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After starting the game scoring on nine of its first 11 possessions, the Thunder got off to another hot start in the second quarter.
OKC scored on its first six possessions, including seven points by Jalen Williams, and pushed its lead to 29 points, the largest margin in the game to that point.
It got bigger, of course.
Thunder 87, Nuggets 56 at halftime.
The Thunder led by as many as 35 points even though it didn’t shoot the ball as well in the second quarter. Then again, it’d be difficult to shoot better than it did in the first frame. After going 15 of 21 in the first quarter for 71.4%, OKC was 15 of 30 for 50% in the second.
The Thunder’s 87 points set an NBA playoff record for the most points in a half.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads all scorers with 18 points. Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook lead the Nuggets with 15 points each.
More: Thunder vs Nuggets score, live updates: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC rolling in Game 2
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OKC scored on its first six possessions, including seven points by Jalen Williams, and pushed its lead to 29 points, the largest margin in the game to that point.
It got bigger, of course.
Thunder 87, Nuggets 56 at halftime.
The Thunder led by as many as 35 points even though it didn’t shoot the ball as well in the second quarter. Then again, it’d be difficult to shoot better than it did in the first frame. After going 15 of 21 in the first quarter for 71.4%, OKC was 15 of 30 for 50% in the second.
The Thunder’s 87 points set an NBA playoff record for the most points in a half.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads all scorers with 18 points. Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook lead the Nuggets with 15 points each.
More: Thunder vs Nuggets score, live updates: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC rolling in Game 2
Jenni Carlson: Jenni can be reached at [email protected]. Like her at facebook.com/JenniCarlsonOK, follow her at @jennicarlsonok.bsky.social and twitter.com/jennicarlson_ok, and support her work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OKC Thunder sets NBA playoff record vs Denver Nuggets in Game 2
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