The Oklahoma City Thunder, the top seed in the Western Conference, are one win away from punching their ticket to the conference finals of the 2025 NBA playoffs. But the Denver Nuggets will not go quietly and will try to hold court in Denver for Game 6 on Thursday night.

Murray's availability in a closeout game is key for a Nuggets team struggling with depth against a deep Thunder rotation.

The Oklahoma City Thunder look to clinch the Western Conference second round over the Denver Nuggets in game six. The teams meet for the 10th time this season.

SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday's Game 6 Western Conference semifinal matchup

The Denver Nuggets dropped a critical Game 5 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night by a final score of 112-105. It was a painful loss, as Denver led by as many as 12 points and was up 86-78 at the start of the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma City had its back against the wall on Sunday afternoon, but managed to come away with a win after a solid showing down the stretch.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder held the Denver Nuggets to 31.3% shooting from the field to win Game 4.