Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder roll into West finals with 125-93 rout of Nuggets in Game 7
- The Oklahoma City Thunder will play the Denver Nuggets in the decisive seventh game of the Western Conference second-round series on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. EDT in Oklahoma City.
- The Thunder, the youngest team ever to achieve 60 or more regular-season victories and finish with the best league record at 68 wins, aim to prove their strength against the 2023 NBA champion Denver Nuggets.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, an MVP finalist who regained form after a slow series start, leads the Thunder while Denver relies on Nikola Jokic and a potentially limited Aaron Gordon.
- The series is tied 3-3, with BetMGM favoring the Thunder by 8.5 points, and Gilgeous-Alexander stating, "It's do or die," underscoring the high stakes of this matchup.
- The team that prevails in this critical matchup will move on to challenge Minnesota in the next round of the Western Conference playoffs, with the series set to begin on Tuesday as they continue their quest for the NBA championship.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the NBA 2024-25 Playoffs Western Conference Finals, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander single-handedly taking his team to victory. OKC are now 1-0 up in Western Conference Finals series. 🏆 Oklahoma City Thunder Takes 1-0 Lead in NBA 2024-25 Playoffs Western Conference Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Stars As OKC Beats Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 in Game 1.
The Thunder Tried Really Hard
It took the Oklahoma City Thunder about four minutes to kill the Denver Nuggets dead. With just over three minutes left to play in the second quarter of Sunday's Game 7, the Thunder were leading, 42-41. By the time there was 10:59 left to play in the third quarter, they were up 66-46 and the game was undeniably over. The Thunder do this a lot. A team will start out fairly well against them, maybe even keep the game close all the way into the fou…
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