Denver Nuggets
Promising young players define themselves in the playoffs. Most crumble under the pressure of the postseason. However, some players, like the Oklahoma City Thunder’s sophomore guard Cason Wallace, rise to the occasion. In Oklahoma City’s second-round win over the Denver Nuggets, the Thunder outscored the Nuggets by 23.7 points per 100 possessions during Wallace’s minutes. […]
It’s all about the new school in the NBA Playoffs and that’s not just with the teams in the conference finals. New faces are increasingly making their presence felt this postseason. Anyone questioning the homogeneity of the league’s playing styles this year need look no further than the differences among the individual talents on display. […]
Despite the Oklahoma City Thunder managing a split of Games 3 and 4 against the Denver Nuggets to knot this second-round series at 2-2, they needed more from their MVP-caliber superstar, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Across those two outings, the 6-foot-6 guard averaged just 21.5 points on 44.4 percent true shooting — far cries from both his […]
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon used his Game 5 postgame media availability to call out an ESPN article about Russell Westbrook. The story was written by Ramona Shelburne with contributions from Tim MacMahon and Shams Charania. The main portion Gordon took issue with was a section detailing a heated discussion he had with Westbrook after […]
A miraculous Denver Nuggets comeback, fueled by late-game shenanigans and a clutch Aaron Gordon triple, kicked the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder into a 1-0 hole in the Western Conference Semifinals. Oklahoma City can clean up plenty of little things, namely focusing more on both ends, avoiding silly fouls in the backcourt and making open jumpers. […]
We’re just over two weeks into the postseason and some players have faded while others have risen. What better way to cap off the first round of the NBA Playoffs than to see which players have been the best through the first round. It’s a new dawn in the NBA. Players like Anthony Edwards, Shai […]
In the closing minutes of Oklahoma City’s Game 4 matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies, Jalen Williams brought the ball across the timeline. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempted to screen for Williams, but Williams found himself isolated against Scotty Pippen Jr. Williams calmly blew by Pippen, accessed the middle of the floor and nailed a floater to extend […]
Now that the dust has settled on the first round and only eight teams remain, we can focus on the second round. And we have a treat on our hands in the Western Conference Semifinals, as the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the fourth-seeded Denver Nuggets. The young Thunder are well-rested after […]
The Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets will treat us to the first Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Saturday night. Most anticipated this series to go the distance and the chess match between two excellent teams hasn’t disappointed. To escape this series and challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second […]
In what was swelling toward a crucial decision virtually all series, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Ty Lue finally reached a crossroads at halftime of Game 6. His trusty starting unit of James Harden, Norman Powell, Kris Dunn, Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac had cratered. Despite the Clippers ing a plus-9.4 net rating and 13-5 […]
