OKC Aims for Game 6 Victory Against Nuggets at Altitude

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00:00This is a big moment for this Thunder group, because, Donnie, that has been the question about OKC,

00:07the one seed in the Western Conference each of the past two years.

00:11Do they have the playoff might? Have they learned from their postseason lumps?

00:14Have they gained that critical learning experience to capitalize, at least in games four and five,

00:21in dogfights in the fourth quarter? OKC has come out still standing.

00:26To me, that's been a lot of growth and I think benefits the Thunder in this game six matchup,

00:31trying to clinch this second round series, get to the Western Conference finals and do so on the road at altitude.

00:39Yeah, we were extremely close from that game number five, fourth quarter lead here for the Denver Nuggets,

00:43where they would be going home into game number six in their own building, looking to close out the Thunder.

00:46But you're right. Credit the Thunder for being scrappy, not giving up on that game and outlasting the Denver Nuggets.

00:51And this would be another sign of growth. You are correct. If they go on the road against a previous champion

00:56and close them out in their own building with no need for a game number seven.

01:01Now, probably will they win game number seven, be heavily favored? Yes.

01:04But nobody wants to go to a game number seven. Crazy things happen. Players that normally step up, step up.

01:09This guy hits two threes a game. He hits seven triples in a game number seven.

01:13We've seen those unsung heroes step up. You don't want that if you're OKC.

01:16You want to handle your business. And also from an attack point where, OK, she's not the dog by eight points.

01:22Now, hey, wonder if they can play a good game. They're the favorite and rightfully so.

01:26They're the better team here. But it's just hard to say, boy, I'm going to pass up the Denver Nuggets

01:31and Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray and that altitude on their home court to not win this game

01:36or at least cover the four and a half. But you do have a heavy public support here for the Denver Nuggets at home,

01:41which sometimes can get you in trouble. But if I'm just looking optimistically,

01:45you had a game two nights ago that we talked about. The Pacers on the road.

01:48Look at that line. Ridiculous. You got to just read the line and take the Cavs.

01:51No, outright by the Pacers. And then you saw last night. Hey, look at that.

01:55Just read the line. It was the Celtics. That game went the direction.

01:58I wonder where this game goes tonight where the public is saying, no, no, no.

02:01The Nuggets at home getting points, which, again, optically makes a lot of sense.

02:05But again, those numbers, Ben, from the FanDuel Sportsbook, aren't just plucked out of thin air.

02:10They're there for a reason.