

rhganggang

45 | 2 months ago

Because most in this sub have never played competitive ball. They don’t realize the drive some of these guys have. That smile was like “ok mother fuckers, I’m coming for you in game 4.”

[deleted]

43 | 2 months ago

I mean he basically said after the game “I smiled because what else was I supposed to do?” *when getting taunted by a whole arena after a loss.

weekndalex | Lakers

1352 | 2 months ago

nba announcing shai’s mvp tomorrow is going to hit so hard

schwinndoctor | Slovenia

471 | 2 months ago

They should have had the MVP trophy suspended in the air above half court

dnt1694 | Thunder

152 | 2 months ago

A ladder match ?

SovietEagle | Cavaliers

48 | 2 months ago

Winner gets custody of Dominik Mysterio

[deleted]

241 | 2 months ago

They risked Shai’s aura for this moment and it paid off

realfakejames

168 | 2 months ago

It’s dumb they even make us wait this long

BlackMilk23 | BOS

125 | 2 months ago

All regular season awards should be announced at the end of the regular season.

ContractXtension | Hornets

85 | 2 months ago

It’s going to be dope

DeadDay | OKC

48 | 2 months ago

Party in Bricktown baby. If you see a fat man painted blue on TV mind ya business!

EarthWarping | NBA

70 | 2 months ago

Before game 2

acekingoffsuit | Timberwolves

38 | 2 months ago

It would almost certainly be on Wednesday since they’re all on TNT, so the day between Games 1 and 2.

cheezisgouda | Bulls

1210 | 2 months ago

The best two words in sports: Garbage Time

Cappin_Crunch | Bucks

430 | 2 months ago

Four best words to espn- Should Jokic leave Denver??

All they’ve whined about for years is Giannis leaving. Time for them to start writing Jokic pieces

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

157 | 2 months ago

Oh you know that’s coming

Balmer trying to see how he can get Jokic and Giannis together rn

a_pot_of_chili_verde | Thunder

33 | 2 months ago

Ballmer about to build an Intuit dome in Denver and Milwaukee so he can get Jokic and Giannis.

Expensive-Salad-7828 | Lakers

1053 | 2 months ago

Denver played this like they had already booked Cancun flights at halftime

Available_Story6774 | Kings

398 | 2 months ago

Nuggets fans wished they still had Bruce Brown and Jeff Green the past two seasons.

raiden_kazuha

142 | 2 months ago

KCP too

Dadude564 | Magic

160 | 2 months ago

You can have his ass back lol

Rabid_Sloth_ | Nuggets

40 | 2 months ago

Yeah KCP had a great year /s

beamingleanin | Heat

259 | 2 months ago

Jokic just shot 9 times, yikes

SerenadeSwift | Supersonics

188 | 2 months ago

1 shot attempt the entire second half right? Wasn’t he 4-8 at half?

orhantemerrut

111 | 2 months ago

He didn’t so much as glance at the rim.

Gamerguy_141297 | Clippers

187 | 2 months ago

No bench, 2 straight 7 game series, 1 day break between games from clippers game 2 till okc game 7, players playing through injuries.

Looks like they just ran out of gas

Am_Ghosty | Thunder

99 | 2 months ago

Agree - and I’m surprised it took as long as it did.

As a fan of OKC, I kept waiting for DEN to run out of gas and it just never seemed to happen (until today).

doctor_of_drugs | Kings

123 | 2 months ago

Jokic had tickets to Serbia tonight. Horses can’t wait, Cancun can.

Bennington_Sports

79 | 2 months ago

They played like this was their second game 7 of the playoffs and 3 of their best 4 players were hurt imo

raiderjaypussy | Nuggets

50 | 2 months ago

One armed MPJ, one legged AG Murray with the flu. Hard to win down 3/5ths of your starting 5 ever let alone against a juggernaut team.

porlok

978 | 2 months ago

/r/nba pre playoffs: “yeah, regular season is a totally different story, teams go way easier, the playoffs is what separates the boys from the men, let’s see how OKC will handle that”

/r/nba during playoffs: “Hello, police? Caruso is trying to beat Jokic up”

Misdirected_Colors | Thunder

360 | 2 months ago

“Thunder can’t win with the playoff whistle”

thunder win with playoff whistle

“Wait no they can’t do that”

Sour grapes. Win and advance fk the haters.

Honor_Bound | Thunder

57 | 2 months ago

With more fouls too

realfakejames

264 | 2 months ago

This sub before the series: “we have the best player on the planet with championship experience”

This sub after game 7: “OKC was always supposed to win, they were supposed to beat down Jokic so bad he quit the game in 3 quarters”

SwaggyPsAndCarrots | Thunder

203 | 2 months ago

It’s sad that’s all people chose to talk about. People say they want physical basketball, so the playoffs became more physical, and then people proceeded to do nothing but complain about said physicality.

Perturabo_Iron_Lord | Thunder

168 | 2 months ago

“I want physicality back in basketball!”

“No wait! What do you mean they’re going to be physical AGAINST my team?! That should be a foul!”

Bobskidat | Thunder

57 | 2 months ago

Nuggets had over 20 turnovers and the bots in the game thread unironically thought all of them were fouls and the refs were letting Thunder play too aggressively

Relevant-Bonus-2735

162 | 2 months ago

But do you see how many scratch mark Jokic has??? No one else deals with that contact like he does!!

sponedaddie | Lakers

47 | 2 months ago

Me watching LeBrons whistle fade away since 2016.

sergechewbacca | GSW

543 | 2 months ago

What a disappointing last few elimination games as a neutral.

There better be huge changes for Nuggets in the off-season or they are wasting Jokic’s prime.

Parallel-Quality

257 | 2 months ago

As a neutral, what was your take on the game thread?

I’ve never seen a game thread so disconnected from reality, with so many people complaining and acting like OKC should have 60 fouls, even when the free throws were 16-3 in the first half.

SleepingInAJar_ | Raptors

362 | 2 months ago

Every game thread is fucking stupid and delusional lol

blingblingmofo | GSW

48 | 2 months ago

Goldfish hivemind disagrees.

afjecj | Magic

122 | 2 months ago

being in the game thread with like 2 mins left in the first quarter, saw a comment about Shai foulbait. I checked the stats, at that point, jokic 6 ft, Shai 0 fts. Can’t help but laugh when you see dumb shit like that sometimes

throwingthisaway733 | Thunder

42 | 2 months ago

Gotta remember Jokic fouls are legit and Shais are no where near legit. That’s the narrative

sergechewbacca | GSW

121 | 2 months ago

NBA game threads are toxic lol. Avoid them like the plague.

TemperedTorture | Spurs

57 | 2 months ago

Every time a gassed team gets outplayed on defence, ppl think there are more fouls than there are. I’ve seen games where there were actual bad calls that hurt one team over another. This was not one of them.

BipolarCartographer | Thunder

54 | 2 months ago

Nah, we did get a way with a lot today.

Caruso should have been fouled out in the 2nd quarter.

The fact that Jokic has to do theatrics to get the fouls called on him should be something we all agree it is ridiculous. I just wish reffing is more consistent, it takes away from the fun of the game.

Total_Investment_796 | Lakers

36 | 2 months ago

OKC got a awful whistle this whole series

notathrowaway75 | NBA

185 | 2 months ago

or they are wasting Jokic’s prime.

They won the title 2 years ago.

trytoholdon | Thunder

510 | 2 months ago

According to the game thread, this is a truly impressive rig job by the refs to engineer a 32 point blowout, forcing Denver to shoot 39% from the field and 22% from 3, while simultaneously giving Denver more FT attempts until the benches emptied. I hope Adam Silver investigates this corruption.

cnotethegoat123 | Rockets

239 | 2 months ago

It wasn’t too obvious until the refs started shaking the goals every time the nuggets tried to score. Embarrassing product from the NBA.

totemair

77 | 2 months ago

I got sick to my stomach watching the refs sneakily buttering up the ball on nugget turnovers

slamdunkbb123

112 | 2 months ago

Silver himself was greasing up the ball before denver touched the ball, leading to their 22 turnovers. Not jokics fault man!

Cappin_Crunch | Bucks

50 | 2 months ago

Well yeah the people on this sub are extremely stupid and biased

definitelynotagay | Raptors

47 | 2 months ago

Adam silver’s masterplan to rig it for one of the smallest market teams led by a Canadian.

He could literally make hundreds of dollars(CAD)

FakeRingin | Thunder

46 | 2 months ago

My favourite part was when it was like 16-3 FTA, Jokic just got pretty weak call for FTs and then SGA drives, gets fouled by 2 guys, including Jokic a full git to SGAs arm and all the Nuggets players go arms out to the refs

Augchm | 76ers

505 | 2 months ago

That was one of the most toxic threads I’ve ever read and as a Sixers fan I can’t explain how much I’ve enjoyed this game.

TheFestusEzeli | TOR

239 | 2 months ago

Sixers fans might be happier than Thunder fans rn

BrightAttack

153 | 2 months ago

Job’s not finished for Thunder fans. It is for 6er fans

Augchm | 76ers

53 | 2 months ago

It’s been rough for us. We take happiness from wherever we can.

PensiveinNJ | 76ers

50 | 2 months ago

Nah, Aaron Gordon winning another title would have been appropriate for how huge he was for the Nuggets this series. Props to him for fighting through injury to try and make a difference.

DrexellGames | Vancouver Grizzlies

419 | 2 months ago

Clippers got fleeced looking back when they traded SGA for George

CheekyFifaCunt_7 | Lakers

233 | 2 months ago

Don’t think anyone expected sga to become this good

torexmus | Raptors

108 | 2 months ago

I thought he had all star potential but I would have never guessed that he would be in an mvp convo

siestarrific | Knicks

183 | 2 months ago

Some people thought it was a fleece back then too

Parallel-Quality

137 | 2 months ago

SGA wasn’t even considered the “biggest” part of the trade at the time.

It was the boatload of picks that people were freaking out over.

Mind you, they did get J-Dub with one of those picks.

yic0 | POR

80 | 2 months ago

But PatBev told us the next 5 years were his…

rawchess | Minneapolis Lakers

46 | 2 months ago

Everyone did. Kawhi bent them over and essentially held the three teams that could sign him hostage over PG 😭

homefree122 | Thunder

90 | 2 months ago

In Sam Presti we trust. So long as we have that man as GM, we are solid.

Sushi2k | Clippers

73 | 2 months ago

Fleeced how lol? ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision is strong.

We got Kawhi coming off of a championship, PG13 coming off of one of his best seasons, top 3 in MVP voting. There’s no guarantee that SGA turns into what he is if he stays in LA. He had CP3 to help develop him and less pressure of being in a rebuilding OKC team.

Meanwhile Clips got to compete at a high level for 4ish years. Just because we didn’t win a chip mean it wasn’t worth it. We swung and missed, happens. They’ll get more chances with an owner like Ballmer. OKC made WCF with SGA after 5 years. Teams take that trade ¹⁰⁄₁₀ times.

BlazeBloom | POR

412 | 2 months ago

It was all downhill for the Nuggets when they started the 2nd quarter without Jokic OR Murray on the court.

siegeoftyre | Nuggets

114 | 2 months ago

Yeah, I don’t know what that was about. For some reason Adelman changed Murray’s minutes.

spiralism | Nuggets

190 | 2 months ago

It’s called “looking at the healthy players remaining and realising you’re fucked”.

hawrtjon | Nuggets

116 | 2 months ago

AG at the 5 in his current state was nasty work

GotTwisted | Lakers

398 | 2 months ago

7 Different Champions in 7 Straight Seasons

with 11 Different Finalists. NBA Parity is back!

Year	NBA Finals ^#	Championship Drought
2019	TOR ^1 (4-2) GSW ^2	24 Years
2020	LAL ^3 (4-2) MIA ^4	10 Years
2021	MIL ^5 (4-2) PHX ^6	50 Years
2022	GSW ^2 (4-2) BOS ^7	4 Years
2023	DEN ^8 (4-1) MIA ^4	47 Years
2024	BOS ^7 (4-1) DAL ^9	16 Years

Potential 2025 NBA Championship Team

Team ^10&11	Last Title ^descending
NYK (3rd Title)	1973 (52 Years)
IND (1st NBA Title)	1976 (49 Years) * Founded edit *
OKC (2nd Title)	1979 (46 Years as SEA)
MIN (1st Title)	1989 (36 Years) * Founded edit *

TatumBrownWhite | Celtics

400 | 2 months ago

OKC’s 1st title, Seattle title doesn’t count and they should immediately disclaim it once they win this year’s title.

dontletmecook73 | Thunder

311 | 2 months ago

We don’t count it either don’t worry. Once Seattle gets a team again their history goes back to them anyway.

TatumBrownWhite | Celtics

46 | 2 months ago

At least you’re paying homage to them in the sense that this team is most similar to the 2013 Seahawks

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

54 | 2 months ago

That’s all Seattle. They earned it, they keep it.

ahrumah | Supersonics

94 | 2 months ago

If they could, they would have already. OKC is eager to give a new Sonics team back its history, but they’re not allowed to officially disclaim it yet by the league (I think for records-related reasons).

Quirky_Volume9996

60 | 2 months ago

They already do not claim it, no banner, no jersey patch.

doctor_of_drugs | Kings

47 | 2 months ago

We need a Seattle team so badly, I miss the sonics man

[deleted]

362 | 2 months ago

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Repulsive-Throat5068 | Lakers

313 | 2 months ago

Jokic shooting only NINE TIMES in a game 7, getting outplayed by SGA and getting blown out… yeah this sub IS COOKED

thro14away

183 | 2 months ago

Virtually any other superstar (maybe outside of Steph) would have been ridiculed for months if they played the way he played today. Just insane

Repulsive-Throat5068 | Lakers

141 | 2 months ago

2 weeks ago this sub was flaming luka like crazy and he didnt even play that bad. Tatum isnt close to jokics level and he still got more hate lmaooooo

BigEggBeaters | Washington Bullets

51 | 2 months ago

Tatums ring weirdly has seemed to only get him less respect

andretheclutch | Lakers

46 | 2 months ago

Already with the excuses, and not a single mention about his defense…

Hate_Leg_Day | Lakers

49 | 2 months ago

Steph and LeBron deserve the leeway. They’re old, have done it all, and literally have nothing left to prove. Jokic is in his absolute prime. He doesn’t and shouldn’t get the same leeway.

restless_vagabond | NBA

127 | 2 months ago

It’s been weird this week. Several mods have to be Nugs fans to let some of the posts stay up.

clickstops | 76ers

50 | 2 months ago

Been like this for years

easymoneysniper223 | Lakers

68 | 2 months ago

Don’t forget r/nbatalk and r/billsimmons 😭

Competitive_Market70 | Thunder

47 | 2 months ago

Brutal day for Jokic box score watchers

Chris_Paul_3 | NBA

340 | 2 months ago

Honestly Denver overachieved by taking this to 7. OKC should have ended this series in 5 games but they choked a lot. In the end OKC simply had more talent and depth.

farewellyo | Thunder

97 | 2 months ago

We did choke a lot but I’d say it was quite the learning experience and beating the best player in the league will never be easy

CashmereLogan | Thunder

43 | 2 months ago

It’s like the only reason I feel slightly good about the WCF. Edwards is SO good but I don’t think they have anyone on that roster that comes close to how Jokic can impact the game, and that was, of course, the biggest struggle with this series.

babikospokes | Spain

72 | 2 months ago

And youth

Propuhganduh | DEN

306 | 2 months ago

Now that the series is over, good series OKC. I was a hater the whole time, but I have to be.

aCatLunchbox | Thunder

88 | 2 months ago

We respect you for it. Good series!

AllThingsEZV

68 | 2 months ago

This is how it’s supposed to be

LameDrain | Thunder

43 | 2 months ago

Respect to the nuggets they fought like hell, everyone said they were going to get swept or lose in 5.

xap31 | Warriors

300 | 2 months ago

Jokic versus Clippers has 3 triple doubles and 4 double digit assists. Against the Thunder, he wasn’t able to register even a single triple double. Has no double digit assist.

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233 | 2 months ago

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TraditionStrange9717

83 | 2 months ago

The thunder also weren’t doubling him until he got to the rim. They obviously were going with the strategy of making him a scorer first, and fortunately he shot like ass half of the series.

-WaterIsGreat- | Raptors

269 | 2 months ago

despite nuggets: shooting 23% from 3, having 23 turnovers, and Jokic only taking 9 total shots, Jokic stans in r/nba will still find a way to blame the refs

SGA with a monster 35 point game 7 that will also not get mentioned

CliffDraws | Thunder

116 | 2 months ago

One might argue your best player should take more than 9 shots in an elimination game when Murray is sick and Gordon is on one leg.

malganis12 | Thunder

47 | 2 months ago

your best player

The Undisputed Best Player In the World and Maybe the Best Ever

iam_the_Wolverine | Thunder

37 | 2 months ago

Yep - they’re already here doing it, lmao.

I am glad OKC won the series because when I say this series has made me absolutely despise Denver fans, I want them to know it’s not out of bitterness and they earned it.

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263 | 2 months ago

I need the same energy injured jimmy faced with jokic today. Jimmy took 11 shots and jokic took 9

Evilfart123 | 76ers

148 | 2 months ago

It’s really weird seeing Jokic fans saying he needs to embellish and flop to get FTs because Jokic is getting fouled every possessions but refs aren’t calling it… it’s the same argument Sixers fans used and were shit on for it. Bring the downvotes

iwasconflicted

135 | 2 months ago

After game 1, you actually had people saying he is better than peak Lebron and MJ btw

Playful_Rip_1280

43 | 2 months ago

For a prime that supposedly rivals LeBron, this series from him would be solidly below average amongst Bron’s playoff runs in his prime.

DeadDay | OKC

253 | 2 months ago

BRAUMS AND FAT WOMEN FOR EVERYONE!

imbutawaveto | OKC

73 | 2 months ago

SGA IM DRIZZLING ONION BURGERS ON U GOAT

mustangswon1 | Thunder

38 | 2 months ago

I dont have access to Braums anymore, the other one I got lined right up!

TheXtreme1 | Bucks

204 | 2 months ago

Caruso has to be the best bench player in the league.

J_aces | Timberwolves

45 | 2 months ago

Naz Reid would like a word.

Puzzleheaded_Tea8174 | Hawks

203 | 2 months ago

If only jokic shot 32 more free throws😢

Longjumping_One_9164 | Thunder

67 | 2 months ago

Honestly it was insane how many FT attempts he got and in Q1.

Everyone complains endlessly about SGA but 11 FTA on 9 FG is absolutely nasty work.

Vegetable_Kale_1331 | Thunder

190 | 2 months ago

FADED

Jayveesac | Lakers

157 | 2 months ago

Alex Caruso is undefeated against the Nuggets in the playoffs. Rob let him walk for nothing and the Lakers got trashed by the Nuggets in two playoff series. Coincidence? I don’t fucking think so, Rob

Luciolover345

69 | 2 months ago

He was +40 today as well lmao

relax336 | Lakers

175 | 2 months ago

Welcome to the club OKC!!

Where mfers will claim your team is getting all the calls even when the game is called evenly. The game thread was embarrassing.

Embrace it.

Jokic was abysmal today. He complained more than Luka and showed SGA who the real foul merchant is. And the nuggets fans salt will be glorious.

Multiple times the ball got away from him cause he’d rather flop than hustle.

Turnovers at the time starters were benched.

Denver 21 OKC 6

Darkperson6 | Lakers

94 | 2 months ago

Any other big in the NBA that gets locked up by a guard is a baby but when it happens to Jokic, Caruso is committing war crimes

homefree122 | Thunder

160 | 2 months ago

This is one of the biggest wins in our franchises history. Our guys pushed through a shit ton of adversity to get this win and clinch the series against a very good Nuggets team and one of the best players in a generation. So proud of our guys. They are maturing as a team in real time.

muchbro

160 | 2 months ago

Here’s a fun stat from this series for all you analytics nerds out there.

Alex Caruso Wins: 4

Nikola Jokic Wins: 3

carrynothing | Thunder

150 | 2 months ago

This is what happens when the refs let someone like Alex Caruso exert their size on someone like Jokic.

Darthmalak3347 | Thunder

53 | 2 months ago

6 foot 12 inches. And they’re two different measurements

LaLukaDoncic | Cote D'Ivoire

130 | 2 months ago

r/nbatalk is going to be so garbage, as if it’s possible be more garbage.

DisMFer | Bulls

113 | 2 months ago

This sub always wants fewer whistles and for the NBA to be more physical, until teams play that way. Then it’s apparently an issue.

The_Grogfather

58 | 2 months ago

This sub was having a meltdown every time lu dort breathed near someone

Objectitan | Thunder

99 | 2 months ago

r/nba’s ⁹⁄₁₁

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36 | 2 months ago

With JDub balling too, yeah I’m in hell today

OnomahIsABaller | Spurs

94 | 2 months ago

Nikola Jokic wasn’t bad today but he didn’t step up either

He’s become so overrated because all the talk around him has been ridiculous. People saying he’s already top 10 of all time, best center of all time, best offensive player of all time. Ridiculous talks

I’ve seen Dirk Nowitzki super carry his Dallas team in 2011 and beat a great Miami Heat team in the finals

I’ve seen Kawhi for Toronto in 2019

I’ve seen LeBron James for Cleveland in 2018

And more examples. People act like Jokic has been carrying bums to championships

And also Nikola Jokic is a god awful defender, for a big center that’s inexcusable. How anyone can say he’s better than Kareem is ridiculous

lovo17 | Lakers

117 | 2 months ago

He’s one of the greatest offensive players ever.

His defensive limitations can really be harmful.

Both statements can be true.

ashep5 | 76ers

51 | 2 months ago

9 shots in an elimination game with paper thin defence.

Jokic is incredible but everyone can just calm the hell down with some of the hyperbole.

TexasRoadhead | Cote D'Ivoire

41 | 2 months ago

He definitely wasn’t great but people blaming him for the loss are idiots. There’s no player that would win in the same situation he was in. He could have dropped 50 tonight and it they still lose badly

OrganicHunt952 | Mavericks

44 | 2 months ago

I don’t know what it is with Jokic but dude is super glazed to the point you will get crucified for criticising anything about him

loplopol | Thunder

87 | 2 months ago

Chet cooked with the quote at the end of the post game interview with Shai.

CoolAsTheUnthawed | OKC

80 | 2 months ago

Y’all love when your big white hope flops and foul baits. In fact you all have excuse after excuse after excuse for why it’s okay for him to do it. If y’all actually cared about that shit Jokic would be public enemy number 1. This shit he was doing all playoffs was egregious, just shameless stuff.

Hold this L. Shai is the MVP motherfuckers, keep crying about it you bums. Thunder Up ⛈️

no_more_blues | Thunder

37 | 2 months ago

That last play where Caruso rips him and his immediate instinct was to put his hands up and try to flop was so sad.

TH3PhilipJFry | Nuggets

69 | 2 months ago

The Thunder earned this W.

The Nuggets just didn’t give a fuck (minus AG) for some reason.

This has been an extremely worthwhile and competitive series.

The refs are terrible.

Aaron Gordon has the largest dong in all the land.

All of these things can be true at once.

Noah__Webster | Thunder

66 | 2 months ago

/r/NBA’s ⁹⁄₁₁

mollylovelyxx

64 | 2 months ago

Half of okc’s team is undrafted and yet you have this sub complaining more about jokic’s team needing more help.

Denver just didn’t want it as much. It’s as simple as that

mollylovelyxx

57 | 2 months ago

“SGA has no killer instinct” fans BTFO

“Playoff Murray will come in clutch” fans BTFO

“Russ will have the most turnovers in the game” fans BTFO

This sub’s activity may drop off like a rock now given how many excuses they made for Jokic despite his horrible performance

MangroomScoldforest

55 | 2 months ago

Man i so badly want OKC to win simply because of how much this subreddit seems to hate SGA. Delicious Schadenfreude.

c_g_3 | OKC

54 | 2 months ago

FUUUUCK THIS SUB AND FUCK NUGGETS FANS FOR TALKING CRAZY ABOUT THIS TEAM THUNDER TF UP FOREVER. ALL THAT CRYBABY SHIT FOR NOTHING. THATS MY MVP

Drunken31 | Raptors

54 | 2 months ago

Jokic already on the plane back to Serbia to go to his horses

GachaCatchML | NBA

53 | 2 months ago

Keep Joker, Gordon, Braun trade the rest.

Kindly-Amphibian-680 | Timberwolves

44 | 2 months ago

9 fgs in a game 7 and people still gonna act like Jokic is comparable to Hakeem and Shaq lmao

GrantWilliamsIsUgly | 76ers

45 | 2 months ago

I like Jokic a lot as a player and personality wise, but the unhinged glazing and double standards toward him from this sub really sours me on him which is a shame.

Without even bringing up a certain player on my team, imagine how much different the response would be if SGA or Tatum only had 1 shot attempt and 5 turnovers in the 2nd half of a game 7. People were already giving SGA the magical, made up “not a playoff performer” label for not attempting a shot in a 5 minute overtime period.

no_more_blues | Thunder

44 | 2 months ago

At what point does Jokic not being able to stop penetration or protect the rim matter AT ALL? Like in the Harden/Westbrook/Giannis MVP era people loved to bring up defense as a knock (to the point Zach Lowe said he voted for Kawhi over both in the triple double year because he “played on both ends”) but now we’re in the Jokic/Luka era defense is irrelevant?

EstablishmentShoddy1

41 | 2 months ago

Ass whooping

BackendSpecialist | Lakers

35 | 2 months ago

Lmaoooooooo

Nuggets got smacked

Get em OUTTA HERE!

The Oklahoma City Thunder roll over the Denver Nuggets in game 7, 125-93 SGA (35/3/4/3) and Jalen Williams (24/5/7) lead OKC to their first Conference Finals in 9 years.