Game 7 Showdown: Can the Nuggets Defy Odds in Thunder’s Backyard?

Also, this series has been faster-paced than most in the playoffs. For instance, the average pace this postseason is 95.0, whereas the average pace for this series is 99.4. Usually, games slow down as playoff series progress, but Nuggets-Thunder Game 6 had a 102.1 pace. This is part of the reason that five of the first six games in this series have combined for at least 217 points. 

Westbrook scored 18 and 19 points in the first two games of this series in Oklahoma City. That isn’t a coincidence because he’ll go into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a Thunder, playing 11 seasons for them, making eight All-Star teams, and winning the 2016-17 NBA MVP. He is familiar with the crowd, OKC staff, and sightlines, so there’s a better-than-usual chance he will shoot well Sunday. 

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