[West] 2025 Playoffs, Second Round

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Oklahoma City Thunder (1) vs. Denver Nuggets (4)
Game 1, May 5: Denver at Oklahoma City (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 2, May 7: Denver at Oklahoma City (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 3, May 9: Oklahoma City at Denver (10 p.m., ESPN)
Game 4, May 11: Oklahoma City at Denver (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Game 5, TBD (if necessary): Denver at Oklahoma City (TBD)
Game 6, TBD (if necessary): Oklahoma City at Denver (TBD)
Game 7, TBD (if necessary): Denver at Oklahoma City (TBD)

Minnesota Timberwolves (6) vs. Golden State Warriors (7)
Game 1, May 6: Golden State at Minnesota (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 2, May 8: Golden State at Minnesota (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 3, May 10: Minnesota at Golden State (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Game 4, May 12: Minnesota at Golden State (TBD, ESPN)
Game 5, May 14 (if necessary): Golden State at Minnesota (TBD, TNT)
Game 6, May 18 (if necessary): Minnesota at Golden State (TBD, TBD)
Game 7, May 20 (if necessary): Golden State at Minnesota (TBD, ESPN)


Shout out to @coolhandluke, @pdxKingsFan and @KingofKings for correctly answering the first round poll question.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I may need to be fact-checked, but I believe that this is the first time in NBA history that a 6 seed has ever hosted a playoff series.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

I may need to be fact-checked, but I believe that this is the first time in NBA history that a 6 seed has ever hosted a playoff series.

You are correct.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919582433722405066

 

[Joshyjosh31]

How does denver not get a bench player at the deadline when you have Jokić in his prime just wasting his years

 

[Tetsujin]

How does denver not get a bench player at the deadline when you have Jokić in his prime just wasting his years

They literally don’t have a single asset they can trade

 

[Joshyjosh31]

They literally don’t have a single asset they can trade

Even sorry ass Ben Simmons would help just a body to throw out for 15 minutes how is your only pickup in two seasons Westbrook while losing brown and KCP

They should’ve done the Porter for Lavine deal but the owner said no cause Porter went to Missouri

 

[Tetsujin]

It Draymond Jokic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919601708013125644

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

It Draymond Jokic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919601708013125644

You sure it ain't Nikola Green?

 

[Tetsujin]

Moar like Choke Holmgren amirite?

 

[coolhandluke]

Holy crap! What a comeback by the Nuggets!

 

[Tetsujin]

OKC intentionally fouling the Nuggets with 11 seconds left and a joker off the floor backfired spectacularly as you’d expect it to lol

 

[coolhandluke]

OKC intentionally fouling the Nuggets with 11 seconds left and a joker off the floor backfired spectacularly as you’d expect it to lol

OKC tried to be too cute and did so many intentional mistakes and paid the ultimate price. Why foul when the clock is your friend?

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Jokic is the second greatest player of all time if he ring chased like lebron he’d have won 5 straight dudes second best player is Aaron gordon

 

[Joshyjosh31]

It Draymond Jokic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919601708013125644

How did the refs miss Dort fouling five times before this

 

[Joshyjosh31]

OKC tried to be too cute and did so many intentional mistakes and paid the ultimate price. Why foul when the clock is your friend?

They were fouling to quick didn’t even wait for Denver to take some time off

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Embiid winning that mvp is a stain klutch really went overtime to make sure Jokić doesn’t win five in a row

 

[Joshyjosh31]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919612947686379912

 

[kingsboi]

both games delivered the goods today. a Wolves win tomorrow will be ideal

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I may need to be fact-checked, but I believe that this is the first time in NBA history that a 6 seed has ever hosted a playoff series.

You are correct.

I am not correct, as it turns out:

#3 Denver Nuggets (1-4) vs. #6 Los Angeles Clippers (4-1)

#7 Los Angeles Lakers (4-2) vs. #6 Golden State Warriors (2-4)

Funny that I would forget that second one...

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

I am not correct, as it turns out:

#3 Denver Nuggets (1-4) vs. #6 Los Angeles Clippers (4-1)

#7 Los Angeles Lakers (4-2) vs. #6 Golden State Warriors (2-4)

Funny that I would forget that second one...

I stand corrected.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Buddy has the quick release 3 dialed in....and it's been huge for them

 

[megapoxy]

Butler and Buddy (Butter/Alfred according to Butler/Robin) presser is again pure comedy.

 

[coolhandluke]

Steph likely to be out for a week. Wolves got lucky.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1920174060694020286

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Steph likely to be out for a week. Wolves got lucky.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1920174060694020286

To be fair, if game 1 was any indication, the Wolves may not have gotten so lucky...But, this definitely gives them a good shot to at least get back into the series with a game 2 win.

 

[Tetsujin]

TWolves got some of the Pacers injury devil magic lol

 

[Joshyjosh31]

TWolves got some of the Pacers injury devil magic lol

Nobody is touching the pacers in that department cavs are grouting out there third string like NYK and Bucks last year vs the pacers

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919932264382664768

 

[coolhandluke]

OKC putting on a beatdown on the hapless Nuggets. Dominating on both ends of the floor.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Porter and Braun shouldn’t be getting playoff minutes

Refs letting OKC foul on every play meanwhile any slight contact for OKC is a foul