Tim Bontemps

These are some absolutely massive plays from Jalen Williams down the stretch. Maybe the biggest question about this OKC team heading into the playoffs was his ability to be a consistent second scorer at the level required. He's showing he can do that in a huge spot tonight.

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I’m also going to say that this streak ends tonight in OKC (though based off how the past few days have gone that shouldn’t feel as uncertain as it does given how the game is going).

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The fact that home teams have yet to win through six games in the conference semifinals is absolutely wild.

The fact that home teams have yet to win through six games in the conference semifinals is absolutely wild.

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Good time for Boston to make its first field goal in eight minutes. Yet another bonkers ending to a playoff game.

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I just continue to be dumbfounded by how unbelievable these playoffs have been. What a soul crushing way for the Cavs to go down after looking like they were going to get a win with three of their top seven guys, and two of three All-Stars, out.

I really don’t get these Isaac Okoro minutes.

This has been some just awesome stuff from Donovan Mitchell tonight in a huge spot.

And, of course, this winds up with Denver winning after Chet Holmgren misses a pair of FTs ... that's going to get second guessed for the next 48 hours. Wild couple of games to open the conference semifinals tonight! These playoffs have been absolutely incredible.

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Not sure I've ever seen a team be quite as aggressive with the fouling up 3 strategy as OKC has been. But there's also no confusing what the plan is by doing it that way – as we almost saw bite the Knicks in the prior game.

Not sure I've ever seen a team be quite as aggressive with the fouling up 3 strategy as OKC has been. But there's also no confusing what the plan is by doing it that way – as we almost saw bite the Knicks in the prior game.

I know that Russ shot was open, and I know he made a similar one in Game 1 against LAC, but man, if I'm Denver I want either Jamal Murray or Nikola Jokic shooting that ball.

What a wild game in Boston. The Knicks had to pull that one out after the way the regular season series went. Far from the first time Boston has fallen into a rut shooting from deep like this, and it’s given the Knicks a huge boost of life in this series.

How did that not go in?