Chuck: Game 3 is ‘Must Win’ for the Nuggets vs. OKC After a 43-point Loss | Inside the NBA

Chuck: Game 3 is ‘Must Win’ for the Nuggets vs. OKC After a 43-point Loss | Inside the NBA

They led by led by 48 after three. That’s the smartest thing y’all ever did here. Stop the highlights. Well, that was all we wanted to show. When Joker fouled out, it was like, “Okay, that’s the last shot.” Yeah, that was in third quarter. Let’s get it over with. Exactly. It finishes 149 to 106. Series tied at a game a piece. Um, so those points in a half are record. uh tied for the most points through three quarters with 124 and the 10th most points in a game at 149 the record 157. What do you even say after a game like this, Shaq? If you’re on the receiving end of a beatd down like that, well, you say we got the first one. They we knew they were going to come back strong and come back hard. They did what they were supposed to do. Now we go home. We have to refocus. Sorry I left you in there during the third quarter. Should have I’m glad nobody got hurt. Should have brought you guys out so you can get even more rest. But Thursday, remember all the faces they were making and, you know, all the shenanigans going on the bench and we just, you know, protect our home court advantage, make sure that they can’t come in our building and play as free as they played tonight. Anything to add to those to those sentiments? By the way, uh, Denver, when they did lose game two to the Clippers, came back, won the next two. Yeah, I would I would say how much did we win in game one by? Two. Two. And how much did we lose by? 43. And what’s the series record? 1-1. Let’s go home. Yeah, but I think the main thing I think one I think Shaq had a good game three is a must-win for the Nuggets cuz you got to put the pressure cuz they if they win game three, the pressure switches to Oklahoma City cuz you know that next game is be like, man, we cannot get down 3-1. But when you I I I always felt when you get a split that first game at home, you got to because because you lose that, the pressure’s back on you, you can go down 3-1. So I think game three is huge for Denver. And on the Oklahoma City side, I mean, you you get everybody doing their thing and you and you cruise. Um, I mean, you feeling like, okay, you know, at least we at least we got a split at home after losing the opener, but I mean, how do you how do you measure a game like this that was never close? Well, the second game, we were expected to do that. We’re a better team. So, we did what we were what Yes, we we did what we’re supposed to do. Now, that same focus, we need to bring in game three and game four, and we’re not going up here for a split and we’re definitely not losing. We need to get game three. We know they going to come back swinging. They going to come back focused, but we need to get game three and after we get game three, then we get game four. Is there anything else to say about this game? No. Heck, I don’t I mean I’m I’m kind of when it’s a 43point game, that’s not to say. No, there there really isn’t. But you did a great job of answering two questions.

Inside the NBA talks the Oklahoma City Thunder’s blowout victory over the Denver Nuggets to even the series 1-1, and Charles Barkley explains why the Nuggets need to win their first game at home.

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