Gordon's game-winner, Jokic's 42 points, 22 rebounds lead Nuggets past Thunder in West semis Game 1

— Nikola Jokic showed why he's a finalist for another MVP award with his historic stat line. But with Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at stake, the ball again found Aaron Gordon's hands.
May 6, 2025, 06:55 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--DEN
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--OKC

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses alley oop dunk shot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists)
  • Jalen Williams makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Chet Holmgren misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 9-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 10-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
  • Jalen Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Isaiah Joe misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alex Caruso misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Cason Wallace misses driving floating jump shot
  • Isaiah Joe misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso makes two point shot (Isaiah Joe assists)
  • Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Chet Holmgren makes driving layup (Cason Wallace assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
  • Peyton Watson misses tip shot
  • Chet Holmgren makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaylin Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot jumper
  • Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
  • Cason Wallace makes two point shot (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamal Murray makes 15-foot two point shot
  • Jalen Williams makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Julian Strawther makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jalen Williams misses driving layup
  • Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper
  • Aaron Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses driving floating jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses tip shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Chet Holmgren misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Chet Holmgren makes two point shot (Luguentz Dort assists)
  • Luguentz Dort misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Cason Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 7-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Christian Braun misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Jaylin Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 77-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Jalen Williams misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Williams misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
  • Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot two point shot (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 18-foot jumper
  • Chet Holmgren misses two point shot
  • Jalen Williams misses tip shot
  • Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses tip shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes tip shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 10-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Joe misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
  • Jalen Williams misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Luguentz Dort makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jalen Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren misses 23-foot jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Alex Caruso makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Peyton Watson misses two point shot
  • Alex Caruso makes 22-foot three point shot (Isaiah Joe assists)
  • Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Alex Caruso misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Christian Braun makes two point shot
  • Chet Holmgren makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Christian Braun misses 39-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cason Wallace assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Alex Caruso misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Cason Wallace misses layup
  • Alex Caruso misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Jalen Williams makes 2-foot two point shot (Cason Wallace assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Christian Braun makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jalen Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Luguentz Dort makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren makes driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Alex Caruso misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 12-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Williams misses driving layup
  • Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot driving dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
  • Jalen Williams misses 55-foot three point pullup jump shot
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