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Sunday, May 18, 2025Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 5 after the first quarter and won 125–93.

Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Nuggets93
Thunder125
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +32
On this day · 2023–24May 18, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · Nuggets-Thunder

SGA pours in 35, OKC beats Denver

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 35 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+14+25+32OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2620262193
Thunder21393728125
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25, 31, 32, 35OKC35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 23, 16, 17, 32, 10, 18, 6, 24OKC24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27, 44, 29, 20DEN20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Christian BraunPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 21, 11, 3, 8, 17, 8, 23, 19DEN19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 93Thunder 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2620262193
Thunder21393728125
The story
Jalen Williams had 24 points as Oklahoma City beat Denver 125-93

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Thunder took the second 39-20.

OKC lead by quarter
400 −5+14+25+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+1.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
29.6Reg. season avg31.0Last 3 playoff games

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 5 points in 4 minutes.

Cooling off
−12.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.2 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 6 points in 23 minutes.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 35

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25, 31, 32, 35Thunder-Nuggets · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 23, 16, 17, 32, 10, 18, 6, 24Thunder-Nuggets · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27, 44, 29, 20Nuggets-Thunder · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Christian BraunPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 21, 11, 3, 8, 17, 8, 23, 19Nuggets-Thunder · L
12.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 11, 12, 15, 18, 8, 14, 19, 13Thunder-Nuggets · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 43, 21, 16, 21, 14, 27, 17, 28, 25, 13Nuggets-Thunder · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Thunder1