The hypotheticals are more nuanced this year. It was all soberingly simple in 2024. In a series of blowouts, the Nuggets would’ve advanced past Minnesota if they had just protected that 20-point lead in Game 7. There were no other distinct moments that swung the outcome. Just one unambiguous collapse.

The Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Denver Nuggets from the NBA Playoffs on Sunday with a 125-93 win at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The big picture: Oklahoma City secured a 4-3 series win against the Nuggets and will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.

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.

In the latest Nuggets Ink, Bennett Durando and Matt Schubert reconvene after Denver is elimination from the NBA Playoffs by Oklahoma City.

The Denver Nuggets made a shocking move at the end of the regular season, parting ways with veteran head coach Michael Malone just three games before the playof

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to the conference finals. After a 125-93 win in Game 7 of their second-round series against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, they will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

The Nuggets don’t have a ton of avenues to improve their roster. Unless they’re willing to finally part with a member of their championship core.