The Thunder left no doubt in Game 7, dismantling the Nuggets behind 22 forced turnovers and a swarming defense.

Aaron Gordon willed himself to play through pain, embodying a gritty playoff run by the Nuggets. But resilience and toughness weren’t enough against the Thunder.

Alexander's 35 points and a team-wide defensive effort drove Oklahoma City to its first conference finals appearance in a decade.

NBA MVP front-runner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and top-seeded OKC roared to a 125-93 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 Sunday at Paycom Center.

For all the misconstruing that happens in these NBA Playoffs, Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets brought out the OKC Thunder team Mark Daigneault recognized.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The only noises to be heard in “Loud City” early Sunday afternoon were nervous murmurs and clanging wayward jumpers, which is not at all what the Paycom Center crowd had in mind for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s biggest home game in nine years.

Julio Rodriguez belted an eighth-inning grand slam and Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings to lift the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.

The Denver Nuggets have extended their Western Conference Semifinals matchup against the number one seed Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 7. The Nuggets have possibly fought the hardest and longest road in the postseason,

The Thunder couldn't close out on the road in their 119-107 Game 6 loss to the Nuggets on Thursday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored an efficient 32 points, but the rest of the starters couldn't contribute. Jalen Williams was limited to six points on 3-of-16 shooting.

The hypotheticals are more nuanced this year. It was all soberingly simple in 2024. In a series of blowouts, the Nuggets would’ve advanced past Minnesota if they had just protected that 20-point lead in Game 7. There were no other distinct moments that swung the outcome. Just one unambiguous collapse.