The Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves in a bind for the first time in the 2025 playoffs after losing Game 3 to the Denver Nuggets. While it’s not rare for a top team to stumble a bit during high-pressure playoff situations, it still doesn’t take away that fans are slightly concerned with how their team is playing.
Friday night was deja vu all over again for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Game 3 came down to clutch time and this team failed its retake exam. Just as the Denver Nuggets wrestled away Game 1 down the stretch, they did the same in Game 3.
DENVER — After a 113-104 loss in overtime, where the Denver Nuggets grabbed an 11-2 advantage in the extra period, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault says adversity is par for the course.
Four Denver Nuggets reached 20 points, as the Oklahoma City Thunder fell 113-104 after scoring two points on eight overtime possessions. The Thunder led 95-93 entering clutch time.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have had a dominant season thus far and that has continued into the playoffs. Oklahoma City was easily able to make it out of the first round after sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies, setting up a second-round series against the Denver Nuggets.
For a game that was never once close, at any point, Wednesday night’s Game 2 action between Oklahoma City and Denver was quite chippy. Emotions were high
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren responded to Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon’s take on his All-Star center Nikola Jokic getting constantly fouled throughout Game 2.
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Game 2 of the series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets was a one-sided beatdown. The Thunder smoked the Nuggets 149-106. Aaron Gordon was quick to find fault with external sources.
One of the biggest subplots of this second-round matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets was the return of Russell Westbrook to the franchise that experienced his best years.
The Oklahoma City Thunder were stunned by the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Oklahoma City was stunning in a Game 2 romp.
Oklahoma City bounced back in the biggest way possible on Wednesday night. After running out of gas and collapsing at the end of a highly anticipated Game 1, the Thunder needed a special performance to prove themselves again.
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The Denver Nuggets were blown out in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, and head coach David Adelman did not mince words when discussing the performance.
When the top-seeded Thunder obliterated the Nuggets in Game 2 on Wednesday, they demonstrated they're not the 2007 Mavericks or 2015 Hawks — a regular-season juggernaut that fizzles out in the playoffs.
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