The Oklahoma City Thunder faced another game-winning shot in its playoff run, this time coming from Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton to steal Game 1 of the NBA Finals on the road.

— In Game 1 of the West semifinals, Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with about 3 seconds left to give the Nuggets a win in Oklahoma City. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Tyrese Haliburton hit a jumper with 0.3 seconds left to give the Pacers a win in Oklahoma City.

Game 1, a loss on the opposition’s final shot. Game 2, an easy win. Game 3, another loss to fall behind in the series again. This formula is not the one that would be considered optimal by the Oklahoma City Thunder,

The Denver Nuggets have won one NBA championship. Despite having many great teams over the years and clinching 10 division titles over the years, the Nuggets always fell short in the playoffs.

The Denver Nuggets faced the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their second-round NBA Playoffs matchup at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. OKC won 112-105 and leads the

“It’s do or die,” Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said after OKC’s loss at Denver in Game 6. “It’s what you live for, what you work your whole life for. Either your dream continues or your dream ends, so you leave it all out there on the floor and live with the results.”

The Denver Nuggets big man will have to wait another season to potentially get back to championship contention.

Nuggets Can Offer Nikola Jokic Support He Needs With New NBA Trade Idea originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Denver Nuggets managed to push the Western Conference Champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, to seven games in the NBA Playoffs. They ran out of gas in that seventh game.

Čančar has been a Nugget since the 2019-20 season when he arrived from Slovenia, only playing 143 games in the last six seasons. He’s been a good end of bench player for a while, especially in the locker room, but the Nuggets will have to make some tough choices in the coming weeks.