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Nuggets vs Thunder Predictions: 3 Player Props for Game 2

After one of the wildest postseason endings we have seen, the Thunder look to rewrite their 4th quarter wrongs against Denver in Game 2. The stars to watch for this game?

SGA will need an MVP-like performance to tie this series up, while Aaron Wiggins is the key factor off the bench for the young Thunder. In Denver, take Christian Braun to stay aggressive on the boards and continue his trend of hitting his point & rebound prop.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) OVER 32.5 Points

After a brutal ending to Game 1, Shai and the Thunder are coming into Game 2 with a do-or-die mentality. After getting bounced in this same spot last season against Dallas, I expect SGA to take the game into his hands tonight and give us an MVP-type performance.

After 33 points in Game 1 on 12 of 26 from the field and a +/- of -16, Shai knows he will have to have a near 40-point outing to tie this series up before it heads to Mile High. Averaging 30.3 PPG in the regular season against this Denver squad, the added playoff minutes will boost SGA’s stat total against a defense that still ranks towards the bottom of the remaining teams left.

Aaron Wiggins (OKC) OVER 4.5 Points

Wiggins was once a 40-point scorer in the starting lineup this season for OKC. After scoring 5 points in 14 minutes while sporting a +19 +/-, Aaron Wiggins could end up as the x-factor tonight in Game 2. Wiggins scored 21/8/0/9 points in the Memphis series while making a huge contribution in short doses off the bench.

One of the key bench wings for the Thunder in the regular season, I think we will see close to 20 minutes for the 26-year-old tonight in a game where he can match up on both ends against Braun, Strawther, and Westbrook quite well. In the 2024 postseason, Wiggins went 8 of 10 games hitting this prop, and so far in 2025, he’s 4 of 5.

Christian Braun (DEN) OVER 17.5 Points & Rebounds

Christian Braun makes winning plays. After a 40-minute, 11-point, 13-board outing in Game 1, he will play nearly the whole game once again. A perfect 3 & D energetic wing next to Aaron Gordon, Braun crashes for boards, spots up at the 3-point line well, and commits 100% energy to every outing.

His 18-point & rebound number has hit in four of his last five outings. He might not shoot more than 10 times in Game 2, but he sure will crash the boards on both ends with amazing anticipation. Braun grabbed 4 offensive boards in Game 1 and averages 2.4 of them during this postseason run.

Jaden Vann

Jaden Vann is a Sport Management and Creative Writing student at Syracuse University. Originally from Los Angeles, he covers sports betting and daily fantasy sports with a focus on the NBA, College Basketball, NFL, and College Football.

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