West Semifinals - Game 1
DEN leads series 1-0

50-32, 24-17 away
121
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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DEN | 26 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 121 |
OKC | 27 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 119 |

68-14, 35-6 home
119
- Isaiah Hartenstein misses alley oop dunk shot
- Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Williams makes 8-foot two point shot
- Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chet Holmgren misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Hartenstein makes 9-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot two point shot
- Isaiah Hartenstein makes 10-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot two point shot
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
- Jalen Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
- Isaiah Joe misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Alex Caruso misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
- Cason Wallace misses driving floating jump shot
- Isaiah Joe misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso makes two point shot (Isaiah Joe assists)
- Chet Holmgren makes driving layup (Cason Wallace assists)
- Chet Holmgren makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
- Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Alex Caruso misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
- Cason Wallace makes two point shot (Alex Caruso assists)
- Jalen Williams makes 2-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson blocks Jalen Williams 's 8-foot step back jumpshot
- Jalen Williams makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jalen Williams misses driving layup
- Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)
- Aaron Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Chet Holmgren misses 8-foot two point shot
- Chet Holmgren makes two point shot (Luguentz Dort assists)
- Luguentz Dort misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)
- Isaiah Hartenstein misses 14-foot two point shot
- Cason Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Hartenstein makes 7-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- Jaylin Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jalen Williams misses 24-foot three point shot
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
- Alex Caruso makes two point shot
- Jalen Williams misses driving floating jump shot
- Jalen Williams misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot two point shot (Alex Caruso assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 18-foot jumper
- Chet Holmgren misses two point shot
- Jalen Williams misses tip shot
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 13-foot two point shot
- Isaiah Hartenstein misses tip shot
- Isaiah Hartenstein makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic blocks Isaiah Hartenstein 's 1-foot two point shot
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Isaiah Hartenstein makes 10-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses pullup jump shot
- Isaiah Joe misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jalen Williams misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Luguentz Dort makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
- Jalen Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- Chet Holmgren misses 23-foot jumper
- Jalen Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- Alex Caruso makes 22-foot three point shot (Isaiah Joe assists)
- Alex Caruso misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Chet Holmgren makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Alex Caruso assists)
- Peyton Watson blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 10-foot two point shot
- Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cason Wallace assists)
- Alex Caruso misses 25-foot three point shot
- Cason Wallace misses layup
- Jalen Williams makes 2-foot two point shot (Cason Wallace assists)
- Isaiah Hartenstein misses 7-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic blocks Jalen Williams 's 3-foot driving layup
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Jalen Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chet Holmgren makes driving layup
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jalen Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Alex Caruso misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
- Jalen Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Hartenstein makes 12-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- Isaiah Hartenstein misses 10-foot two point shot
- Chet Holmgren misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Jalen Williams misses driving layup
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot driving dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
- Jalen Williams misses 55-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Chet Holmgren blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Chet Holmgren blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 2-foot dunk
- Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Nikola Jokic 's 7-foot layup
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses tip shot
- Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 15-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
- Alex Caruso blocks Jamal Murray 's 1-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Julian Strawther makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses driving floating jump shot
- Aaron Gordon misses tip shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Chet Holmgren blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Luguentz Dort blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 3-foot layup
- Christian Braun misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jalen Williams blocks Russell Westbrook 's 2-foot two point shot
- Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 77-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
- Chet Holmgren blocks Jamal Murray 's 1-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso blocks Nikola Jokic 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Peyton Watson misses two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 11-foot two point shot
- Christian Braun makes two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
- Christian Braun misses 39-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 11-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Russell Westbrook 's 1-foot layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Christian Braun makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Williams blocks Aaron Gordon 's 1-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
NUGGETS
THUNDER
TIME | PLAY | DEN | OKC | |
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12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Chet Holmgren (Jalen Williams gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
11:45 | Isaiah Hartenstein misses alley oop dunk shot | 0 | 0 | |
11:42 | Chet Holmgren offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
11:40 | Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
11:37 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
11:31 | Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 2 | 0 | |
11:19 | Jalen Williams makes 8-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 | |
10:56 | Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 | |
10:51 | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
10:49 | Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer | 5 | 2 | |
10:32 | Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper | 5 | 2 | |
10:29 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
10:27 | Chet Holmgren personal foul | 5 | 2 | |
10:20 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot | 5 | 2 | |
10:20 | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
10:10 | Chet Holmgren misses 23-foot three point jumper | 5 | 2 | |
10:06 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
10:00 | Jamal Murray misses two point shot | 5 | 2 | |
10:00 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
10:00 | Luguentz Dort personal foul | 5 | 2 | |
9:52 | Chet Holmgren blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup | 5 | 2 | |
9:49 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
9:40 | Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 2 | |
9:36 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
9:31 | Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 7 | 2 | |
9:18 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes 9-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 7 | 4 | |
9:04 | Aaron Gordon makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 9 | 4 | |
8:52 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot two point shot | 9 | 6 | |
8:39 | Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot | 11 | 6 | |
8:19 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes 10-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 11 | 8 | |
8:01 | Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul | 11 | 8 | |
7:56 | Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot | 13 | 8 | |
7:44 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot two point shot | 13 | 10 | |
7:31 | Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 13 | 10 | |
7:30 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | 13 | 10 | |
7:18 | Chet Holmgren lost ball turnover (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | 13 | 10 | |
7:13 | Chet Holmgren blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 2-foot dunk | 13 | 10 | |
7:11 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | 13 | 10 | |
7:08 | Jamal Murray shooting foul | 13 | 10 | |
7:08 | Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 10 | |
7:08 | Thunder offensive team rebound | 13 | 10 | |
7:08 | Jalen Williams misses free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 10 | |
7:06 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 13 | 10 | |
6:49 | Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper | 13 | 10 | |
6:45 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | 13 | 10 | |
6:41 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot | 13 | 12 | |
6:27 | Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 13 | 12 | |
6:24 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 13 | 12 | |
6:24 | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot | 15 | 12 | |
6:23 | Thunder Full timeout | 15 | 12 | |
6:23 | Isaiah Joe enters the game for Chet Holmgren | 15 | 12 | |
6:06 | Jalen Williams bad pass (Jamal Murray steals) | 15 | 12 | |
6:03 | Aaron Gordon misses two point shot | 15 | 12 | |
6:02 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 15 | 12 | |
6:01 | Aaron Gordon makes tip shot | 17 | 12 | |
5:53 | Jalen Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 12 | |
5:50 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | 17 | 12 | |
5:47 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot step back jumpshot | 17 | 14 | |
5:23 | Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover (Jalen Williams steals) | 17 | 14 | |
5:18 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot | 17 | 14 | |
5:17 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
5:17 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul | 17 | 14 | |
5:17 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 15 | |
5:17 | Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 17 | 15 | |
5:17 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 16 | |
5:04 | Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer | 20 | 16 | |
4:46 | Isaiah Joe misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 20 | 16 | |
4:42 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 20 | 16 | |
4:42 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul | 20 | 16 | |
4:42 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 16 | |
4:42 | Alex Caruso enters the game for Luguentz Dort | 21 | 16 | |
4:42 | Cason Wallace enters the game for Jalen Williams | 21 | 16 | |
4:42 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 16 | |
4:32 | Alex Caruso misses 22-foot three point jumper | 22 | 16 | |
4:28 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 22 | 16 | |
4:20 | Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot | 24 | 16 | |
4:07 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup | 24 | 18 | |
3:48 | Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 24 | 18 | |
3:46 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | 24 | 18 | |
3:37 | Cason Wallace misses driving floating jump shot | 24 | 18 | |
3:34 | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | 24 | 18 | |
3:30 | Isaiah Joe misses 23-foot three point jumper | 24 | 18 | |
3:27 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 24 | 18 | |
3:21 | Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Alex Caruso steals) | 24 | 18 | |
3:17 | Alex Caruso makes two point shot (Isaiah Joe assists) | 24 | 20 | |
3:17 | Nuggets Full timeout | 24 | 20 | |
3:17 | Chet Holmgren enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein | 24 | 20 | |
3:17 | Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 24 | 20 | |
2:58 | Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 24 | 20 | |
2:57 | Thunder defensive team rebound | 24 | 20 | |
2:45 | Chet Holmgren makes driving layup (Cason Wallace assists) | 24 | 22 | |
2:21 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Nikola Jokic 's 7-foot layup | 24 | 22 | |
2:20 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 24 | 22 | |
2:20 | Nikola Jokic misses two point shot | 24 | 22 | |
2:19 | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | 24 | 22 | |
2:19 | Peyton Watson misses tip shot | 24 | 22 | |
2:18 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | 24 | 22 | |
2:11 | Chet Holmgren makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 24 | 24 | |
1:55 | Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper | 24 | 24 | |
1:52 | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | 24 | 24 | |
1:42 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot jumper (Alex Caruso assists) | 24 | 26 | |
1:17 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Alex Caruso steals) | 24 | 26 | |
1:07 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot | 24 | 26 | |
1:07 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 24 | 26 | |
1:01 | Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26 | 26 | |
55.0 | Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray | 26 | 26 | |
55.0 | Jaylin Williams enters the game for Chet Holmgren | 26 | 26 | |
52.0 | Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 26 | 26 | |
48.1 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 26 | 26 | |
37.1 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper | 26 | 26 | |
34.1 | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | 26 | 26 | |
20.0 | Alex Caruso misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 26 | 26 | |
17.1 | Jaylin Williams offensive rebound | 26 | 26 | |
17.1 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul | 26 | 26 | |
17.1 | Jaylin Williams misses free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 26 | |
17.1 | Thunder offensive team rebound | 26 | 26 | |
17.1 | Luguentz Dort enters the game for Isaiah Joe | 26 | 26 | |
17.1 | Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun | 26 | 26 | |
17.1 | Jaylin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 27 | |
0.2 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper | 26 | 27 | |
0.2 | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 26 | 27 | |
0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 27 |
DEN @ OKC Videos
2:33
Nuggets storm back to beat Thunder behind Aaron Gordon's winner
Nuggets storm back to beat Thunder behind Aaron Gordon's winner
Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Game Highlights
Jokic picks up flagrant for elbow on Dort
DEN leads 1-0
Game Information
Paycom Center
9:30 PM, May 5, 2025Coverage: TNT/truTV/Max
Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203
- Referees:
- Brent Barnaky
- John Goble
- Josh Tiven
- Karl Lane
2024-25 Northwest Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
Denver | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
Portland | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
Utah | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |