OKC Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: Who will win NBA playoff series?
The OKC Thunder will face the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Here’s a breakdown of the matchup.
We’re one step closer to the 2025 NBA Finals as the second round of the playoffs tip off with eight teams trying to advance out of the conference semifinals.
Jayson Tatum and the reigning champion Boston Celtics cruised through Round 1 in their chase for the franchise’s 19th NBA title.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder sweep the Memphis Grizzlies and will face Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in a matchup of the two MVP favorites.
Here is how The Oklahoman sports staff predicts the rest of the NBA Playoffs will go:
NBA second-round playoff predictionsEastern Conference second round: No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 4 Indiana PacersJenni Carlson: Cavaliers in 7Jordan Davis: Cavaliers in 6Joel Lorenzi: Cavaliers in 6Justin Martinez: Cavaliers in 6Joe Mussatto: Cavaliers in 5Jeff Patterson: Cavaliers in 7Jacob Unruh: Cavaliers in 6Eastern Conference second round: No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 3 New York KnicksJenni Carlson: Celtics in 5Jordan Davis: Celtics in 6Joel Lorenzi: Celtics in 6Justin Martinez: Celtics in 5Joe Mussatto: Celtics in 7Jeff Patterson: Celtics in 6Jacob Unruh: Celtics in 6Western Conference second round: No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4 Denver NuggetsJenni Carlson: Thunder in 5Jordan Davis: Thunder in 5Joel Lorenzi: Thunder in 6Justin Martinez: Thunder in 6Joe Mussatto: Thunder in 5Jeff Patterson: Thunder in 5Jacob Unruh: Thunder in 5Western Conference second round: Rockets-Warriors winner vs. No. 6 Minnesota TimberwolvesJenni Carlson: Timberwolves in 6Jordan Davis: Timberwolves in 5Joel Lorenzi: Timberwolves in 6Justin Martinez: Timberwolves in 6Joe Mussatto: Timberwolves in 6Jeff Patterson: Timberwolves in 6Jacob Unruh: Timberwolves in 6
NBA playoff predictions for conference finalsEastern Conference finalsJenni Carlson: Celtics def. Cavaliers in 6Jordan Davis: Celtics def. Cavaliers in 6Joel Lorenzi: Celtics def. Cavaliers in 6Justin Martinez: Celtics def. Cavaliers in 7Joe Mussatto: Celtics def. Cavaliers in 6Jeff Patterson: Celtics def. Cavaliers in 7Jacob Unruh: Celtics def. Cavaliers in 6Western Conference finalsJenni Carlson: Thunder def. Timberwolves in 7Jordan Davis: Thunder def. Timberwolves in 6Joel Lorenzi: Thunder def. Timberwolves in 7Justin Martinez: Thunder def. Timberwolves in 6Joe Mussatto: Thunder def. Timberwolves in 5Jeff Patterson: Thunder def. Timberwolves in 7Jacob Unruh: Thunder def. Timberwolves in 5
NBA Finals predictionsJenni Carlson: Celtics def. Thunder in 7Jordan Davis: Celtics def. Thunder in 7Joel Lorenzi: Celtics def. Thunder in 6Justin Martinez: Thunder def. Celtics in 7Joe Mussatto: Celtics def. Thunder in 6Jeff Patterson: Celtics def. Thunder in 7Jacob Unruh: Celtics def. Thunder in 6