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DENVER — Thunder coach Mark Daigneault consistently uses the term “let go of the rope” when describing effort. Even that might not do justice to the way Game 3 unraveled.
Oklahoma City fell, 113-104, in overtime Friday night at Ball Arena to fall into a 2-1 hole in the Western Conference semifinals.
Aaron Gordon's 3-pointer with 27.1 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 102-all.
NBA MVP frontrunners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic on the ensuing possessions to set up overtime.
It was all Denver from there.
The Thunder got outscored by the Nuggets by 12 in the fourth quarter and overtime. Denver outscored OKC 11-2 in overtime alone.
The Thunder, despite shooting 9 for 35 from deep, had things going for it. Jokic, who finished with 20 points, had one of his most inefficient games in his playoff career, shooting 8 for 25 and missing all 10 of his 3s. As a team, it snagged 13 more offensive rebounds than the Nuggets.
But Gilgeous-Alexander missed the memo. He scored 18 points on 7-for-22, going 1 for 8 in the fourth quarter. He didn’t attempt a shot in overtime.
"In those moments when the game slows down," Gilgeous-Alexander said, "it usually comes down to your best players making shots and making plays, and I didn't do a good enough job of that tonight."
The Thunder and Nuggets meet in Game 4 at 2:30 p.m. Sunday (ABC).
This article will be updated.
5 TAKEAWAYS: OKC Thunder can't take reins of series vs Nuggets, falling into 2-1 hole
Joel Lorenzi covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Joel? He can be reached at [email protected] or on X/Twitter at @joelxlorenzi. Support Joel's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
Best-of-seven series. All times are Central Time (CT)
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Oklahoma City fell, 113-104, in overtime Friday night at Ball Arena to fall into a 2-1 hole in the Western Conference semifinals.
Aaron Gordon's 3-pointer with 27.1 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 102-all.
NBA MVP frontrunners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic on the ensuing possessions to set up overtime.
It was all Denver from there.
The Thunder got outscored by the Nuggets by 12 in the fourth quarter and overtime. Denver outscored OKC 11-2 in overtime alone.
The Thunder, despite shooting 9 for 35 from deep, had things going for it. Jokic, who finished with 20 points, had one of his most inefficient games in his playoff career, shooting 8 for 25 and missing all 10 of his 3s. As a team, it snagged 13 more offensive rebounds than the Nuggets.
But Gilgeous-Alexander missed the memo. He scored 18 points on 7-for-22, going 1 for 8 in the fourth quarter. He didn’t attempt a shot in overtime.
"In those moments when the game slows down," Gilgeous-Alexander said, "it usually comes down to your best players making shots and making plays, and I didn't do a good enough job of that tonight."
The Thunder and Nuggets meet in Game 4 at 2:30 p.m. Sunday (ABC).
This article will be updated.
5 TAKEAWAYS: OKC Thunder can't take reins of series vs Nuggets, falling into 2-1 hole
Joel Lorenzi covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Joel? He can be reached at [email protected] or on X/Twitter at @joelxlorenzi. Support Joel's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
Thunder vs. Nuggets playoff schedule
Best-of-seven series. All times are Central Time (CT)
- Game 1: Nuggets 121, Thunder 119 | Box score
- Game 2: Thunder 149, Nuggets 106 | Box score
- Game 3:Nuggets 113, Thunder 104 (OT) | Box score
- Game 4: OKC at Denver | 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 11 (ABC)
- Game 5 (If necessary): Denver at OKC | 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13 (TNT)
- Game 6 (If necessary): OKC at Denver | TBD Thursday, May 15 (ESPN
- Game 7 (If necessary): Denver at OKC | TBD Sunday, May 18 (TBD)
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