The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday. The Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies 4-0 and cruised into the second round. On the other side, the Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games to advance. The teams split four regular-season matchups, including splitting their pair of meetings in OKC. The two franchises also split their four prior playoff series matchups.
Tip-off from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. The Thunder are 10.5-point favorites in the latest Nuggets vs. Thunder odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 228.5. OKC is at -485 on the money line (risk $485 to win $100), while Denver is at +369 (risk $100 to win $369).
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