A 125-93 win, the league overlord refused to be upset, the veteran champion was eliminated

On May 19, 2025, the last set of tiebreaks in the second round of the NBA playoffs began. The Thunder faced the challenge of the Denver Nuggets at home. The two teams played evenly in the first six games, and they scored their best in this game. They were determined to win the game. Otherwise, they would have stopped in the semi-finals and ended their journey this season!

Thunder refused to be upset and advanced to the Western Finals!

The two teams have lineups, Nuggets' general Aaron Gordon is on the way with an injury, and the combination of Jokic + Murray + Gordon + Porter + Braun is arranged; the Thunder continues to use the youth army's fixed rotation, and the lineup of Alexander + Jaylen Williams + Homgren + Dort + Hartenstein!

In the first quarter, the Nuggets Braun, Jokic and Porter scored in the inside basket in succession. The Thunder team Homgren, Hartenstein and Alexander all responded one after another. Braun made three-pointers from the outside. The Nuggets led 11-8 in the opening game. Jokic made consecutive kills and free throws in the inside to increase points. Braun and Gordon scored 5 points in a row. The Thunder encountered a three-minute scoring drought. The Nuggets took the opportunity to score a 9-0 climax and led 20-8. Alexander broke through and picked the basket and broke the scoring deadlock. Homgren and Wallace completed empty cuts and dunks one after another. Westbrook and Caruso completed three-pointers from the outside. The Nuggets led 24-19. In the final stage, Murray made a breakthrough layup, Wiggins made a second tip-in. The Nuggets led 26-21 in the first quarter!

The Nuggets' tie-up seven battle is in a sluggish state!

In the second quarter, Alexander and Jaylen Williams took turns to attack the basket and completed the score. The Nuggets failed to make a shot in the first two minutes. The Thunder took advantage of the situation to make an 8-0 offensive to overtake. Gordon made a three-pointer from the outside to open the situation. Wiggins completed the response from the outside. The Thunder led 32-29. Jokic scored 2+1 in the basket. Caruso and Braun completed three-pointers from the outside. Gordon and Jokic made a series of fouls to complete all four free throws. Jaylen Williams and Dort Continuous empty cuts and layups were made, the Thunder led 42-39, Murray and Jokic made consecutive throws from the basket, and the Thunder team, home and outside, jointly scored a 14-4 attack wave, leading 56-43. In the final stage, Jokic scored 3 points in a row with free throws, Alexander and Jaylen Williams scored consecutive points at the basket. At the end of the half game, the Thunder scored a 39-20 super offensive in a single quarter, completing the overtake with 60-46!

The third quarter, Alexander joined forces with Jaylen Williams to score 9 points inside and outside, and the Thunder led by a big score of 69-46. The Nuggets Porter, Braun, and Murray scored and recovered 7 points inside and outside, Caruso and Dolter continued to hit the inside and finish scoring. Murray, Porter and Braun completed the mid-range shots one after another, Alexander and Wallace joined forces to respond to 7 points inside and outside, and the Thunder continued to hold 21 points. Leading, Westbrook and Braun scored 7 points in a row with free throws. Alexander, Caruso and Homgren made consecutive kills and free throws and increased points. The Thunder led 89-67. Strauser made a fast break and threw a throw, Caruso and Wiggins scored another 5 points inside and outside. In the final stage, Jokic made a three-pointer from the outside, and Homgren made consecutive fouls and free throws and increased points. After three quarters of the game, the Thunder led with a big score of 97-72!

The entire Thunder team played a fierce victory to advance to the Western Conference Finals!

The final quarter, Alexander joined forces with Jaylen Williams to start the personal scoring and run wild mode. His shooting feel was hot and he continued to blossom inside and outside to score 17-4. The Nuggets Murray and Strauser broke through to the basket to complete the score. The Thunder led by 114-76. With the last six minutes left in the game, the Nuggets were still behind with a 37-point score. The team's head coach saw that there was no hope of chasing the points, so he decisively removed all the main players to give up the game. In the end, the scores of both sides were frozen at the Thunder to win 125-93, thus eliminating the opponent 4-3 with a total score and advancing to the Western Conference Finals stage!

Score situation between both sides:

Nuggets, Jokic made 5 of 9 shots, 9 free throws, 20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, Murray made 6 of 16 shots, 1 of 8 three-pointers, 13 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, Gordon made 4 shots with injury, 2 of 4 shots, 11 rebounds, Braun made 7 of 14 shots, 2 of 9 three-pointers, 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, Porter continued to be in a sluggish, 3 shots, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, bench player, Westbrook scored 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, Strauser scored 6 points, 3 rebounds, Pickett scored 6 points and 2 rebounds, Tate scored 5 points and 3 rebounds, Watson scored 4 points and 4 rebounds. The Nuggets played well in the first quarter, but from the second quarter, they were gradually controlled by the Thunder, and the score difference was completely suppressed by the opponent. They lost 19 points in the second quarter and lost 11 points in the third quarter. The score difference between the two teams was always around 30 points in the second half. The Nuggets never found effective points-chasing measures. They entered the final quarter and were once again attacked by the Thunder, which led to a complete killing of the game. In the end, the Nuggets unfortunately suffered a defeat in the tiebreak battle, and then stopped in the second round of the playoffs and bid farewell to this season's journey!

Alexander scored 35 points, the best in the game!

Thunder, Alexander was the only one who made 12 of 19 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, 35 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Jaylen Williams recovered in form, made 10 of 17 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Homgren made 4 of 9 shots, 13 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, Hartenstein made 5 of 7 shots, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 assist, 1 assist, Dort made 2 of 7 shots, 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, bench player, Caruso contributed 11 3 points, assists and 3 steals, Wiggins contributed 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Wallace scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, the Thunders performed more clearly in the whole game. In the situation of tightening the score difference in the first quarter, the Thunder won 37 points in the last three quarters. Whether in terms of offensive status or game momentum, the Thunder had an absolute advantage. With the advantage of home court, the momentum of the game was one-sided. In the end, the team eliminated the Nuggets without any suspense, won the tiebreaker, advanced to the Western Conference Finals, and met the Timberwolves to compete for the Western Conference Championship!