Playing back-to-back seven-game series, Denver had Oklahoma hand them a semi-final exit. After proceeding to the WCF, the Thunder showed complete dominance in Game 1. Addressing OKC's win, Mike Malone mentioned how Shai showed he was the true MVP, stirring up social media.

Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor is joined by contributing writer Tom Haberstroh to discuss Denver’s decision to give its interim head coach the permanent job and what it truly says about who’s running the show for the Nuggets.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the 2024-25 MVP award over Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, just like Michael Malone said he would.