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Thursday, May 15, 2025Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed OKC by 3 at halftime and won 119–107.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Thunder107
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +12
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Thunder-Nuggets

Denver evens the series with OKC at 3–3

Nikola Jokic goes for 29 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-3+8+12DEN AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28332125107
Nuggets31273229119
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27, 44, 29DEN29 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 43, 21, 16, 21, 14, 27, 17, 28, 25DEN25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25, 31, 32OKC32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 24, 11, 12, 15, 18, 8, 14, 19OKC19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 107Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28332125107
Nuggets31273229119
The story
Christian Braun had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Denver beat Oklahoma City 119-107

Chet Holmgren led Oklahoma City with 19 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 32-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3−3+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Cooling off
−13.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.2 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 10 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 32

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25, 31, 32Thunder-Nuggets · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27, 44, 29Nuggets-Thunder · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 43, 21, 16, 21, 14, 27, 17, 28, 25Nuggets-Thunder · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Christian BraunPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 14, 21, 11, 3, 8, 17, 8, 23Nuggets-Thunder · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 24, 11, 12, 15, 18, 8, 14, 19Thunder-Nuggets · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Julian StrawtherPoints, last 10 games: 1, 9, 0, 0, 3, 2, 9, 0, 3, 15Nuggets-Thunder · W
4.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Nuggets7