The Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t need 48 minutes to show how worthy they are of making the Western Conference finals for the first time in nearly a decade. It took maybe 18 minutes of game time to show the difference between themselves and a very hobbled, limited Denver Nuggets team, resulting in the lopsided 125-93 Game 7 final.
But to be honest, even if Aaron Gordon had two good hamstrings instead of one, and even if Michael Porter Jr.’s left shoulder wasn’t made of papier-mâché, you feel like this would still be the result headed into the conference finals.