By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Denver Nuggets went into a distance of 16 points in the fourth quarter en route to a 119-107 victory versus the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Prevailing in Ball Arena on Thursday, they forced Game 7 in the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs presented by Google.
In the fourth quarter of Game 6, Nikola Jokic scored 11 points with 3/3 field goals and 6/6 free throws, pushing his side into a commanding position. Logging nearly 41 minutes, the 30-year-old Serbian center ended up with 9/14 from the field and 29 points to go with 14 rebounds, eight assists, two steals, and one block.
European teammates, Slovenian Vlatko Cancar and Croatian Dario Saric, stayed on the bench as the team coached by David Adelman tied a best-of-seven series at 3-3. Game 7 will be played in Paycom Center on Sunday.
For the losing side, German Isaiah Hartenstein tallied eight points behind 4/4 two-pointers and grabbed six rebounds in 25 minutes. French Ousmane Dieng and Belgian Ajay Mitchell drew 40 seconds in garbage time, while Serbian Nikola Topic (left knee surgery) remained sidelined.
2025 NBA Playoffs presented by Google
Conference Quarterfinals (best of seven)
East
Cleveland Cavaliers – Miami Heat 4-0 (121-100, 121-112, 124-87, 138-83)
Boston Celtics – Orlando Magic 4-1 (103-86, 109-100, 93-95, 107-98, 120-89)
New York Knicks – Detroit Pistons 4-2 (123-112, 94-100, 118-116, 94-93, 103-106, 116-113)
Indiana Pacers – Milwaukee Bucks 4-1 (117-98, 123-115, 101-117, 129-103, 119-118)
West
Oklahoma City Thunder – Memphis Grizzlies 4-0 (131-80, 118-99, 114-108, 117-115)
Houston Rockets – Golden State Warriors 3-4 (85-95, 109-94, 93-104, 106-109, 131-116, 115-107, 89-103)
Los Angeles Lakers – Minnesota Timberwolves 1-4 (95-117, 94-85, 104-116, 113-116, 96-103)
Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Clippers 4-3 (112-110, 102-105, 83-117, 101-99, 131-115, 105-111, 120-101)
Conference Semifinals (best of seven)
East
Cleveland Cavaliers – Indiana Pacers 1-4 (112-121, 119-120, 126-104, 109-129, 105-114)
Boston Celtics – New York Knicks 2-3 (105-108, 90-91, 115-93, 113-121, 127-102)
West
Oklahoma City Thunder – Denver Nuggets 3-3 (119-121, 149-106, 104-113, 92-87, 112-105, 107-119)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Golden State Warriors 4-1 (88-99, 117-93, 102-97, 117-110, 121-110)
Conference Finals (best of seven)
East
New York Knicks OR Boston Celtics – Indiana Pacers
West
Oklahoma City Thunder OR Denver Nuggets – Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA Finals (best of seven)
Eastern Conference and Western Conference champions