{"id":50184,"date":"2025-05-08T06:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T05:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=50184"},"modified":"2025-05-08T06:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T05:06:38","slug":"nba-playoffs-2025-thunder-vs-nuggets-game-2-okc-thunder-respond-with-record-breaking-first-half-explosion-to-pack-nuggets-in-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-playoffs-2025-thunder-vs-nuggets-game-2-okc-thunder-respond-with-record-breaking-first-half-explosion-to-pack-nuggets-in-game-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Playoffs 2025 Thunder vs Nuggets Game 2: OKC Thunder Respond with Record-Breaking First-Half Explosion to Pack Nuggets in Game 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder handed a 149-106 defeat to the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their Western Conference Semifinals series on Wednesday, May 7. Having suffered a setback in the series opener, the Thunder made a stunning comeback in a historic gameplay to level the series 1-1 against their No. 4 counterparts.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Series tied &#128548; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v6CdzpBkNc\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/v6CdzpBkNc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/okcthunder\/status\/1920332001996931127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the charts with 34 points, four rebounds, and eight assists. Apart from him, a total of seven players finished in double-digit scores. While Jalen Williams dropped 17 points, four rebounds, and seven assists, Chet Holmgren chipped in 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out two assists.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The Nuggets, who were in prolific form in the series opener, struggled offensively on Wednesday night, and no player from the lineup could reach the 20-point mark. Russell Westbrook led their scoresheet with 19 points, one rebounds, and five assists. Nikola Jokic poured in 17 points, eight rebounds, and six assists.&nbsp;<\/p><p><\/p><p>The game saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/okc-thunder-shatter-2017-nba-finals-game-4-record-by-posting-87-points-in-first-half-vs-nuggets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Thunder set an NBA playoff record for most-points in the first half with 87 points<\/a>. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJYMi-XpsjU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>A post shared by The Playoffs EN (@theplayoffsen)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-playoffs-celtics-vs-knicks-game-2-knicks-drop-another-20-point-comeback-against-celtics-to-go-2-0-heading-to-msg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA Playoffs Celtics vs Knicks Game 2: Knicks Drop Another 20-Point Comeback against Celtics to Go 2-0 Heading to MSG<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Scripts NBA History in Game 2 vs. Nuggets&nbsp;<\/h2><p>Apart from setting the record for a highest-scoring half in a playoff fixture, Game 2 between the Nuggets and the Thunder also saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enter his name into the record books. In 30 minutes of action during the game, SGA dropped 34 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, and had eight assists. He was shooting 11-for-13 from the field and 11-for-11 from the free-throw line.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a +51 tonight.<br><br>The highest +\/- in a playoff game in NBA history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AvQh9rUbYR\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/AvQh9rUbYR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Real Sports (@realapp_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realapp_\/status\/1920325166866841637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The 26-year-old finished the night with a +51 plus\/minus, recording for the highest in a playoff game in NBA history. Not only this, but he also had the third-most efficient 34+ points playoff game in the play-by-play era. He finished the first half with 18 points, seven assists, while shooting 6-for-8 from the field. Gilgeous-Alexander had a +34 plus\/minus, the fifth highest +\/- in a playoff half ever.&nbsp;<\/p><p>SGA, who is an MVP frontrunner this season, reflected on the win and said that they headed into the game with the mindset to win it. The Canadian said, &ldquo;We came out here desperate. We knew what it would look like going down 0-2 on the road. That wasn&rsquo;t really an option for us. We knew that waking up this morning and we did the necessary things to get a W.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Moving ahead in the series, action will now shift to Ball Arena in Denver for Game 3 on Friday, May 8.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/shai-gilgeous-alexanders-playoffs-record-what-is-shai-gilgeous-alexanders-win-loss-record-in-the-nba-playoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander&rsquo;s Playoffs Record &ndash; What is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander&rsquo;s Win-Loss Record in the NBA Playoffs?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thunder-Nuggets series is now tied 1-1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":50188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[412,1117],"class_list":["post-50184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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