The Oklahoma City Thunder have been fighting for their time and now finally knows that it will be the Denver Nuggets they face in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Denver Nuggets need seven games to send the Los Angeles Clippers. The ancient rust and rest debate will surely be in the first match.
Oklahoma City has not played since April 26, and Denver will go from Game 7 against the Clippers on Saturday to the first game of the second round on Monday.
From a narrative perspective, fans have more requirements than the collision of two MVP favorites. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the league to score, and Nikola Jokic is one of the greatest regular seasons in NBA history.
The series might boil down to who would be better between co-star and the bench. Jamal Murray showed the best postseason signs and needed to beat Jalen Williams.
Depth is the focus of the whole season block, but they have achieved a huge performance with the Champions 7 winning the game. The Thunder on Paper has a significant advantage in this area.
However, the game is not played on paper, so here is how to watch all the actions.
How to watch Thunder and Nuggets
- Game 1: Monday, May 5 @ 9:30 PM ET, TNT
- Game 2: Wednesday, May 7, 9:30 ET
- Game 3: ESPN's Friday, May 9, 10:00 EST
- Game 4: Sunday, May 11, ET
- Game 5 (if necessary): TBD
- Game 6 (if necessary): TBD
- Game 7 (if necessary): TBD
Series format/stent
Each series follows the format of 2-2-1-1-1. This means that teams with home advantage will host the first two games, as well as Games 5 and 7 (if necessary). Weaker seeds will host games 3, 4 and 6 (if necessary).
The Thunder winner will face the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Houston Rockets or Golden State Warriors. The Rockets and the Warriors played seven games in Houston on Sunday night.
Thunder Nuggets Season Series
The Thunder and Nuggets beat the season series 2-2 points. Two games came in the first month of the season, and the last two games were in March, with the MVP games reaching a peak.
- October 24: Denver's Thunder won 102-87.
- November 6: The Nuggets won a 124-122 victory in Denver.
- March 9: Oklahoma City won 127-103.
- March 10: Nuggets win, Oklahoma City 140-127.
