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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – MAY 18: Alex Caruso #9, Cason Wallace #22 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 … More of the Oklahoma City Thunder react during the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center on May 18, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images) Getty Images In a series that shouldn’t have extended this long in the first place, the Oklahoma City Thunder handled business in Game 7 of the West semifinals, dispatching the Denver Nuggets in a 32-point bludgeoning. After trailing by five in the first quarter, OKC pounced on Denver and outscored them 104-67 the rest of the way. For the Thunder, it clinched their 58th double-digit victory of the year – now tied with the 1971 Bucks for the second most in history for a full season and ensuing playoff run. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will rightly be the major talking point from the blowout, capping a sublime three-game stretch in this series with a brilliant closeout performance. His 35 points on 76.2% true shooting marked only the seventh time a player has combined that level of scoring and efficiency in a Game 7, in any round. The soon-to-be 2025 Most Valuable Player, scheduled for an announcement this week, admittedly wasn’t sure how things would unfold in Game 7. After all, those winner-take-all moments have been wonky and unpredictable across the NBA for the last few years. But when you’re the leader of a team that cruised to 68 wins and you just watched the two biggest threats in the East crumble, you have…

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