The 2024/25 NBA playoffs continued with the focus battle. The Denver Nuggets, playing at home, defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 with points scored by Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Christian Braun.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Isaiah Hartenstein scored 2 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder take the lead. However, Aaron Gordon soon assisted Jamal Murray to hit a 3-pointer, helping the Denver Nuggets to get back into the game. Later, Nikola Jokic scored 6 points with the score alternating, and Christian Braun also hit a 3-pointer. Although the Oklahoma City Thunder tried hard to score in the following time, they still trailed the Denver Nuggets by 3 points at 28 to 31.

In the second quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder continued to fight back, and Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 11 points in this quarter, and restored some confidence for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the process, and Kayson Wallace also scored 10 points. Later, the Denver Nuggets recovered some points through good tacit understanding and offense, and tied the score with Christian Braun's 3-pointer, but Jaylen Williams assisted Luguentz Dort to score a 3-pointer at a critical moment, and the Oklahoma City Thunder led the Denver Nuggets 61-58.

In the third quarter, the score between the two sides was deadlocked again, and Gilgeous-Alexander scored 2 points in a difficult situation to tie the score for the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, the 23-year-old Julian Strawther found the offensive space and scored consecutive 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets take the lead again with 90 to 82.

In the last quarter, the Denver Nuggets took the initiative to create offensive opportunities. Aaron Gordon assisted Jamal Murray to score a 3-pointer, and Julian Strauss also contributed some points in this quarter to further expand the lead for the Denver Nuggets. Although Gilgeous-Alexander recovered some points for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Alex Caruso also made a 3-pointer, the Denver Nuggets still maintained their lead.

In the end, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 at home, making the total score 3-3.