Thunder vs Nuggets Picks and Prediction – 5/10/2025

The Oklahoma City Thunder will visit the Denver Nuggets on Friday for Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals best-of-seven series. Oklahoma City evened the series at 1-1 with a 149-106 victory over Denver on Wednesday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in just three quarters to lead Oklahoma City to its record-setting victory. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander scores an average of 29.7 points per game and hands out an average of 6.7 assists per game to lead Oklahoma City in both. Isaiah Hartenstein is the leading rebounder, averaging 8.7 rebounds per game. Oklahoma City has four players who average double figures in scoring. The Thunder are scoring an average of 124.7 points per game.

The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back from a loss in Game 2 with a victory on Friday when hosting Oklahoma City and Game 3. Russell Westbrook led Denver in scoring with 19 points on Wednesday. The Nuggets shot just 37.9% overall, committed 21 turnovers to only 9 by Oklahoma City, and were outrebounded by the Thunder 44-38.

Nikola Jokic leads Denver in scoring, rebounding, and assists, averaging 25.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 9.2 assists per game. Jamal Murray is second in scoring, averaging 21.7 points per game. Denver has five players who average double figures in scoring. The Nuggets are scoring an average of 109.0 points per game, shooting 46.6% overall and 38.2% from 3-point territory.

Oklahoma City will take a 2-1 lead in this best-of-seven series with a victory Friday on the road versus the Denver Nuggets, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in four of Oklahoma City's last five versus an opponent from the Northwest division, each of Denver's last five, and four of Denver's last five versus Oklahoma City. The total has cashed OVER in each of the first two games of this series. Final Score Prediction: Oklahoma City Thunder wins but our best play is OVER 124-120.