Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder
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In Games 1 and 2, they averaged 104 possessions. That has dropped to 94.5 the past two games. The pace is clearly slower.
SportsLine's model simulated Denver vs. Oklahoma City 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Tuesday's Game 5 Western Conference semifinal matchup
The Denver Nuggets and Katy Perry were both set to use the downtown arena Thursday night -- the Nuggets for Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Perry for the Denver stop of The Lifetimes Tour. Ticketmaster's website showed Tuesday that Perry's concert has been rescheduled to July 10.
Denver was last in the league in 3-point attempts per game during the regular season (31.9), but that number has jumped to 38.5 3PA in the four contests against OKC. In their first-round series versus the LA Clippers, the Nuggets fired up an average of just 29.0 3PA across seven games.
The Nuggets decided against Russell Westbrook right before they won their first title. This year, they made the bold bet.
NBA announcer Ian Eagle said that he is “hearing murmurs” that the MVP award will be presented to Gilgeous-Alexander in front of Jokic before Game 5 in Oklahoma City.
Despite the Denver Nuggets' Game 4 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Jamal Murray remains optimistic, calling it 'a rough day at the office.'