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The Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Denver Nuggets from the playoffs in Game 7 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The Nuggets made some changes before the playoffs started, and one of them was surprisingly firing Michael Malone. Malone was the head coach for the Nuggets for some time, and he even led […]

As the Denver Nuggets were eliminated from the playoffs, ESPN front office insider Bobby Marks has some concerns about their offseason. Despite Denver being loaded with starters, the depth was a glaring concern. On the NBA on ESPN, Marks explained why he has those concerns and brought up an interesting stat line. “The starters averaged […]

The Denver Nuggets enter the 2025 NBA offseason at a crossroads. Two years removed from their championship, Denver’s second consecutive second-round exit has cast doubt on their ability to contend with the current roster. With Nikola Jokić still in his prime, urgency is mounting to maximize the championship window before it closes. The front office-now […]

With the season now in the rearview mirror, the Denver Nuggets turn their focus to what comes next. The front office faces several important decisions this offseason as it aims to return to championship contention following its 2023 title run. Their recent series loss to the Oklahoma Thunder exposed key issues, especially regarding depth and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s physical defensive approach paid off in Game 7, frustrating Denver’s rhythm from start to finish. In a surprising twist, Alex Caruso took on the challenge of guarding Nikola Jokic during key moments, using grit and smart positioning to limit the MVP’s impact despite a major size disadvantage. The move stunned Denver […]

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon braved a lower-body injury and forced his body to play in the all-important Game 7 showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road on Sunday. However, Gordon’s courageous move went for naught, as Denver ended up getting lit up in a 125-121 loss at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. […]

After another disappointing second-round playoff exit, the Denver Nuggets face a crossroads this offseason. Despite having the league’s most unique superstar in Nikola Jokic under contract through 2027, the roster around him has shown signs of stagnation, with Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. locked into expensive deals and the supporting cast struggling to provide […]

After a second consecutive early playoff exit and a season marked by inconsistency, the Denver Nuggets face a pivotal offseason. Despite being just two years removed from their first NBA title, the franchise now finds itself at a crossroads. The core around Nikola Jokić, once seen as untouchable, is under scrutiny. Among the supporting cast, […]

Alex Caruso has always been known as the kind of player who does the dirty work; the type of guy who hustles for loose balls, pressures the perimeter, and makes life miserable for opposing guards. In the Oklahoma City Thunder’s dominant 125–93 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals, […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Russell Westbrook shared a special moment after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 125-93 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the West Semis of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander has featured as a star for the Thunder since he joined the team in the trade that sent Paul George […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman shook the Oklahoma City Thunder’s proverbial hand after succumbing to a 125-93 Game 7 blowout at the Paycom Center. As the Nuggets head toward their offseason and the Thunder switch their focus to the Minnesota Timberwolves in preparation for the Western Conference Finals, Adelman gave Oklahoma City […]

David Adelman had nothing to feel but pride for the Denver Nuggets despite their Game 7 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West Semis of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday. Adelman navigated the Nuggets through a difficult situation, becoming their interim head coach after the franchise fired Michael Malone with four regular-season […]

The end of the 2024-25 season came ever so swiftly for the Denver Nuggets; in Game 7 of their second-round matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, they were undone by a deluge of turnovers en route to a 125-93 defeat that sends them spiraling deep into an offseason filled with questions regarding their current core’s […]

Nikola Jokic will have plenty of reflecting to do after the Denver Nuggets lost 125-93 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the West Semis of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday. Jokic and the Nuggets went the distance with a Thunder squad that won 68 games in the regular season. As a […]

The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic watched their season unravel in Game 7. Jokic scored 20 points but his Nuggets got embarrassed 125-93 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jokic, however, fought through an elbow ailment during the season, plus NBA Playoffs. The perennial NBA All-Star noticeably played without a sleeve over his elbow. Was his […]

When the Denver Nuggets went down by a ton in their eventual 125-93 Game 7 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder, they couldn’t call upon any weapons from the bench to stem the tide. Russell Westbrook was out of sorts all night long, Peyton Watson couldn’t buy a bucket, and Julian Strawther, the Game 6 […]

David Adelman had high remarks on Aaron Gordon’s big decision to play in Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Prior to the big matchup, Gordon was dealing with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. The injury would need multiple weeks to recover, but the Nuggets forward pushed through to take […]

Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets put up a valiant effort, pushing the 68-win and heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games in their second-round matchup, but in the end, they did not have enough to get across the finish line. In Game 7, the Nuggets struggled after a great start to the ballgame […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — In a do-or-die Game 7 matchup, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault added a new wrinkle to defending Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic: sick 6-foot-5 guard Alex Caruso onto Jokic for extended periods of time. And it worked. Caruso disrupted the NBA’s reigning MVP early and often, which led to The […]

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon made a request to the NBA about its playoff scheduling after depleted Nuggets squad suffered a tough Game 7 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and is now going home in the second round for the second straight season. While this group fought hard in the first few quarters, the […]

Aaron Gordon had to fight through a lot of pain before Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Prior to the big matchup, Gordon was dealing with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. The injury would need multiple weeks to recover, but the Nuggets forward pushed through to take part in […]

Russell Westbrook endured a testy moment Sunday during the NBA Playoffs. Except this wasn’t during the 125-93 beatdown at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. It happened afterward inside the Denver Nuggets locker room. Westbrook faces a nebulous future with the team. Denver Gazette reporter Vinny Benedetto tried asking about Westbrook’s 2025 plans. Benedetto […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a strong performance to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to the series-clinching victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the West Semis on Sunday. In 36 minutes of action, Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points, four assists, three rebounds, three steals, and a block. He shot 12-of-19 from the field, including […]

The Denver Nuggets’ Game 6 win to keep their season alive came at the huge cost of Aaron Gordon’s hamstring; Gordon, whose status for Game 7 was in doubt, suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain which would typically keep someone out for multiple weeks. Nonetheless, Gordon decided to gut it out and was one of […]

It was admirable that the Denver Nuggets, a team with such a shallow roster, were able to push the 68-win Oklahoma City Thunder to a seventh game in their Western Conference semifinal clash. But with Aaron Gordon dealing with a hamstring strain that would keep him out for an extended period under regular circumstances, the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had some Game 7 jitters early on at home against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, falling behind by 11 points in the first quarter. But the Thunder soon settled down and took control of the game with a surge late in the second quarter and into the third quarter. The end […]

The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder are in an intense Game 7, and everything is on the line as one of these teams will advance to the Western Conference Finals to face the Minnesota Timberwolves. Aaron Gordon knew the importance of this game, and despite having a Grade 2 hamstring strain, he still came […]

The Denver Nuggets are trying to grit out a win in Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday despite dealing with multiple injuries to key players. The most notable of those ailments happened at the very end of Game 6, when Aaron Gordon went down with a hamstring strain. On Sunday morning, it […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The stage is set for Game 7 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets, but starting forward Aaron Gordon’s status remained uncertain hours before tip-off. Before Nuggets coach David Adelman provided an update, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault revealed what he anticipates in Game 7. Then, Adelman revealed Gordon’s status. […]

OKLAHOMA CITY —  Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren isn’t anticipating any more surprises from the Denver Nuggets in Game 7. At this point in their best-of-7 series, Sunday’s matchup will reflect how each team executes. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault isn’t anticipating new themes in Game 7 from either side. As Holmgren alluded to, […]

The Denver Nuggets will be in a pivotal Game 7 matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but they may be without one of their key players. Aaron Gordon, who suffered a hamstring injury at the end of Game 6, is listed as questionable, but it’s highly likely that he won’t be available to play, according […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault held the team’s final practice before facing the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals at the Paycom Center. Focusing on the approach that got them to this point, Daigneault says his team’s focus in Sunday’s matchup is critical and that there’s […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to play the Oklahoma City Thunder in an important Game 7 matchup, but the health status of a few key players is up in the air. For most of the series, everybody on each side has been available and healthy, but the Nuggets now have Russell Westbrook, Jamal Murray, and […]

The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder head into Sunday’s Game 7 with a spot in the Western Conference Finals on the line. Nikola Jokic is one of the best Game 7 performers in recent NBA history, but Aaron Gordon is the most important player. David Adelman delivered an update on his forward’s status after […]

The Denver Nuggets are getting ready for their second consecutive Game 7. After beating the Los Angeles Clippers in front of the home crowd in Denver in the first round, Nikola Jokic and company will now have to get it done on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, Kendrick Perkins dropped an insane […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday. The Timberwolves finished off the Golden State Warriors with a 121-110 win in Game 5. Unfortunately for the team, the rest they get before the beginning of the next round is no longer drama free, thanks to Rudy Gobert. News broke on […]

The Denver Nuggets have forced a decisive Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night, but they could be without a key player. Aaron Gordon has been diagnosed with a hamstring strain, and his status is in doubt for this contest, via Shams Charania. Gordon has balled out for the Nuggets in the […]

After Thursday’s 119-107 Game 6 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams looked ahead to Game 7 at the Paycom Center on Sunday. While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says he isn’t worried about Williams, who finished with six points on 3-of-16 attempts, Jalen addressed a lingering wrist injury he’s been dealing with since […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been one of several players on the roster frustrated by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s foul-baiting antics. After a questionable whistle favored the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6, Murray took a jab at the MVP candidate’s ability to sell contact, clearly unimpressed with the officiating. The clip shows the Thunder star […]