After another week's wait, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally learned their Round 2 opponent. The Denver Nuggets advanced in the 2025 NBA playoffs after a 120-101 Game 7 win over the LA Clippers.

But OKC has five perimeter defenders (Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace and Lu Dort) who ranked in the 89th percentile or higher in defensive estimated plus-minus (one of the most trusted catch-all metrics in NBA front offices). And all five will get their shots at Murray.

Nuggets series than SGA vs Jokic. There’s a very good chance that one guy will be hoisting the MVP trophy with the other guy looking on. The Nuggets annihilated the Clippers, 120-101, in Game 7 Saturday in Denver to advance.