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

It's a do-or-die Game 7 for the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon with a spot in the 2025 Western Conference finals on the line. The top-seeded Thunder are facing elimination for the first time in these playoffs after dropping Game 6 in Denver on Thursday night.

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

Instant reaction from the Nuggets’ 125-93 loss  to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of their second-round NBA Playoffs series.

Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center. Despite initially being listed as questionable due to a hamstring injury,

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.

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.

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.

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 Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals, and will play the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West Finals. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes discuss the biggest takeaways from the game,