Led his team in scoring, assists and steals. Played some absolutely clutch defense down the stretch. When his team needed him the most he showed up and put the team on his back

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[Highlight] Chet Holmgren dunks it for the first points by OKC in overtime, Nikola Jokic with the floater, Chet with the missed shot, and Aaron Gordon with the jumper

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With 31.8% FG (7/22) tonight, 4 of SGA's 8 playoff games played this season have been sub-40% shooting performances.

u/daddysgirl794 22310h ago

SGA continues his sub-par playoff run tonight with another ugly shooting performance, culminating with disappearing entirely in OT. https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1628983

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Donovan Mitchell through three games against Indiana: 41/6/6 on 57 TSP

u/WalkingOnSunshine_413h ago

Game 1: 33 points 5 rebounds 4 assists

Game 2: 48 points 5 rebounds 9 assists

Game 3: 43 points 9 rebounds 5 assists

Donovan Mitchell is now second in the 2025 playoffs for PPG at 31.3 and second in PER at 29.3. He’s shouldered the load when the Cavs need him most so far these playoffs.

Source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mitchdo01.html

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MVP candidates SGA and Jokic combine to score 38 pts on 15-47 FG, 1-16 3P, and 7-9 FT for a combined 37% TS% in Denver's G3 OT win

u/superhappyfuntime13 9210h ago

MVP candidates SGA and Jokic combine to score 38 pts on 15-47 FG, 1-16 3P, and 7-9 FT for a combined 37% TS% in Denver's G3 OT win

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401769822

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This could be the first time the NBA has 7 different champions in a 7 year span

u/allthatglittersis___491h ago

If the T-Wolves, Thunder, Knicks, Cavs, or Pacers win the championship, it would be the first time in NBA history we’ve had 7 different champions in a 7 year span.

2019: Raptors

2020: Lakers

2021: Bucks

2022: Warriors

2023: Nuggets

2024: Celtics

2025: TBD

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Aaron Addison Gordon

u/venice--beach 689h ago

What is going on with this man? Is this not one of the most impressive post-seasons by a 3rd option you've ever seen? Calling him a glue-guy feels disrespectful at this point. He flipped the Clippers series upside down and I'm fairly sure he just flipped the OKC series on its head.

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Stephen A. Smith made an appearance on Law & Order

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SGA has had 2 game over 55.1 TS% through the postseason so far

u/wavefree3 9010h ago

Insanely wild how inefficient he’s been as a scorer outside of 2 games. Stark contrast from his regular season dominance

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/4278073/shai-gilgeous-alexander

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Interaction between Draymond and Wolves fan last night. Poster claimed the Wolves fan called Draymond a Monkey b****

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[SERIOUS NEXT DAY THREAD] Post-Game Discussion (May 09, 2025)

u/NBA_MOD 153h ago

Here is a place to have in depth, x's and o's, discussions on yesterday's games. Post-game discussions are linked in the table, keep your memes and reactions there.

Please keep your discussion of a particular game in the respective comment thread. All direct replies to this post will be removed.

Away	Home	Score	GT	PGT
Cleveland Cavaliers	Indiana Pacers	126 - 104	Link	Link
Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets	104 - 113	Link	Link

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[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets take a 2-1 series lead as they defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder in OT, 113 - 104, behind 27/4/8 from Jamal Murray

u/Nyhrox 2,78410h ago


104 - 113
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo



GAME SUMMARY
West Conf. Semifinals - Game 3 - Series tied 1-1
Location: Ball Arena
Officials: James Capers, Eric Dalen, Ben Taylor, and Ray Acosta

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Total
Oklahoma City Thunder	28	28	27	19	2	104
Denver Nuggets	22	29	29	22	11	113



TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Oklahoma City Thunder	104	40-104	38.5%	9-35	25.7%	15-22	68.2%	18	62	24	21	7	11	6
Denver Nuggets	113	39-85	45.9%	16-40	40.0%	19-24	79.2%	5	60	25	21	9	14	7



PLAYER STATS


Oklahoma City Thunder	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jalen Williams^SF	43:20	32	11-21	3-7	7-8	1	2	3	5	0	0	3	1	-11
Chet Holmgren^PF	40:02	18	7-19	1-6	3-4	5	11	16	0	1	3	3	2	-8
Isaiah Hartenstein^C	30:26	10	5-14	0-0	0-1	4	6	10	4	1	1	2	4	-4
Luguentz Dort^SG	33:54	3	1-6	0-4	1-2	3	1	4	3	0	1	1	6	-7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^PG	44:38	18	7-22	1-6	3-5	3	10	13	7	2	0	1	1	-4
Jaylin Williams	13:43	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1
Alex Caruso	22:59	7	2-9	2-5	1-2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	-4
Cason Wallace	19:30	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	-5
Isaiah Joe	03:10	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	-1
Aaron Wiggins	12:30	7	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
Ousmane Dieng	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dillon Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ajay Mitchell	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenrich Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Topić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Michael Porter Jr.^SF	42:08	21	7-10	5-6	2-2	1	7	8	1	0	0	1	4	7
Aaron Gordon^PF	46:12	22	7-11	4-6	4-4	0	7	7	5	1	0	1	2	15
Nikola Jokić^C	43:42	20	8-25	0-10	4-4	2	14	16	6	2	2	8	2	5
Christian Braun^SG	42:51	8	3-8	2-6	0-0	0	7	7	1	0	2	1	5	6
Jamal Murray^PG	47:45	27	9-19	2-5	7-8	0	4	4	8	4	1	2	2	14
Russell Westbrook	22:06	8	3-8	1-4	1-2	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	4	-2
Peyton Watson	16:29	7	2-4	2-3	1-4	2	4	6	0	0	2	1	2	7
Zeke Nnaji	02:59	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7
Vlatko Čančar	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DeAndre Jordan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Pickett	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dario Šarić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Strawther	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Tyson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DaRon Holmes II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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[Highlight] SGA smiling walking off the court after game 3 loss

u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT 7579h ago

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Emmanuel Acho on Draymond Green: "We're not suggesting you're an angry black man, we're simply suggesting you might be a dirty basketball player. Because you do what nobody else in the NBA does, at least not as frequently."

u/MrBuckBuck 95218h ago

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[Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2) defeat the Indiana Pacers (2-1), 126 - 104, behind 43 points from Donovan Mitchell

u/Nyhrox 97112h ago


126 - 104
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo



GAME SUMMARY
East Conf. Semifinals - Game 3 - IND leads 2-0
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Marc Davis, Brent Barnaky, and Josh Tiven

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Cleveland Cavaliers	32	34	31	29	126
Indiana Pacers	32	13	34	25	104



TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Cleveland Cavaliers	126	42-100	42.0%	14-47	29.8%	28-37	75.7%	18	75	24	26	5	14	7
Indiana Pacers	104	35-80	43.8%	9-30	30.0%	25-34	73.5%	4	46	26	29	6	13	8



PLAYER STATS


Cleveland Cavaliers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Max Strus^SF	33:16	20	8-12	4-8	0-0	2	5	7	7	0	1	0	5	32
Evan Mobley^PF	35:08	18	6-13	1-3	5-6	5	8	13	4	3	3	0	2	26
Jarrett Allen^C	30:59	19	6-11	0-0	7-8	4	8	12	2	0	2	3	2	38
Donovan Mitchell^SG	37:17	43	14-29	5-13	10-14	5	4	9	5	1	0	2	4	35
Darius Garland^PG	24:53	10	3-11	2-7	2-2	0	1	1	3	0	0	4	4	10
Ty Jerome	13:28	2	1-8	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	-15
De'Andre Hunter	20:33	8	2-6	1-5	3-4	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	2	-14
Dean Wade	14:15	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	1	1	1	-15
Sam Merrill	20:07	3	1-5	1-5	0-1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	18
Isaac Okoro	03:44	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-3
Javonte Green	03:09	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	-1
Craig Porter Jr.	03:09	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Chuma Okeke	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan Thompson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylon Tyson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana Pacers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Aaron Nesmith^SF	27:29	7	3-7	1-4	0-0	1	6	7	1	0	2	0	4	-29
Pascal Siakam^PF	27:36	18	8-14	1-4	1-3	2	2	4	3	0	0	1	2	-14
Myles Turner^C	25:33	15	4-7	1-2	6-8	0	3	3	0	1	3	1	5	-26
Andrew Nembhard^SG	25:30	10	4-9	2-4	0-0	0	4	4	4	1	1	3	4	-32
Tyrese Haliburton^PG	30:00	4	2-8	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	5	1	0	3	2	-20
T.J. McConnell	21:08	12	4-9	0-0	4-4	1	5	6	7	0	0	1	0	8
Obi Toppin	19:20	5	1-7	0-4	3-4	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	3	-3
Bennedict Mathurin	26:53	23	6-11	3-8	8-9	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	4	-7
Thomas Bryant	14:32	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	2	1
Ben Sheppard	05:53	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
James Johnson	05:03	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2
Jarace Walker	04:26	2	0-2	0-1	2-4	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
Johnny Furphy	03:44	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
Tony Bradley	02:52	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Isaiah Jackson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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[Highlight] Jamal Murray with the block and the fastbreak layup at the other end, the Nuggets are up 7 in overtime now!

u/MrBuckBuck 17410h ago

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Brian WindHorst says people around the league have been complaining about how Draymond Green gets away with too many flagrant and technical fouls

u/Insufferable-Asshat 99321h ago

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Tom Thibodeau's thoughts on the new Pope being a Villanova graduate: "Now they can be forgiven for their sins"

u/Naweezy 17017h ago

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Rick Carlisle: "This is not on the officials. Zero to do with the officials. This is us not playing with enough presence, posture, disposition, whatever you wanna call it. We've gotta fix it"

u/Classic-Carpet7609 16912h ago

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[Highlight] Nikola Jokic misses the potential game-winner, and the game is going to overtime

u/MrBuckBuck 19310h ago

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[Charania] All three injured Cleveland Cavaliers – Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De'Andre Hunter – will return tonight against the Indiana Pacers in Game 3, sources tell ESPN

u/Goosedukee 11016h ago

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/36225e4ebcd67

All three injured Cleveland Cavaliers – Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De'Andre Hunter – will return tonight against the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 (7:30 pm ET, ESPN), sources tell ESPN.

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[Highlight] The Denver Nuggets outscore the Oklahoma City Thunder 11-2 in OT to take Game 3, 113-104

u/nba 409h ago

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There were 8 lead changes and 4 ties in the 4th quarter alone for Game 3 Nuggets vs Thunder today. Neither team had a lead of more than 3 points the entire quarter and it went to overtime.

u/HashCollector 688h ago

In the entire 4th quarter of Game 3 of the Nuggets vs Thunder, neither team had a lead larger than 3 points. There were 8 lead changes and 4 ties in the quarter. This has to be one of the closest playoff games ever. With the top-two finalists for MVP having some of their career worst performances.

Is this the closest 4th quarter in playoff history?

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/playbyplay/_/gameId/401769822

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Tyrese Haliburton in the loss: 4/0/5, 2/8 FG, 0/1 3PT

u/Wembanyama2029mvp 6210h ago

Pacers get blown out by the Cavs at home.

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401769741

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[Highlight] Donovan Mitchell with the acrobatic And-One layup finish on Myles Turner (with replays)

u/MrBuckBuck 7813h ago

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[Highlight] Donovan Mitchell (43 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST) joins LeBron James as the only Cavaliers to drop back-to-back 40-point games in the playoffs to lead Cleveland to a Game 3 win

u/nba 4812h ago

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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle shows us the importance of getting all five players involved early in Coaches Corner

u/MrBuckBuck 7918h ago

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Jokić: "Our defense was really good and I think that's why we won the game... I need to figure out what [the Thunder] is doing. Basically I was the worst player on the court today but we won the game and that's most important."

u/Classic-Carpet7609 4978h ago

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[Highlight] Aaron Gordon with a big corner 3 to tie the game with less than a minute remaining in regulation!

u/MrBuckBuck 33410h ago

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MPJ on playing through a shoulder injury: 'They told me it would be a 4 to 6 week injury before I could return. I was like 'I'm not doing that''

u/Classic-Carpet7609 1458h ago

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[Highlight] Gordon's 3 ties the game at 102

u/Growsomedope 14010h ago

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[Uthayakumar] Donovan Mitchell is the first Cavs player to have back-to-back 40-point playoff games since LeBron James in 2016.

u/Kimber80 15212h ago

Unsupported media.

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Why are hip checks rarely called against Lu Dort?

u/stihckyfingars 2779h ago

I noticed in the Jamal Murray highlights, there's at least 6 possessions where Murray was hip checked by Dort and they are very clearly obvious fouls.

Dort seems to have a reputation for doing this and being given reign by referees to do this

What's the reason?

Not an all NBA defender. Not a well known name. But given Draymond levels of physicality.

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MPJ deserves credit. 21 points on 7-10 FG tonight (5-6 made 3P) while playing injured the whole postseason

u/nutelamitbutter 358h ago

He hit timely buckets and worked hard on D the whole night even with his injured shoulder

Been a key reason for this win

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David Adelman is the first NBA head coach to have twice as many playoff wins as regular season victories

u/refreshing_yogurt 282h ago

He won 3 games in the regular season and now has 6 wins in the playoffs.

Source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/adelmda01c.html

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Jokic is 4-1 in his 5 worst shooting playoff games and 1-4 in his 5 highest scoring playoff games.

u/Lopken 414h ago

People have been saying how the Nuggets always lose when Jokic shoot poorly like he did in game 3, but that is not true. They win when Jokic shoot poorly even if he doesn't get assists, probably because his teammates are still left wide open.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jokicni01/gamelog-playoffs/

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LeBron on the Lakers losing to the Timberwolves: “I’ve definitely learned over the years that teams win championships. Always… I don’t lose sleep over that like, ‘F***, how did me and Luka lose?’ Well, there’s 8 other guys on the floor.”

u/Classic-Carpet7609 78821h ago

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Aaron Gordon in the 2025 postseason (10 games): 18.6/6.7/2.2 on 49.6/41.0/90.5 shooting splits. Currently top 5 in ORB% and top 15 in TS% among players qualifying for the second round.

u/SharpDigg 211h ago

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Gordon has been incredible so far, continuing the jump shooting leap he exhibited during the regular season. He's also had several huge shots to tie or win games for the Nuggets, most recently a clutch three to send last night's contest against Oklahoma City to OT--is this sustainable? His skill development has been ridiculous for someone this late in a career and could offer him years more of productivity. He's just been awesome to watch lately

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[Highlight] Michael Porter Jr. is called for the foul during Lu Dort's dunk attempt (with replays). The coach's challenge by the Nuggets was not successful.

u/MrBuckBuck 9210h ago

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[Highlight] Nikola Jokic with the finger roll, and Micahel Porter Jr. with the 3-pointer in overtime and the Nuggets are up 5! That's the Nuggets biggest lead of the night!

u/MrBuckBuck 3010h ago

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OKC only scored 2 points in OT against Denver

u/Leegend124 999h ago

The score in regulation was 102 -102 after yet another clutch 3-pointer by Aaron Gordon.

Here was OKC’s offense in overtime play by play:

04:13: Hartenstein misses 11' floater
03:45: J. Williams misses 9' driving floater
03:06: J. Williams lost ball turnover
03:02: Thunder 60-second timeout
02:41: Hartenstein misses 10' floater
02:36: Hartenstein offensive rebound
02:35: Hartenstein bad pass turnover
01:56: Holmgren makes driving dunk
01:25: Holmgren misses 8' pullup
00:52: Hartenstein misses 8' floater

OKC loses 104 - 113. Just a brutal overtime stretch by OKC in an absolutely crucial game 3.

Source: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/game/5-9-2025-okc-at-den-77180

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Charania on Porzingis: My understanding…lingering side effects from March virus…sapped his energy…drained him…had to rely on getting lot more sleep last few months, take IVs, immune boosters…Haven’t been able to…completely ID which virus specifically…”

u/MrBuckBuck 50820h ago

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Through 10 games in the playoffs, Jamal Murray is averaging: 22.2 points, 5.6 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals & 0.8 blocks per game. The Nuggets are 6-4 in the playoffs thus far.

u/CazOnReddit 269h ago

Source: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/jamal-murray-stats-in-the-2025-playoffs

This is on...

46.8% shooting from the field

40.6% shooting from 3

87.2% shooting from the charity strip

He has a TS% of 58.4 against two of the toughest defensive teams the postseason has to offer Denver. Aaron Gordon has been getting a ton of flowers for how good he's been this postseason - and deservedly so - but don't sleep on Kitchener's finest.

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[Highlight] Jamal Murray with the dribble and the sick finish, and Peyton Watson rejects Chet Holmgren at the rim

u/MrBuckBuck 2811h ago

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