Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder
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Denver can swing a trade similar to last year's between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves, in which San Antonio sent the No. 8 pick to Minnesota for a lightly protected first-round swap six years down the road and an unprotected swap in seven.
The Denver Nuggets hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder at Ball Arena in Denver on Friday, May 9, 2025. The Nuggets won 113-104 in overtime.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are battling the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Game 5 will swing the series and the Thunder have to protect home court. Here are the injury reports for each side.
Denver was last in the league in 3-point attempts per game during the regular season (31.9), but that number has jumped to 38.5 3PA in the four contests against OKC. In their first-round series versus the LA Clippers, the Nuggets fired up an average of just 29.0 3PA across seven games.
Isaiah Hartenstein went from playing behind Denver's Nikola Jokic to playing against him with OKC in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
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OKC Thunder ties NBA Playoff West Semifinals with Game 4 victory over Nuggets. Reactions from Aaron Wiggins and Coach Daigneault before Game 5 at Paycom Center.
Oklahoma City had its back against the wall on Sunday afternoon, but managed to come away with a win after a solid showing down the stretch.