Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Full Highlights 1st Qtr | May 18 | 2025 NBA Highlights

Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Full Highlights 1st Qtr | May 18 | 2025 NBA Highlights

Start the game right. I like that from Scott Foster in his 31st year. He’s officiated a lot of game sevens in his time as well. Of course, the crowd here stands until the first bucket by their Thunder. Arinstein guarded by Joic. Arinstein has done his best. They’ve made Joic work hard. Nice pass inside and Christian Brown with the first bucket. Well, and that’s what we talked about. The Thunder have done a good job of making Jokic turn over the ball and limit his assist. That’s not something that you typically see. So for him to get Christian Brown involved early, that’s a good sign for the Denver Nuggets. That home guarded by Gordon, keeping a close eye on Gordon on his movement. Foul on the entry pass. Speaking the head coach of the Thunder said, “No new material for game seven. Just be who you are.” And that’s been the best record in the NBA all season. nice spin move and the finish. Brown coming off his playoff careerh high. Gets inside and throws it down. Brown with authority. He had 23 points in game six. Most he’s ever scored in the postseason. Well, and that’s where you get an easy layup early. Now you’re feeling good about yourself. You aggressively attack downhill and good things happen. on Render Williams. Williams had a nightmare shooting game in game six. His runner misses, but Stein right there to clean it up. Guarding Brown. D of course is on Jamal Murray. Murray’s had some brilliance once again in the playoffs despite going against some great individual defenders. Yic spin. Yic the finish. One-on-one in the post against Chad Holgrren who had the assignment in game one. It’s been primarily Isaiah the rest of the way. Dort left wide open. Can’t connect. The Thunder have been inconsistent from three. They have shot the three ball much better obviously at home than they’ve had on the road here in this series. Beautiful pass. Murray kicks it out. Brown and Brown can’t connect. Michael Porter on the follow. And an excellent is one of the all-time greats. They need MPJ to make shots or Brown. Somebody’s got to come along with the other two. Alexander fakes, now drives on Brown, pulls up, loves that elbow spot and knocks down his first shot of the afternoon. There are not many players in history where a 12T 15 ft shot is a layup. If he gets there, it is automatic from that range. Murray kicks it out. Brown. Brown against Thor. Shot clock winding down. He’s going to have to hoist it up. He does. Puts up the three and knocks it in. Christian Brown. What a start. Already with seven points. Arstein running the floor. Beautiful pass for Gordon has the sprint to close in transition. Keeping a close eye. So far, he looks okay getting up and down the floor. Jamal Murray gets inside. Left-handed shot man got the piece. Get the rebound. Here comes SGA. Dort high arcing three-pointer. Gordon tips it. Brown again attacks the goal. Finds Yic. Jookic lost it momentarily and was fouled on the shot. Be a standstill three-point shooter. He’s the guy who inbounds the basketball in critical situations. He does just so many different things for him as Hondrren lines up that three-pointer. That one in and out. Gordon able to tip the rebound to himself that time. Murray trying to get free. Gorge fights through some screens. Fights over another screen. Brown thought about it. Tries another three-pointer. Long rebound out to Porter. Joic looking. Porter’s got Hawkenstein on him. Five on the 24. Shot clock winding down. Joic catches. Got to put it up. And a foul. Smart little ways to conserve energy. Jaylen Williams drives on Murray. Kicks it back out. Jason Wallace is in. Gorton still out there with the two fouls. Tried to draw a foul. Gordon played him well. Murray back up top to Gordon. Gordon. He tries a three-pointer in and out. Thunder. Always looked to push. Alioop to Hartenstein. Couldn’t quite control it, but gets his own rebound. Jason Wallace. Ball knocked out of bounds. And last touch by Williams. Mark Gnel’s Thunder have missed their first three from those threes. Porter the height advantage misses that Gordon Valley for the rebound comes down with it as it knocked out of his hands. Picked up by Alexander one-on-one with Murray with Brown lurking Wallace. The fearless 21-year-old comes up short. I I’m sorry. If you’re the OKC Thunder, if you’re seeing the way that Aaron Gordon’s move, you got to put him in some action. I don’t care if it’s just a pick and roll. Shay’s got to go against him. You got to put an offensive player to make him have to move. Y it got fouled. Threw it up. He throw. You can do it off of a make, off of a miss. You can’t get back into that zone as easy. That’s when you trigger off a miss. Let’s bring him up. Gort sits down. Caruso comes in for the first time. Hartstein back up top. Caruso lines up his three-pointer. The tip misses. Ball battle. Jokic comes away. Williams had a good chance. Wouldn’t go down. Jokic off the bounce. Finds Brown. And Christian Brown off to a terrific start. Nine points already and a 10-point lead. Caruso right down the floor. Wild pass. Delvis Alexander using Hartstein. Sneaks past Joh. It’s good. Man, that guy is dynam. The handle’s tight. He can operate in little spaces. Gordon catches it inside and Gordon counted out a foul. Beautiful pass one again. Not sure he was even going to be able to play just a couple hours before the game. They’re trusting the medical staff and trusting Gordon’s Williams gets inside, pulled away, threw it away. Excellent defense from Denver. Corner for Brown. Murray hasn’t scored yet and the Nuggets are up 11. Caruso putting some pressure on Brown and a travel laterally. That makes him hard to beat off the bounce. Caruso fakes now drives, goes inside back up top. Wallace launches his three. That one in and out. Now 0 for five from three-point range. Denver’s defense at times this season can be very underrated. Gordon has turned into a superb defensive player. Brown as well, but Gordon already has contributed. Murray shot blocked by third in the NBA playoffs in blocks per game. Jose Alexander spins, kicks it back out. Caruso three-pointer. Westbrook the rebound. Well, they’re really struggling against the zone and a lot of their threes have been open and this is

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Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Full Highlights 1st Qtr | May 18 | 2025 NBA Highlights