Thunder Advance To the Western Conference Finals!

The Oklahoma City Thunder will advance to the western conference finals after defeating the Denver Nuggets in the second round!

The Nuggets won the championship in 2023, while the Thunder have not won one since 1979, back when they were called the Seattle SuperSonics.

Here is the result of each game of this series, as well as the best performances in each:

Game 1:

Final Score:

Nuggets win 121-119.

Key Performances:

Nikola Jokic had 42 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 blocks while shooting 52%!

Aaron Gordon had 14 points, including the game-winner!

Aaron Gordon's game-winner:

Game 2:

Final Score:

Thunder win 149-106

The Thunder scored 87 points in the first half, which is the most by a team in any half in NBA playoff history!

Key Performance:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points, 8 assists, and 4 rebounds, while shooting 85%

Game 3:

Final Score:

Nuggets win 113-104

Key Performances:

Jamal Murray had 27 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, and 4 steals

Aaron Gordon had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, on 63% shooting

Michael Porter Jr. had 21 points and 8 rebounds, on 70% shooting

Game 4:

Final Score:

Thunder win 92-87

In the first quarter of this game, the Thunder scored 17 points and the Nuggets scored 8, which equals the fewest points in a 1st quarter in playoff history.

Key Performance:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals.

Game 5:

Final Score:

Thunder win 112-105

Key Performances:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks on 52% shooting for the Thunder

Nikola Jokic had 44 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals on 68% shooting for the Nuggets

Game 6:

Final Score:

Nuggets win 119-107

Key Performances:

Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists

Christian Braun and 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals

Jamal Murray had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists

Game 7:

Final Score:

Thunder win 125-93

Key Performance:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steal while shooting 63%

The Thunder will now face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals beginning this Tuesday!

The MVP which has not been announced yet, will either but Jokic or Shai. Now that the Thunder won this series, it will seem a bit weird to some fans if Shai doesn’t win it, even though it is a regular season award.

Thats all for now, folks ✌️