Paycom Centre to decide Western Conference finalist with Gordon doubtful for Denver

Jamal Murray was the star player for Denver on Thursday as he dropped 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, helping the host Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 and force a decisive seventh game in their Western Conference semifinal series.

However, Denver may have to do things the hard way with the news that Aaron Gordon, who hit the game-winner in Game 1, is a “game-time decision” with a left hamstring strain which hs sustained late in Thursday’s game in Denver.

Nuggets interim coach David Adelman said Gordon fully participated in Saturday’s walkthrough. “If Aaron can play, he will play,” Adelman said.

If Gordon can’t play or is limited, Denver figures to need to lean more heavily on Peyton Watson.

After struggling early in the series, Nuggets Serbian star Nikola Jokic has been much better over the last two games, averaging 36.5 points, 14.5 rebounds and 1.5 turnovers per game and shooting 66.7 percent from the floor.

OKC wobble

After winning 68 games during the regular season, Oklahoma are on the brink of a shock elimination but OKC coach Mark Daigneault will stick to his regular game plan regardless of the situation.

He’s used a deep bench all season and hasn’t shortened it much, if at all, during the postseason.

Daigneault’s approach won’t change for his first Game 7 as a head coach.

“You definitely have to understand what’s at stake,” Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren said. “Obviously, this game means a lot, but you can’t go into the game thinking about that. You have to go into the game thinking about what matters for winning.”

Nuggets @ Thunder tips off at 3:30 pm (ET) with the winner facing the Timberwolves in the Western Conference final.

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