The Thunder left no doubt in Game 7, dismantling the Nuggets behind 22 forced turnovers and a swarming defense.

Alexander's 35 points and a team-wide defensive effort drive Oklahoma City to its first conference finals appearance in nearly a decade.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The only noises to be heard in “Loud City” early Sunday afternoon were nervous murmurs and clanging wayward jumpers, which is not at all what the Paycom Center crowd had in mind for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s biggest home game in nine years.

Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the Denver Nuggets on Sunday in Game 7 of a second-round playoff series. Plus injury updates and news.

Alex Caruso's shutdown defense on Nikola Jokic boosts Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 7 win over Denver Nuggets.

Spoken like Nostradamus, Perkins ' pick was spot on. After the Thunder clinched the second seat in the 2025 Western Conference Finals, Perk immediately took to the former Twitter app to show that he not only guessed the winner but correctly foretold how they would emerge victorious.

Jalen Williams was the best player in the biggest quarter of the season — the second quarter of Game 7, a period the Thunder won 39-20.

The Oklahoma City Thunder blitzed the Denver Nuggets on Sunday in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series in a 125-93 victory.