Denver’s building was sent into a frenzy by an equal dose of hope and belief. Hope that a Game 7 was possible. Belief that it could stomp the Thunder, 119-107, to unlock it.

With the Denver Nuggets’ season on the brink, the usual Nikola Jokic bat signal was answered by the unlikeliest of heroes.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets are heading to a do-or-die Game 7. The Thunder, the top seed in the Western Conference, could have punched their ticket to the conference finals of the 2025 NBA playoffs on Thursday night in Denver,