Nuggets (93) vs Thunder (125) · May 18, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 18, 2025

Game Recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets, 125-93 in Game 7 of their Western Conference Semifinals series. The Oklahoma City Thunder have won the best-of-seven series, 4-3 and will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. Game 1 will take place on Tuesday, May 20 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	26	20	26	21	93
OKC	21	39	37	28	125

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	23	3-8	0-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	2	-8	6
32Aaron GordonPF	24	2-4	1-3	3-3	11	0	0	0	4	1	-9	8
15Nikola JokicC	36	5-9	1-2	9-11	9	7	0	0	5	3	-23	20
0Christian BraunSG	32	7-14	2-8	3-4	4	3	1	0	2	5	-28	19
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	6-16	1-8	0-0	1	2	3	1	2	1	-21	13
4Russell Westbrook	21	2-7	2-5	0-0	5	2	0	0	4	3	-34	6
8Peyton Watson	19	1-8	0-3	2-4	4	2	0	1	2	1	-27	4
3Julian Strawther	17	3-8	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	3	0	-10	6
24Jalen Pickett	9	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
22Zeke Nnaji	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5Hunter Tyson	9	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	5
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-8439.3%	10-4422.7%	17-2277.3%	47	20	6	2	22	19	-	93

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jalen WilliamsSF	32	10-17	2-5	2-3	5	7	1	0	1	0	+35	24
7Chet HolmgrenPF	28	4-9	0-3	5-6	11	1	1	1	2	3	+34	13
55Isaiah HartensteinC	17	5-7	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	0	2	-7	10
5Luguentz DortSG	17	2-7	1-5	1-2	5	2	2	0	2	3	+3	6
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	36	12-19	3-4	8-9	3	4	3	1	0	2	+32	35
22Cason Wallace	28	3-10	1-6	0-0	3	5	2	0	1	1	+38	7
9Alex Caruso	25	5-7	1-3	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	3	+40	11
21Aaron Wiggins	19	3-11	2-8	0-0	4	3	2	1	0	2	+19	8
34Kenrich Williams	7	0-3	0-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	1
25Ajay Mitchell	7	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-6	5
11Isaiah Joe	3	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	2	+4	5
6Jaylin Williams	7	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	-6	0
13Ousmane Dieng	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
3Dillon Jones	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0	-10	0
TOTAL	-	47-9649.0%	12-3930.8%	19-2479.2%	44	28	16	3	9	19	-	125

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenokc

(11:56) Jump Ball Holmgren vs. Jokic: Tip to Braun
+2 (11:34) Braun 12' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
20
(11:16) Porter Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
+2 (11:05) Holmgren 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:55) Braun 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
42
(10:34) MISS Jal. Williams 1' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:30) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:30) Hartenstein Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
44
+2 (10:11) Jokic 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
64
(10:01) MISS Dort 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:57) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:47) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(9:45) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:44) Porter Jr. 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
84
(9:44) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (9:30) Gilgeous-Alexander 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jal. Williams 1 AST)
86
+3 (9:05) Braun 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
116
+2 (8:57) Hartenstein 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
118
(8:41) MISS Murray 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:39) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:34) MISS Dort 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:29) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:25) Dort S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (8:25) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
128
+1 (8:25) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
138
(8:19) MISS Holmgren 23' Jump Shot
(8:14) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:59) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:59) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:44) Dort S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Tiven)
+1 (7:44) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
148
(7:44) MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:42) Jal. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:32) MISS Dort 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(7:29) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:23) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:19) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:12) MISS Hartenstein Alley Oop Dunk
(7:12) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:10) MISS Wallace 3PT Jump Shot
(7:07) Nuggets Rebound
(6:59) MISS Porter Jr. 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:56) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:53) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:53) Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
(6:41) MISS Wallace 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:39) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(6:25) Hartenstein S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
+1 (6:25) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
158
+1 (6:25) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
168
(6:10) MISS Caruso 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:04) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:57) Braun 3' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
188
+2 (5:43) Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1810
+2 (5:31) Gordon 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2010
(5:31) Wallace S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Williams)
+1 (5:31) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2110
(5:16) Jal. Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:16) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(5:07) Braun Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:53) MISS Wallace 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:37) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:33) MISS Murray 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:33) Holmgren BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:29) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:21) MISS Caruso 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:19) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:13) MISS Westbrook 5' Running Layup
(4:13) Wiggins BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:13) Nuggets Rebound
(4:04) Holmgren S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
(4:04) MISS Watson Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:04) Nuggets Rebound
(4:04) MISS Watson Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:03) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:45) Holmgren 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Wallace 1 AST)
2112
(3:27) MISS Braun 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:25) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:14) MISS Wiggins 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:02) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:02) Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
(2:58) MISS Holmgren 3' Running Layup
(2:55) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:37) MISS Westbrook 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:33) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:30) Wallace 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
2114
(2:04) MISS Jokic 7' Hook Shot
(2:04) THUNDER Rebound
(1:55) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:52) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:40) Westbrook 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
2414
+2 (1:27) Holmgren 1' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Wallace 2 AST)
2416
+2 (1:03) Murray 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2616
+3 (0:50) Caruso 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
2619
(0:29) Westbrook Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:16) MISS Holmgren 3PT Jump Shot
(0:13) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:13) Wiggins Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2621
(0:01) MISS Jokic 24' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:01) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

OKC

93Points125

33-84(39.3%)Field Goal(%)47-96(49.0%)

10-44(22.7%)3-Point(%)12-39(30.8%)

17-22(77.3%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)

47(15)Rebounds(Offensive)44(15)

20Assists28

6Steals16

2Blocks3

22Turnovers9

19Fouls19

42Pts In The Paint64

14Fast Break Pts27

7Pts Off Turnovers39

27Bench Pts37

11Largest Lead43

Game Details

Sunday, May 18, 2025 · 3:30 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 18,203 (100.0%)

tv: ABC