They weren't that thin for the Denver Nuggets. They were as thick as Nikola Jokić. The best player in the world had the 68-win Thunder on the ropes multiple times. Jokić outplayed presumptive MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a second-round series that went seven games but ended in an OKC blowout.

Nikola Jokic addressed some key issues for the Nuggets' title charge and discussed future outlooks after the team's loss to the Thunder in the second round of the playoffs.

The Denver Nuggets take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of their second-round NBA Playoffs match-up at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

In the end it was a 125-93 OKC win that puts the Thunder through to the Western Conference Finals, taking the series 4-3. Minnesota will be in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night to open the West finals.

It's been a battle as the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder continued to slug it out on the court. However, Sunday's game decided who would go on to face the Minnesota Timberwolves and who would head home.

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić praised interim head coach David Adelman after the team suffered a 125-93 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series.

The Nuggets tough loss obscured a valiant, bravehearted effort by star forward Aaron Gordon, who did his best to play through a Grade 2 hamstring sprain. Gordon wound up with eight points and 11 rebounds in 24 minutes of game action.