NBA PLAYOFFS LIVE : DENVER NUGGETS vs OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (LIVESCORE)

NBA PLAYOFFS LIVE : DENVER NUGGETS vs OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (LIVESCORE)

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[Music] I think [Music] this Higher. Higher. [Music] [Music] I think just doubling down on the stuff that we think um has been good for us through the through the first couple games. Um, uh, you know, a lot of a lot of questions game by game just about, you know, what’s happening and and what’s going on, but like I feel like the stuff that we’ve prepared with has been good and, you know, we’ve bled for a large majority of of all the games. So, um, I don’t think there’s anything, you know, that we’re going to just like have an epiphany on that’s like this is the the game changer. It’s just about being great at the stuff that we’ve talked about doing. And with uh some futility later in these games in clutch time, Alex was asked, “Is there any frustration that’s setting it at all?” No, I don’t think so. Um it’s the playoffs. You know, nobody just wins 16 games and gets to hold the trophy. Um even the best teams ever, you know, lost one or two along the way. 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Uh teams were within a possession of each other throughout the fourth quarter. It was difficult to get anything going one way or the other and or just a really a hardfought uh toughly contested game between these two and Denver finds a way to win it in the end. Yeah, Razers edge margin. I mean it was that was the case in game one as well. Thunder had a little more leeway to play with with a larger lead in the opening game of this series. But uh in that game on uh what was that was Friday uh quick turnaround. Um the Thunder had the ball up three in the final 40 seconds. couldn’t convert offensively, lost Aaron Gordon on the subsequent possession for the Nuggets, which was more of an accelerated pace early offense look. He knocks down an uncontested corner three. And there you go. It’s 102 a piece and you’re fighting from there. And the Thunder did not have what it took. Outscored 14-2 uh in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter through the overtime to lose game three. So, a lot of lessons. There were a lot of good things they did. Got up 19 more shots in Denver. really limited Nicole Joic who was 0 of 10 on threes. He’s turned it over more times than he’s assisted during this series. So, they’ve got a lot of positives going, but they recognize they’ve got to be better at critical moments in order to get back the homecourt advantage they lost in game one in game four today. And you mentioned Jaylen Williams performance in our forecast pregame show. not only being good for that game and putting Oklahoma City in position to win that game, but also maybe having some carryover today in terms of Denver uh having to honor Oklahoma City defensively in a in a different way to keep him from going off again. Well, I I think that, you know, just in watching a lot of what went on down the stretch, uh it it left for the Nuggets because of Shay be really being occupied by two defenders dubbed to go one-on-one to show off his athleticism, his quickness, his three tiered uh scoring ability on the offensive end. And so that that leaves a lesser defender on more of an island against Dub. So the Thunder, I would think, can make some money there in game four. The other thing the Thunder can do recognizing the way the Nuggets defended them with always a shadow doubler on Shay wherever he went initially it’s Murray or a Brown in a different looking zone than the Nuggets had shown in this series. Cut a guy right behind that. So you occupy the interior of the Denver defense and create a threeon two offensively for yourselves. But the bottom line is the Thunder have got to find a way to do a better job making shots in game four. They’re a better offensive team than they showed. Denver is not as good a defensive team as they showed. you’d think that the median will set back in hopefully in game four today. I we we talk about just somebody anybody being a part of the equation uh to be able to trust on the floor for Denver. And I’m not saying that David Adelman is is going to think after game three, hey, let’s play Pton Watson 24 or 25 minutes. He’s going to be very cautious about his time on the floor. But at least inserting him into game three paid off in some form or fashion as he knocks down a couple of shots and blocks a couple of shots. And that’s really all they’re looking for these guys. Matt, look, he he’s legit. I mean, he’s a guy that when he’s on the floor as a defensive menace. He’s a defensive differencemaker. He’s long. He’s an outstanding shot blocker for his size. He’s a player that competes offensively. You have to live with the fact he’s still raw, but he’s becoming better. And I think he is an asset for the Nuggets in this series when he’s called on, as has Westbrook been. So yeah, they only go seven deep, but all seven are capable and competent. And so that puts the Thunder in the place of, and I think Dagnol has kind of evaluated this since game three. Do the Thunder continue to go primarily with a rotation that’s longer than seven, which they’ve done most of the season, or do they stay compact as they did in game three? And maybe fatigue’s a factor because of the number of minutes that the core guys played in that fourth quarter into overtime. I think that’s something he’s evaluating because the altitude here is a legitimate I I think concern for any visitor. The Thunder have always navigated it well, Gideon, but they’ve done that with quality depth. They played their core guys more than they have in any game this season in game three. We’ll see if there’s an adjustment there from the head coach’s perspective. We we brought up Joic earlier and there’s going to be some give and take game to game, but you have to go with an approach that is working. And when you talk about, you know, 25 trips down the floor um that are empty for for your team, you have to uh be able to feel good about that approach regardless of the result. And for Joic, 0 of 10 from three-point range, you don’t necessarily anticipate that again. Eight turnovers, you don’t necessarily anticipate that again. But while it’s going, keep it going. No question. The Thunder have found some things, but it’s just about competing. It’s about what it is the Thunder have brought all season defensively. Uh that that rapid fire physicality, I think it has definitely played a toll on Joic and his effectiveness. 21 turnovers, 18 assists in this series so far, shooting the ball really poorly, only 32% efficiency, 0 of 10 on threes in game three. But I think you can count on none of that for game four. It’s it’s a blank slate. Again, each of these games takes on its own life form. Thunder got to do a better job off of him in this game, period. Denver, for the second time in its playoff history, had four starters at 20 plus points in game three. So, Porter went off. Murray went off for as high in this series of 27. And and Aaron Gordon again was a nemesis to the Thunder. He’s been for every opponent in the postseason run. When he scores 22 or more historically for the Nuggets in the playoffs, this team’s 12-1. He had 22 again in game three. You talked about Porter and that’s by far the biggest jump. That was the biggest X factor in game three because he had really not provided much of anything throughout the first two games and it’s been rare so far in this postseason due to Michael working through an injury and I know he felt bad about that that he couldn’t really help his team and he certainly did in game three and you might keep an eye on him early in game four to see if he has found some kind of a rhythm. Yeah, because I I think you look at game three, Gideon, and there are times you just tip your hat to a guy that can be an outstanding shot maker, a lethal threat, especially from distance. He made some highly contested late shot clock threes in game three. You got to live with those. Those are plays in which you execute and you get trumped by the offense being a tad better. But from the Thunder standpoint, they want to make certain they get to Porter to force him to floor the ball. He’s still not comfortable with that shoulder injury, putting it on the deck. He had too many stationary catch and shoot threes that were availed themselves to him in game three that OKC wants to negate in game four. All right, Matt, for benefit of our listeners, what do we need to pay attention to in the broadcast of today’s game for Oklahoma City? There’ll be good signs for them against the Nuggets. Well, I mean, you can say shotmaking because it wasn’t there for the Thunder at critical moments in game three, but that’s too easy. I think it is bringing the energy full force for all 48. uh the recognition you got to execute at critical moments uh in game four which you’ve not done at pivotal moments in the series that’s why you’re down one two and I think for the Thunder find a way when you’re up six seven eight points which they generated with some frequency in game three to push that forward to go on a longer more extended run I think fatigue ultimately is a factor in this series have got to make it so in this game game four today Matt we appreciate the time as always enjoy the game today you too thank you coming up next Gallow is joined by our Thunder player exclusive. We’re going to hear from Jaylen Williams. Jay Will, you’re listening to Thunder Basketball. With Progressives collision coverage, my family gets up to $1,000 for vet bills if I’m injured in a car accident. And that makes this Chihuahua really feel like part of the family. What’s that? I don’t sound like a Chihuahua. Oh, I’m sorry. 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Thunder preparing for game four here in Denver against the Nuggets. And OKC down 2-1 in the series. A lot of series left here is I’ve got Jaylen Williams, J Will alongside me. And Jaylen, uh, you guys have had two hard-fought games. You’ve had a blowout win. You’ve had a bunch of different experiences now against this team. How much more familiar do you guys feel with with them and what they’re trying to do and uh maybe the confidence that you guys have moving forward to try to retake uh the series advantage in home in home court? Yeah. Um we’re super prepared. Um I feel like our coaches are putting us in great positions. Um it all comes down to us executing and um we know they’re a great team, but we’re a great team as well. And um we just got to go out there and play our brand of basketball. And that brand of basketball, it, you know, involves incredible defense, focus, tenacity. We’re continuing to see that. You know, it’s looked a little different each night in terms of the outcomes for different players on their team, but what’s a bit of the formula that you guys have been able to have uh early in these games to set the tone that you want cuz you all have had control over all three. Yeah. Um it’s about team defense really. Um they have a head of the snake over there and uh Joic and Jamal Murray and um it’s never one-on-one or one of our guys against one of their guys. It’s always our five against their five and our shell against their post up, whatever it is. And um when you have five guys out there that are willing to put their body on the line and be in the shell and communicate and do things like that, that’s when our defense looks our best. And you’ve been a big factor in that, particularly early in these games. you’re getting that kind of jolt early substitution around the 7-inute mark here over the last couple games. What’s that opportunity like for you as you jump into the fray? Yeah. Um I love the opportunity. I love to go out there and compete. Um coach trusts me to give me that assignment and and I I love it. I love it. I love being out there competing. I love being out there with my guys. Um it’s fun these playoff environments with loud crowds and the pressure in every moment. It’s it’s super fun to be out there competing. How about offensively? Where do you all see some strides that you can continue to take forward and and something Mark says is get better through the series? Yeah, just uh continue trusting what we do. Um shots didn’t really fall last game, but when you lean on what we’ve done throughout the whole year, you just got to trust it. And um as long as we don’t get away from what we’re used to and what’s got us to where we are, I feel like we’re going to be putting ourselves in a good position. Yeah. And one thing that Denver is doing is they seem to be going to quite a bit of zone and then they’re also just like really loading up heavy at the elbows. Uh what are some ways over the course of the season that you guys have learned in terms of counteracting that? Yeah. Um just playing as five. Uh we know that we have the MVP on our team and Shade one of the best scorers in the NBA. Um they’re going to have to load up on him. It’s never oneonone against him. And um us other four that on the court, we just have to help him out, set harder screens, hitting our shots, um creating space for him and um really just a team game on offensive side as well. Short turnaround. I think about 40 hours between game three and game four. You guys are are young. You’ve got energy. How excited are you all for the opportunity? You know, the the goal coming out here, you know, can you get, you know, one of these two and flip home court? Yeah, I’m super excited. Um playing in that that away crowd, that environment’s something that you dream of playing in. Just having a crowd yelling at you and and playing in those big moments. Um luckily that we’re both have the same uh both teams are having to have 40 hours in between the games. It’s not like we they get more rest than us. So, um we both got to go into this game. We got to go into this game with as much energy as we can um doing the things that we do. Should be a thrilling match up between two teams that are very familiar with each other. Good luck out there, J. Yeah, thank you. That’s Jaylen Williams. I’m Nick Gallo and this is Thunder Basketball. [Music] Don’t miss out on OKC’s hottest entertainment at the Showplace Theater with acts like Boys to Men April 18th. [Music] America, April 26th. Patty Leel, May 2nd. And Scotty McCreary, May 10th, Riverwind is OKC’s favorite casino experience. Fridays don’t start till Taco Mayo says so. Taco. Meet the new steak fajita empanada. 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This is the Oklahoma City Thunder Radio Network pregame show. What time is it? Now live from Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Here’s the voice of the Thunder, Matt Pinto now on the Oklahoma City Thunder Radio Network. find themselves in a one-two hole in their best of seven Western Conference semi-final series against Denver. After failing to finish strong in game three Friday, eventually fading in overtime in a 113 104 setback. While OKC’s defense held down Nicole Joic, it was Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., and Aaron Gordon rising to propel the Nuggets within two victories of advancing. to get the equalizer in the series and reclaim homec court advantage with game five looming Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The Thunder will need sharper shooting full game focus and as SGA said closing the game in game four. Good afternoon. Welcome to Oklahoma City Thunder basketball the Western Conference semi-finals. It’s round two game four from Denver. I’m Matt Pinto perched high above courtside at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado with a play-by-play call. A critical one for the Thunder. Glad you’re along. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms listening this afternoon. The Thunder put together a strong road effort in many ways in game three of this Western Conference semi-final series against Denver on Friday. getting up 19 more shots than the Nuggets outscoring Denver inside 5632 14-7 in fast break points out rebounding this bow while as they have in all three games during the series leading the vast majority of the time ultimately coming up short due to poor shooting both overall and from three-point range and late game execution that faltered a bit based on their high standards. The Nuggets on the flip side kept the game close throughout despite many Thunder runs and then executed impeccably down the stretch. Outscored the Thunder 14-2 late in the fourth quarter through the overtime period to for the second time in this series pull one out late the lead two victories to one. It was a game in which Denver was fueled by four Nuggets scoring 20 plus points offensively. Second time it’s happened in their uh franchise playoff history. a defensive strategy that held Shay Gildas Alexander to seven of 22 shooting only 18 points. Also limited Chad Homegrrew had a big first half to two points scored from the third quarter on and those two came in overtime and Thunder made 38% of their shots overall from the field only nine of 35 threes. They’re a better offensive team than that. The Thunder know that. We’ll see if they can prove that in game four in this one. The other thing that came back to bite the Thunder was an inability to finish around the rim, especially late. They made just 26% of their points shots in the paint rather from the fourth quarter on in a game that came down to the wire ultimately that they fell uh in in overtime. They’re much more explosive than that. They’ve shown that this season. They’ve shown a comeback gene, a bounceback gene after losses. We’ll see if they can uh cobble that together to push into game four and come up with a win. This is a game in which OKC knows they’ve got to find a way to bring heightened energy. Very quick turnaround. Late game Friday, early start, 1:30 locally uh against the Denver team that is a veteran squad that plays a very limited bench. Can the Thunder take advantage of that during the full 48 minutes of game four? We’ll see. OKC played with desperation after losing game one, won game two by 43 at home. They’re in a similar boat today. Can they bring that same level of execution and energy to even this series at two apiece? We shall see. Game four upcoming from Ball Arena in Denver. 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It’s time to find out what’s on the mind of the Thunder head coach. Here’s the voice of the Thunder, Matt Pinto, on the Oklahoma City Thunder Radio Network. come to take on the Nuggets in the fourth game of this best of seven Western Conference semi-final series on a Sunday afternoon looking for the equalizer down two victories to one as they match up with the Nuggets at Ball Arena joined by head coach Mark Dnult and Mark it’s been an unusual series in that you guys have led the vast majority of it yet find yourselves in a oneame hole. Um how do you guard against that getting to you as you soldier on here into game four? Just embracing the challenges of the playoffs. you know, this is a a high level opponent that uh is battle tested and prideful and a good team. Um and so it’s not going to be easy. You can’t expect it to be easy at any point. And so it’s a great test for us. It forces us to pull together and stand up. Um we can’t change the past. Uh we can learn from those games, both uh you know, the things we can improve, but also the things that have put us in really good positions in this series. And we got to carry those lessons forward uh and get ourselves to zero and play our best game today. You said after game three that you’re looking to forge a great team. This is part of that process. Are the guys embracing that? You feel like they’re able to turn the page into game four today. Yeah, they’re the best at that. I mean, this is a group that’s got great competitive maturity, great resilience, great togetherness. That’s the last thing I worry about ever with this team. And so, uh, it’s just about framing that challenge for ourselves, understanding that, um, this is the proc first of all, this is the series we’re in. um this is where we are right now and this is the process that we have to go through to become a great team. It’s about throwing punches but it’s also about taking punches and so we took some punches uh in the first three games we threw some in game two we got to throw them today. Shay Gilles Alexander after game one said we’re playing with desperation in game two. Do you sense that about this group entering this game? Yeah and I thought we we had the right approach in game three. We knew coming off of uh that loss and them coming home that uh they were going to come in here ready to play and I thought we handled that very well. I mean we put ourselves in a very very good position. It was a possession game. It was a bit of a slo but we never let them uh land haymakers early in that game especially. So um the responses I think in each game have been really really good. And now it’s a matter of uh again getting present and playing our best game in game four. You did an incredible job in game three of getting to the paint. scored 56 in the paint and didn’t shoot well percentage-wise there, especially late in the game, Mark, and through overtime. Any adaptability you look to there to get cleaner looks around the rim or is is there anything that you look to build on from that? Some of them were just, you know, shots that we would expect to make. Uh, but I thought, you know, as a positive, we manufactured pretty good offense in a game where we didn’t shoot the three well, and they did. um for them to shoot the three as well as they did us to shoot it that poorly in that close of a game. We made up for that in a lot of really controllable areas. Transition offense and defense, the rebounding battle again, uh and the paint battle, you know, and so we were able to manufacture, um some offense on a night where our offense wasn’t great. That’s been the mark of us all season. We’ve been able to do that. Um we expect to shoot the ball better, you know, than we did in that game and we have to continue to do those controllable things and if we do that, we’ll have more of a grip on the game. Jaydub had extraordinary moments in game three. 32 points a career playoff high. Did you unlock some things for him given the attention Shay’s uh garnering from their defense as that game unfolded? Yeah, they they do a nice job of playing off each other. Uh Dub had a really good blend in that game. He got to the line. He made some threes. He, you know, had his mid-range going. He got to the rim. He just he kind of did it in a lot of different ways. And you know, it’s the culmination of all the work that he’s put in. He’s had a great playoffs. He didn’t have a great game one, but other than that, uh, he’s had a really good Memphis series in these last two games. He’s been outstanding. So, he’s really coming into his own for us. Um, you know, for our team, and we’re going to need him to continue to to take off here as we go into the latter part of the series. Your defense has been outstanding in this series in general. Really good as the series has gone on on Jookic. I don’t remember ever seeing him in sort of the bind he’s in right now, trying to figure things out. He acknowledged that after game three. Do you continue with the same approach against him? It seems to be working. and then do a bit better job fanning out to the other weapons they had. They had four 20 plus points in game three. Yeah, I mean they they steered to more like Murray pick and roll um because of that. I would expect them to continue to do that because Murray had a good game in game three. Um you know, it’s easier said than done with him. I mean, he’s a really tall task, but a lot of it comes down to like energy. We’re not doing anything. You’re not going to like trick him. You know, you’re not outsmarting him um as a team. And so, uh, it really comes down to, you know, physicality, energy, you know, just being really on it and sharp with our stuff. And we’ve done a nice job of that on him. That’s one of the real bright spots of the series so far. You expected they would change defenses often. They have. They showed a ton of zone in game three. Do you expect the same today? Yeah, I mean, the zone was even different from the one they showed in the first two games. So, different zone. They had a different man scheme. They did a lot more switching in that game and found some success with that. But I would expect them to stick with that part. But that’s been, I think, part of trying to throw the opponent off. Uh, and it’s also, I think, part of managing their own energy. They don’t play a lot of guys, and I think the zone allows them to sit down a little bit, uh, in the half court. And so, I would expect them to continue to go to that. As a final question, at a certain point in series, it becomes about will primarily, you know, so much about one another. the execution of the game plan obviously is is a high level priority, but are we to that point in this series, bringing will, bringing force to push this thing through? Yeah, I think that was certainly the case last game. You know, last game was a classic like playoff brawl, you know, low scoring possession battle, a lot of like loose balls, loose rebounds, physical, you know, it had all the markings of that. But every game’s different, you know, so you don’t go into the game anticipating anything per se. You just take the game as it comes. But, you know, certainly these are two teams that really want to win and you know, we’ll see what happens today. Good luck in game four, coach. Thanks, Matt. It’s more Jagnel Thunder and the Nuggets coming up with the starting lineups for you for game four from Denver. This is Thunder Basketball. 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Commitment runs deep and Midfirst Bank, the official bank of the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s game time now. The voice of the Thunder, Matt Pinto, brings you the starting lineups. Sponsored by Kia, movement that inspires. This is Oklahoma City Thunder basketball on the Oklahoma City Thunder Radio Network. Thunder in the same place they were a season ago in the Western Conference semi-finals. Down two games to one. They found a way to win game four in Dallas a year back to forge the 22 all deadlock. We’ll see what they have in store in game four in Denver today. The Nuggets went up 2-1 in previous playoff series. Best of seven variety have won six of the seven series. This for Nicole Joic though, the first time he’s ever played a game four up 2-1 in the playoffs. The Nuggets have frequently been a homecourt advantage holder, thus playing games three and four on the road. David Adelman’s done a terrific job as the interim head coach of the Nuggets, only 43 years of age, the son of Hall of Fame head coach Rick Adelman. His squad is up 2-1 in this series and they’ve won three consecutive homecourt playoff games under the guidance of Adelman for eight seasons. an assistant coach here in Denver. Jaw Murray had his best game of this series with 27 points, eight assists in game three Friday. So, he’s coming off of a highly confident showing, 64 215, the starting point guard in his eighth year from Kentucky, averaging 22 points on this playoff run. Christian Brown was instrumental defensively, had foul trouble with five in game three, but hung in there and was a big part of the reason that Shay was limited to seven of 22 shooting. Brown at the shooting guard at 66218. A thirdyear pro from Kansas averaging 11 points per six and a half rebounds thus far as the Nuggets play their 11th playoff game on this run in this one. Michael Porter Jr. Bit of a revelation playing through that painful strained left shoulder with 21 points, eight rebounds in game three. He goes to the small forward at 610 218. He’s also in his sixth season from Missouri averaging 11 in postseason. Power forward Aaron Gordon. He’s been tremendous on this postseason run. two gamewinners, including a game tying shot in the final 27 seconds of game three that pushed the game to overtime. Gordon had 22 points in that one on Friday. 68 235 at the power forward and 11th year man from Arizona averaging 18 and a half points, seven rebounds on this postseason push. And Nicole Joic mans the middle of 611 284 in his 12th year from 10th year rather from Serbia averaging during this series only 40% field goal shooting with more turnovers than assists. See if the Thunder can continue to put him in a bind in game four defensively. Now it’s time for you to meet Thunder starting five. It’s similar to what we’ve seen thus far on this playoff run for the Thunder for game four in Denver. Shay Gillis Alexander number two point guard Oklahoma City Thunder. Flips it inside to Shay who dunks. He escaped Watson and Thunder down a big right to left maneuver of the body for the thrust of the cup. Jaylen Williams number eight small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Back door finds Doug to the rim for the two hand sledgehammer doing a great job of moving without the ball cutting inside for their third slam. Dort number five guard Oklahoma City Thunder. Inside Hartinstein gets it and feeds Dort for the layup. So the Thunder causing havoc with their defense. Isaiah Hartenstein 55 center Oklahoma City Thunder. Boing inside to Hartinstein for the big two hand send down. Big to big homegrren number seven athlete Oklahoma City Thunder challenging Homegrren block going up by Homegrren Whitford got it again and Chad demands him a second time. Oh, left hand block. Wallace down the lane in transition. Lays it home. Transition. Lays it home. This is Mark Dol. And we are the Oklahoma City Thunder. None as they were in game three Friday. Clad in road white with Oklahoma blue numerals and letters for game four. trimmed in navy blue, orange, and yellow. They’ll move left to right the first comes middle. Kicks to Murray open. Left wing three is up. Tumbling short. Loose ball contained by Homegrren. Jed had his second straight double double with 15 rebounds in game three. He has it. Slot left. Left corner to Dub. Three for three. Lets it fly. Leaves it short. Rebound tumbles out. Run down by Aaron Gordon. Thunder. struggled to make three-pointers in game three quarters. Wide open in transition. Left wing three and air ball wide right by two feet out of bounds. Boy, that was not seen in any moment of game three two nights ago. That was a little bizarre playing with that left shoulder heavily wrapped. If this were the regular season, he’d be shut down for four to six weeks. So, he’s really pushing through for Denver. Scoreless thus far. High post right. Hartinstein against Porter. Denver in another zone. Look on the dribble weave. Homegrrenfed fires an angle left three-pointer on the way in and out. No good. Hart side tips a rebound to Shay. Has it left baseline against Brown. Backs him down. Crab dribbles across the body. Double pumps a floater. No good from seven. Tough shot. Neither side is struck. Porter clears. Back come the Nuggets. Joic in the front court. Low right to Gordon facing up on Dub. Power dribbles and Dub stripped him. Dub the steal down the lane on Jookic. Oneon three will peel off to the left wing and setup shot. Now it barrels and kicks right wing to Hartinstein near midcourt to SJ. Angling right back of a Hartinstein pick. bounce visa to iheart. They have played from ahead the majority of this series. Lead early on in game four two zip. Jed had 18 points but none in the third or fourth quarters of game 32 in overtime. Gordon gives to Jookic’s left wing. Nola with a fresh haircut gives to Murray. Circling left baseline. Jamal out of a double. Corner left to Gordon. Steps to the corner. Cranks a three. That’s online short. Rebound fought for. Chay loses it. And Gordon has it. Left flank to Murray. Spinning on Dort. Backs him down low left. Banging, grinding, spinning, and fading. His 13oot jumper. In and out. No good. The Nuggets yet to score. Rebound to Chad. Up the left side. Shay. Leaks, but he’s contained on a double team. Hand check by Gordon. Fouled by Gordon. No whistle. Shovels to Homer. Chad slashes left away from Jokic down the lane. Floats it up. Not even close. And the loose ball tipped out of bounds by Hartinstein. Thunder getting good looks around the rim early in game four. One of five shooting. 0 of two from three. So a bit of a tough start on the offensive end leading two nothing. 215 in. Gordon on the handle. Excellent athlete. High post right to Jokic. Back to the basket. Porter cuts to it. Comes out front and cranks an angle right three. Block going up by Dub. SJ the loose ball. Shay saunters across the timeline. I don’t want to play with more pace in this one. Widens out right baseline. Played by Murray. Double by Brown. Picks up the dribble. Holding. Needs help. And he’s called for a travel. I know we have a three in the key. Defensive violation. my bigger part called against Joic hanging out in the lane. Well, everywhere Shay goes, it’s not only the guy defending him. It’s a second defender and often times a shadow third as this series unfolds. Can he find a way to persevere playing off his teammates for a bigger effort than we saw from him scoring the ball in game four? He makes the automatic tech. It’s three nothing Thunder. 924 left in the opening quarter. Thunder led by no more than nine in game three. The Nuggets by as many as nine. And that was at the final horn in overtime. 113 104 dubbed to trigger near sideline. Gets it into Hartinstein out front. Shay comes to it. Challenged by Joic and Brown. Slices left. Floats an alleyoop to Homegrren who dunks. But on the pass, Joic called for a bodying foul. His first. I’ll tell you what, the theatrics Nola offers are laughable. When you body a guy in the lane going up, there’s going to be a foul called. And that’s the first team foul against Denver. That was an alleyoop by Shay. They’re giving him free throws as Tony Brothers now is overruled by Tyler Ford, the referee. And it’s side out thunder. That was clearly a pass by Sheay as he dribbled on Joic. Joic not in a legal guarding position. Bump bodies. That’s a foul. Shay out front. Gets a dork pick. Now Hartinside pick. Wheels right. Whiffs it slot lefty door open. Snaps off a Rainbow three that’s online. No good. He’s not made a three in a while on the road. Yic has a miss up the right side to Porter. Contained by Homegrren straightaway. Joic wedging left back of a Gordon pick. Kicks to Porter. Slashing left down the lane. Dunk block going up by Homegrren. But a foul coming on Hartstein. The Thunder want Porter driving because I think it’s less comfortable for him than stationary catching and shooting. But that time Hartinstein got into his body on the dribble drive. Homerren had a clean block. He leads all. Actually, Hartinstein blocked the shot. It wasn’t Horn. I I misspoke. Homegrren leads all shot blockers in SWATS at three a game in this playoff run. Thunder up to a really slow offensive starter. Porter knocks down the first foul shot. Denver no better. 0 of five from the field. 0 of four from three. 40 hours between these two games and it was a hefty toll physically and mentally in game three. Second free throw no good. Homegrren has the miss giving to Shay. Barreling right into traffic. Spins in phase. Foul line jumper on the way. Got it. Rattles it down. Good rhythm found off the bounce that time. Reverse pivoting by SGA for his first bucket of game four. 5-1 Thunder Murray against Dort. Heavy pressure. Lobs it left side and center for Gordon. Steps out front against Homegrren. Working left side angle 10 to shoot. Jokic cuts to it and handles top of the key with eight to shoot. Barreling left. Jump stop. Splits defender. Plays it up a block by Hartinstein. Gathered by Jay Will. Jay Dub rather. Second Thunder SWAT. Dove left corner to Dort. Keys up a Rainbow three. This online tumbling no good. Joic has the miss. Thunder yet to make a three in four tries. And Doris has had two wide open looks. Jokic has the miss. His second rebound. Lobbing inside. Brown is open. Dunks with two hands. A very poorly defended sequence there. It’s 5-3. Thunder are two of eight. The Nuggets one of seven. Four minutes into game four. Shay barrels right. Shovel feeds Hardenstein for floating shot that he was un ready to take. He misses badly from six. Gordon the loose. Paul barreling right baseline. Tied up by Dub. Jump ball called down in the Denver end between those two. So JDub has a block and that time tied up Gordon on a dribble drive baseline. Jay Gildis Alexander said we got to find a way to close but we got to come with desperation as well as we did in game two. The Thunder have brought great energy early in game four but not converting many shots. Dub and Gordon in the crowds. Both are outstanding athletes. 18 on the shot clock with 750 left in the first. Thunder five the Nuggets three. Shawn Wright intercedes them with the ball. Dub back taps and wins it against Gordon. That’s impressive. Chad Homegrren has it. Gilders Alexander on the handle. Led the league in scoring in the regular season at 28 a game in the playoffs. Elevates right of the paint. Cranks and sticks a 13-footer. Nice screen set by Hartinstein to free a shooting hand. 73 Thunder. SJ scored on back backto-back possessions. Has five of their seven. Jookic between the rings. Baseball passes down the lane to Brown. Backing down Shay. Stripped by Dub on a double down. Shay on the loose ball off the left side. Brown got it back as Hardenstein fights to get it back. Dives to do so. Homer wide open inside. Right wing. Dorkfed rearranges a shot. Right wing not even close. Homegrren tips a rebound and gets it. Low left. Stepped away from Joic. Sails it out front to Dub open for an angle. Right three. That one is online in and out. No good. Thunder yet to make a three in seven tries. Wow. Joic has the miss down the lane unguarded. kicks left wing intended for Porter. Knocked out of bounds by Hartinstein, who fought behind Brown to save it, but he couldn’t do so. Well, it’s been a grinder of a start. Denver one of seven from the field, 0 of four on threes, have been blocked twice, turned it over three times, and yet the Thunder taking minimal advantage of that. Three of 12 shooting, 0 of six on threes to lead 73 at the first stoppage with 654 left in a grinder of a start to game four in Denver. We’ll break away with a timeout call. This is Thunder Basketball. What if you could make your energy dollars go further this summer? Switch to OG& smart hours and pay nearly half price for electricity for 19 hours every weekday and all weekend long. So go ahead, bake an extra batch, stream another episode, and make your evenings cooler. Just switch your energy use to the 19 daily smart hours to help the grid, the environment, and your wallet. Sign up today to receive nearly halfpriced electricity at og.com/smart hours. Postseason dunks, threes, buzzer feeders. There’s so much NBA happening like there’s a better way in the NBA all playoffs long. Really? With the NBA app, you get real time stats and scores for every playoff matchup. Witness playoff drama as it unfolds. But seriously, catch every bucket all in one place, all for free. 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But last two games it has not been pretty. Nine of 35 from three, just 25% in game three and 0 of six to start game four. Folks, these are open looks. Now I’m not sure what accounts for it. Is it fatigue that mentally, physically wears you down over the course of a tough grinding series? Don’t know. But the Thunder need to find a way to if they discover their threepoint touch shooting the ball, they’ll be in great shape in game four cuz right now they have the Nuggets reeling a bit. One of seven shooting a four from three. Shay sits down replaced by Alex Caruso early in game four. Yets at the foul line. Angles right hands to Murray near midcourt. He’s chased down by Dub slashing left in the paint. Picks up the dribble. Smothered. Five to shoot. Murray smothered. Nobody available. had the dribble knocked away, gets it back, fires a straightaway 20 foot jumper. That’s no good. They called Dub for a bodying foul with 1.2 on the shot clock. Well, that that’s a mental mistake and those are the mistakes the Thunder got to avoid in game four. I mean, Murray had no choice but to cast a prayer there. Dub a good job dislodging the ball once Murray had picked it up. There were no cutters available and then he got under the body of Murray buying a pump fake. Minimal contact, but they’re going to call that uh especially here in Denver. Murray, an excellent foul shooter, nails the first. Jamal has his first point of game four. It’s a 7-4 game despite the Thunder limiting Denver to one of seven shooting and taking the ball away three times thus far in game four with two blocks. Murray readies with a second. Jamal is clutch. Always has been for Denver. Big part of the reason they won it all in 2023. Both free throws are good and the Nuggets trail by only two. Caruso Dub Hartinstein Dort and Aaron Wiggins is in holding slot right bounce feeding right corner to Caruso against the zone. sails it up top. Kdub left corner. Dork driving into a double team. Comes up the other side and gives to Wiggins. Flashing. He’s in the lane for a pull up 10-ft jumper. That’s wolffully short. Jookic clears his fifth rebound already. The Nuggets can tie with a two and go in front with a three. Murray widens out right against Dub. Comes out in front. Drives by Wiggins. Jump passes left corner to Porter. Catch two three for the lead is up. Way off. Offside rebound. Brown got away with a push off and grabs it. No whistle. Holds on the right wing. Now dribbles to the angle. fires an open three-pointer for the lead. No good. Gordon rebounds over Dort left corner to Porter for another three. Third time the charm. No, he missed that one. Hardenstein has the offside rebound. Not pretty offensively either way. Dub settles in back of a Hartinstein pick. Wheels to the top of the ghee. Ducks left into traffic. Loses the dribble as he dribbles into a congested space. Joic has the loose ball. 75 Thunder. 535 left in a tough looking first quarter as Murray is grabbed off the ball by Caruso and Alex Caruso picks up the Thunder’s third team foul of the quarter. 534 left in the first. Thunder three of 13 shooting with a turnover. One of 10 for Denver. 0 of seven on threes and yet OKC’s up only two. Westbrook checks in near sideline front court. Dort knocked down by Murray and an offensive foul called on Jamal as he talked about being more aggressive, physical and asserted in game three, but that time paid the price. 75 Thunder, they get it back. Wiggins on the handle. Thunder altering their rotation early in game four. Wiggins and Caruso in at this stage and Argentin a two-3 zone preserving energy. Door open. Snaps off an angle right three-pointer. It’s online but short. He’s yet to make a three in this game and in this series on the road. He’s 0 of four in this one. Rebound Joic. One and done. Gordon rightwing isolated on Dub. Banging backing down. 14 to shoot. Out front to Murray. Slashing on Dort. Blows by him. Comes to the rim. Scoops and scores left-handed. It’s tied at seven. Too easy. Straight line drive by Murray. And Denver forging through a rough offensive start. Murray with four straight. Dort right wing. Dared to shoot. Does again. A wing three-pointer. Got it. Cha-ching. A Thunder money ball. So Lou perseveres. Thunder show trust. 10-7. Thunder on their first make from three and eight. Tries. Denver 0 of7 from beyond the ark. And midcourt, Dub is pestering Murray. Slassing behind a Gordon pick kicks right corner. Westbrook open. Snaps off a three-pointer. Not there. Wiggins tips a rebound to Dub. Thunder want a run. Up the left side. Caruso two-on-one with Wiggins. Alex to the rim. Scoops and scores in transition. Thunder 12. The Nugget seven. Doing a tremendous job defensively and forcing four Nugget turnovers early in game four. Jookic on the handle. Whips it low right to Westbrook challenging Wiggins. Leans in. Blows the layup. Tip foul won’t go. Got it back again. Holding low right. Draws a double. Russell on the left hip with a dribble. Howard to the middle. Fades away. Fires. 10-ft jumper. Rolls off. Loose ball jabbed in the air by Porter. Run down by Dub though. Jaylen played by Joic. Barrels to the middle. Circles out front now. Shovel feeds Wiggins. Wide open. Snaps off an angle. Left three-pointer. That one is online but long. Rebound gathered by Gordon. Aaron across the timeline. Bodied by Dort. Settles into the half court. Crossing over. Can’t shake free. Fakes for a foul. Grinding right. splits defenders and finally they call Dort for a personal. It’s going to be his first because Gordon begged for it. Four team fouls. How about playing basketball, Nuggets? Quit grousing about lack of foul calls. 14 to shoot. That’s embarrassing. You’re dribbling out front begging for a foul. Porter sits down as Denver comes with Pton Watson. So, a pair of subs for both sides thus far in the opening quarter. 127 Thunder as Shay is back in sitting down. Dub and Hartinstein Hong return. So rotation and a kind of a revolving door in front of both benches to preserve energy thus far in game four. Westbrook out front. Shay on him. Homegrown guard Joic as Westbrook’s free to fire a straightaway three. That’s an air ball by two feet wide left out of bounds. Denver is 0 of nine from three-point range. The Thunder one of nine. Are there windows and doors open in this building or what? 12-7 Thunder. Denver two of 16 shooting. Quesa Wallace enters for the Thunder. Joining Wiggins, Caruso, SJ, and Homer. Wiggins right wing picks up the dribble out near midcourt. Homer slides it wide left to Shay. Sizing up Murray to the baseline. Draws two up the sideline. Homer. Seven to shoot. Straightaway. Wiggins. Splits defenders. Whips it inside to Wallace but travels. That’s an unforced Thunder. Second turnover. The middle. Opened wide for Wiggins on a drive, but he took an extra step. Ground right wing hits the trailing Joic. Nola played by Caruso. Banging mid post right. Drop step. Sends it to Murray up top. Closed out by Wallace. Joic wants it again. Fighting for position. Caruso on him. Murray grinding right. Eight to shoot to the baseline. Pump fakes. Smothered. Holds. Shovels to Joic. Spinning across his body. Floats a sevenfooter. No good. Fights for his own miss. But Wallace has it. Ducking out with Wiggins. Wiggins right wing. Stops and pops. The three-pointer. Won’t drop it short. Thunder are one of 10 from distance. Westbrook clears. 12-7 OKC. Three minutes left in the first. Yic. Top of the key. Played by Homegrren. Faces up. Westbrook screens. Jookic gives it up right corner to Watson. Wide open. Snaps off a three. That’s an air ball by two feet. Overshoots the rim as Shay runs it down. His third rebound of game four. 13 in game three. Under the ball in a five-point lead. SJ out front against Murray. Nuggets in his own right corner. Wallace slices left away from Joic. Shovel feeds. Holman. Pinned on the baseline by Joic. Steps out front. Spins Faze one-legged 10-footer off the right baseline. Not close. Rebound fought for Wallace. Digs it out. Pump fakes. Lays it up and lays it in. What hustle by Case Wallace. Took it away from Brown. Thunder have run off seven straight to lead 14-7. Doubling their what the Nuggets have done thus far with 210 left in the opening quarter. Case Wallace a big time game four play. Murray slices right jump passes left wing to Brown. Left corner. Westbrook. Catching two three is up. No, there not there. Homer the offside rebound. his fifth fourth. 7-1 driving. Knocked away off the ball by Watson and Peyton Watson’s call for a foul. Denver is begging for every single call on their home floor in game four. A clear foul on Watson. Timeout Thunder. 157 left in a bizarre opening quarter of game four. It’s an absolute grinder thus far. Thunder six of 20 from the field. One of 10 on threes. to force four turnovers, limited Denver to to an 0 of 111 start from three and two of 19 from the field for a 14-7 edge with 157 left in the opening frame. This is Thunder Basketball. NBA radio on SiriusXM is available on your connected devices. Listen at home anytime you want with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or however you stream in the house. Station. Big wins are blooming across Riverwind Casino. And the jackpots have never been sweeter. Go all in on your favorite table games. Catch your bets on the biggest wins and unbeatable entertainment. Use your wild card for the best perks and the top rewards. And play for your share of the $100,000 Lucky Mayday giveaway. Win with the best and we’ll see you at Riverwind. Welcome to the NBA playoffs. The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here. 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Two teams that combined one of 21 from three-point range combining for five assists and six turnovers. Thunder getting the better of it now 14-7 inbounding. Wiggins comes to it near midcourt giving to Shade. Nuggets stay in the two-3 zone. Back left wing. Wiggins drives between defenders. Hit by Strower. No whistle. Dishes to Wallace. lobbing to the rim intended for Holman. Disrupted and intercepted by Joic. Poorly executed play there. Straddler front court looking to bring energy off the bench. Playing for only the second time in this series. Westbrook holds between the rings. Left wing to Brown. Christian dared to shoot. Won’t. Wilkage guarded by Jay Will. Comes to the top. Right wing to Westbrook. Seven to shoot. Right corner of an open three by Watson. It’s up. Short rebound. Wiggins. One and done for the Nuggets as rebounds are even at 15. A whole lot of shots missed going to pick up the rebounding column as Shay ducking left down the lane. Floats a runner up no good from 10. Rebound volied. Shay has it. Lays it up no good. Hit by Strower. Fouled by Strower. Thunder. Good job of collecting misses. They have four offensive rebounds now. And this is a game of will. I can tell you that from the start. Who has it? Who has the mental toughness to persevere through the clear fatigue that’s evident early in game four? SJ to the free throw line. One of one there. has five points early in game, four with four rebounds. 14-7 Thunder having run off seven straight. Jay bends his knees, dips, shoots, and swishes. SJ is ninth among foul shooters in the playoffs at 89.5%. 15-7 Thunder. OKC also not a great job at the strike in game three in that overtime loss. 15 of 22. Chase second tumbles off the front of the rim, but down he’s got seven. That matches the Nuggets entire team point total with 110 left in the first at 16-7 Oklahoma City. Matching their largest lead of game three. Out front, Strower holds and gives wide ride to Westbrook. Dumping low right to West to Jokic. A pass intended for Westb deflected and stolen by Homer up to left side away from Joic. Barreling baseline. Shovel feeds to whom it’s Jay Will holding slot left. Bounce feeds back to our intender for Shay. Horrible pass. Telegraph stolen by Joic. Nola one on three to the trailing ground. lays it up on Jay Will. The re the layup rolls off. The Jay Will fouls in transition. So consecutive aside from the the Shay free throws, live ball lazy turnovers by Oklahoma City. So free throws coming for Christian Brown. Denver two of 20 shooting, 0 of 12 on threes. They’re in pretty good shape considering only down nine, 16-7. 43.4 left in the opening quarter. Christian Brown radius for the first. A 53% free thrower in the playoff. shows off that form, missing the first, woefully short. David Adelman right now is trying to find somebody with energy that can generate for his team. Isaiah Joe, someone in that same role for the Thunder, checking in between free throws. He’ll sit down Chad Homegrren. Homegrren two points, four rebounds early on. Jayd is scoreless in game four on the bench right now with four rebounds though, and three assists. He’s also blocked a shot. Thunder, the Nuggets seven. 43.4 left in the quarter. Brown with a second eyes the rim sends that one up and good Denver it’s eight point breaking a minutes long drought Shay Will SGA Aaron Wiggins Isaiah Joe Case Wallace against the two-3 zone Shay straightaway 35 ft from the rim right wing to Joe open snaps off a wing three-pointer looks good but it’s short fight for the rebound Joic has it his sixth up the right side Westbrook barreling between defenders shovel feeds on the wing to Watson nearly stolen by Wiggins but the Targets maintain possession. Jokic fed top guarded by Wallace. Doubled by Shay. Ball swung left corner of Brown. Wide open. Snaps off a three. It tumbles short. Shay the rebound. Last shot time. Shot clock off. 12 seconds left. And a rough looking offensive first quarter. Thunder 16. The Nuggets eight. Shay with 7 seconds. Swooping right on Watson. Bump going up. Floats it to the rim. Won’t go from 15, but he gets to the foul line. Nice job lowering that left shoulder by Sheay. Enticing contact on Pton. Watson, an aggressive defender. And Payton commits his second. Thunder will shoot their fourth and fifth free throws of game four. Nuggets are four of six at the line as OKC bids for a double-digit lead early in this one. Two successful free throws will give them an 188 edge. Shay three of three at the stripe, misses the first. Thunder three of four at the line, have a rebounding edge of 1716, an assist edge of 32, forcing five turnovers and what’s just been a twilight zone his first quarter. 168 Thunder. Caruso back in. Homegrren back in. Wiggins will sit down as Wallace stays in. Isaiah Joe sitting down as well. Gildis Alexander with a long delay between foul shots as a Thunder scramble with a new look. Nuggets coming with Joic. Westbrook, Murray, Strowler, and Michael Porter Jr. back in. Shay strokes to second. That one’s pure. He’s got eight. Thunder lead by nine. Joic in the back court. Three seconds. Baseball passes toward the rim and throws it wide right by 5 feet out of bounds. OKC limits Denver to eight first quarter points. That’s the great news. Two of 22 Denver shooting. 0 of 14 on threes. You’d think the Thunder up big. They’re up nine. 178. Shay seeing to that with eight in recovery from a tough game three to begin game four. Thunder will have the ball to begin the second quarter as they lost the game’s opening tip, closing the quarter 10-1 over the final 505. We’ll get to the second next at Ball Arena in Denver in game four. Thunder by nine going to the second. This is Thunder Basketball. At Bronx, we offer more than just burgers, shakes, and fries. 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Thunder under 17. The Nuggets eight. Thunder will have the ball to begin the second with Shay Gildas Alexander. Isaiah Hartenstein. Alex Caruso, Isaiah Joe, and Kase Wallace. Nuggets stay zone as Shay barrels right pulls up in the lane, leans in and float a five-footer. Great job blowing by Brown. The initial wave of defense. He’s in double figures with 10 and Thunder lead by 11. their largest lead in these two road games in Denver. Gordon steps out front handling. Hartinstein on him. Murray wants it. Circles to get it. Swiped out by Wallace. Retreats. Jamal with eight to shoot. Dashing right behind the back dribbles. Pump fakes. Leans in. Floats a 12oot runner. No good. Loose ball tipped by Porter. Won’t go. Shay clears. That’s his sixth rebound already. Up the right side to Wallace. Kase bounce passes back door to Joe. Spins a right hand reverse. No good. But he’s knocked down and fouled by Russell Westbrook. So, the Thunder coming with energy and a bit of a burst to begin the second quarter, looking to break the log jam with effort in transition. They have two fast break points in this game. Denver won. It’s just been a slog. Westbrook with his first foul. Isaiah Joe toes the line to shoot two. Thunder by 11, 198. Joe in the playoffs has made his only two free throws during the regular season, just under 80%, lost the first and misses badly off the back of the rim. OKC four of six foul shooting. Denver four of six. Thunder bled throughout by as many as the current margin of 11. 198. 11:22 left in the half. Joe Aure shoties for the second. Snaps it off. Looks good and is. So the Thunder lead is a dozen. Denver yet to break double figures early in the second quarter with Westbrook, Christian Brown, Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. Stopppage for some reason. I’m not sure why. Denver will re-trigger. Game five coming up Tuesday 8:30 at Paycom Center. A series of attrition playing every other day. And the short rest window from a late Friday game to this one at 1:30 local time as Murray is grabbed trying to fight behind a Gordon pick by Wallace. How dare he do that off the ball. Not like that’s going on every single possession. Kin called for a foul. That’s a Thunder’s first team foul, his first as well. Brown will inbound near sideline front court. Joic let yet to break his shooting slump. 0 of three in this one. Scoreless through a quarter. Brown looks to get it in. Does to Westbrook. Russell sizing up SGA. Gets a Gordon pick. Weaves up top. Howard dribbles right baseline. Hartinstein on him. Retreats to the corner. Six to shoot. Crosses over. Ducks and spins. Shovels inside and throws it away. Hartinstein comes up with a Thunder. Six takeaway. Dishing to Shay crosscourt. Slot right to W. Caruso down the lane. Double pumps a layup try. No good. But a foul coming on Brown. So the Thunder attacking the Nuggets in retreat and doing so effectively to begin this quarter. OKC has outscored Denver 84 in the paint as Alex Caruso goes to the free throw line. Brown had five fouls late in game three. Picks up his first on that surge by Alex. Caruso pretty levelheaded about the one, two, threeame deficit in this series. He says, “We like what we’re doing. We’re going to double down on it and trust ourselves.” Caruso’s first foul shot is good. Under expanding the lead to 13 at 218, led by nine after one. And they’ve shut the Nuggets out since here in the second quarter. A minute six in. It’s Joe Hartinstein Caruso Wallace NSG. It’s under one game. Four down one two in Dallas a season ago in the Western Semis. 196. Alice readies with a second. Cranks it and gets it, but a lane violation is going to wipe it out as Isaiah Hartenstein steps in the paint too early. 13-point Thunder lead at 218 on an extended 14-1 run. But that’s another Thunder mental error that you hope doesn’t come back to hurt them if this game tightens. Murray in the back court shuttles right back of a Gordon pick gets a Brown moving pick not called against Wallace but Kase picks the pocket of Murray barreling to the middle. Shovel feeds Caruso lobbing to the rim to Hartang gathers and Thunders down a big two-hand rim rocker. Oh what a setup in transition. Thunder a run to a 238 advantage turning over seven times for seven points and that’s today’s Boomerang Diners boom of the game. Iheart with thrust right baseline. Brown attacks drifts to the corner against Isaiah Joe. A minute 30 into second. Thunder up by 15. Murray on the right flank. Jab steps Wallace holding dribbles into a double team. Shovel to Brown open. Left side angle three is up. No good. Hardstein peels it off. Gives to SGA. Shay dribbling head up. Guarded by Gordon. Swooping right. jump stops corner right kicks to Joe Isaiah wants three gets none leaves it short offside rebound Wallace up the sideline to Shay wide open left wing three is on the way no good short Thunder from three one of 13 the Nuggets are 0 of 15 it’s unbelievable out in front is stripped going up and fouled by Alex Brusso on a hit ahead by Russell Westbson Thunder missed the three there a wideopen look by SJ but didn’t get back sufficiently in transition Denver’s made two of 24 shots two successful offensive possessions that netted them successful field goals in this game. 953 left in the second under 23 the Nuggets eight. Denver from the line is four of six. Brown one of two. Christian the thirdyear man from Kansas lost the first. That’s good. Christian Brown has been an unsung Nugget hero in their wins in this series. Game one SC saw him score 14 in Oklahoma City. Game two, a marvelous job on SJ. A primary reason that Shay struggled. Seven of 22 shooting. Ground readies with a second. That one is up. Good. You got them both and Denver breaks double digits with 953 left in the second quarter. Shay is grabbed by Westbrook in the back court. No whistle there. Thunder get it in leading 23-10. SJ on the handle. Wide right in center for Joe. A telegraph pass stolen by Brown down the lane. Lays it up and is undercut and fouled by Sheay and they will go to replay on this. At least the Nuggets are begging for it as Shay tried to get back couldn’t do so sufficiently and then sidestep Brown nearly undercutting him and thus the reason for the noise in Denver. Gildas Alexander committing his first as Christian Brown is back at the free throw line. Denver has scored six of its 10 points at the line. OKC has been turnover prone in game four. Four give six giveaways already and that was a telegraphed crosscourt pass by Shay. Brown’s first free throw is up. Good. Three consecutive successes for Christian Brown. Not a good foul shooter by percentages, but four or five in this game. He leads Denver with six points. So, these are the moments in in a pivotal quarterline must-win game. The Thunder have got to find a way to maintain composure and focus. Brown with a second. He got them both. And it’s 23-12. Four consecutive Denver points. Thunder led by 15. The edge is 11 right now. And the Nuggets stay zone. Wallace up top. Bounce feeds a Shay at the foul line facing up. Swallowed up by three defenders. Dishes to Wallace driving. Floats a runner off the backboard. Not close. Kemp followed by Hardenstein and beauty with a right hand. Isaiah went off-handed. Batted home his third and fourth points. And the Thunder lead at 2512 with six second chance points in game four. Murray out front. Pester by Caruso. Gets a Gordon pick. Jamal crossing over left to right. Slicing by to pick by Gordon. Bounce fear in lane for a pull up 13oot jumper. That’s a beauty. Well orchestrated play that time as Gordon has his first make in two tries and it’s 2514. The crowd getting into it. Shay barreling left with a step. Elevates left baseline. Reigns a 10- foot jumper. No good. Hardenstein fights for the rebound and pushed off on Gordon to get it. Well, incredibly inconsistent officiating in game four. What a shock for this league. Iart commits to Thunder’s fourth team foul 3 minutes into the quarter. You’re talking about a big equalizer. That’s it. The lead is 11 right now, but Oklahoma City has been stuck in the mud offensively itself. 31% shooting, one of 13 on threes with six turnovers. Murray drives a lane. Fouled by Wallace going up. OKC over the foul limit already. 310 into the second quarter. And this is the mark of a championship team in Denver. No legs. They’re totally zapped in terms of energy. And yet they’re pecking their way back from 15 down. doing it not pretty, but getting to the bucket in transition, early offense, and getting to the free throw line as a result. Eight of 10 from the stripe already in game four. Denver’s last made shot from the field prior to the Gordon make was with 505 left in the opening quarter. And yet Denver’s down only 10 as Murray plops home the first foul shot. Jay Will Homegrren Jub returned for the Thunder joining SJ and Isaiah Joe. OKC’s lead was 15 earlier this quarter. It’s 10 right now as Joic returns for Denver in a 2515 game with 850 left in the second quarter. Murray three of three at the line. Misses the second foul shot. Short and Homegrren’s there for his sixth rebound giving SGA. Shay down the lane penetrates. Kicks to Homegrren open. Right wing three is online. Short Porter’s got the offside rebound. A wideopen look for Homegrren. Joic plots front court. picked up by Jay Will. Settles in top key dishes to Murray driving for a pull up. Left wing 18T jumper that’s short. Homegrren the rebound. His seventh. Nobody can make a shot. It’s 2515 Thunder. Three and a half into the second. Shay left baseline on Porter pushes off and fades away. 16oot stroke is Bure. That’s a shot. Mid-range master is he with a dozen points in the game. It’s 2715 Thunder. Their lead is back to 12. Christian Brown across the timeline shadowed by Shay feed the high post left to Joic. Nicole holds on his right hip. Jay Will on him, dumps it low to Brown on the overplay over the top. Shay commits a frankly a lazy foul. Let Brown face cut him and picks up his second personal. More free throws for Denver cuz OKC’s over the limit less than four minutes into the quarter. So Christian Brown from the line is five of six. He has seven points to lead Denver and they’re going side out. The Thunder over the foul limit. rounds at the foul line recognizing that. So, is that a sign of fatigue? For sure. But maintaining focus and discipline are going to be pivotal for the Thunder to even this series this afternoon. Brown with the first. It’s on the way. Good. So, the charity the Nuggets are lapping up at the line are keeping them in the game. They’re not a 10 of 13 foul shooting, trailing 2716. Gildas Alexander sits down with a dozen. Nobody close to double figures otherwise for the Thunder. Brown has eight for the Nuggets. Six of those have come at the strike. Kase Wallace, Isaiah Joe, Chad Holton, Jay Will, and Jay Dub for OKC. Brown bends his knees, cranks a second. That one is online and good. 2717 Oklahoma City. Thunder led by nine after one. Pushed the lead to 15, but Denver mounting a bit of a a rally here. Jay Will up top. Nuggets in two-3. Left wing to Doug. Pass fakes. Swoops. Kicks in the corner right to Joe. wide open, snaps off a three that’s online. No good. Rebound tipped. Jokic loses a battle to Wallace. Lobbing to Homer and horrible pass stolen by Brown. Christian up the right side. Unscathed. Gives to Joic beyond the three-point line. Holding on Jay Will. Isolated, banging, backing down. 12 to shoot. Joic steps away. Left wing to Brown. Back to Joic up top. He cranks a three straight on. It’s short. Homegrren has the miss. The Nuggets yet to make it three in 16 tries. Homegrren collecting rebounds like refrigerator magnets. has eight dub straight away. Porter on him. Dancing, shoveling left between defenders. Takes left poorer Wallace. Closed out by Murray. Driving right wing to Homery. Right pointer Jay Will. Pump fake. Six to shoot. Closed out by Joic. Shuttle feeds Homeren in the lane. Two to shoot. Guarded by Brown. Double dribbles or travels. That’s the Thunder of the half. They’ve committed one more than the Nuggets in a 2717 game. Nobody making shots either way aside from Chase. Four of eight field goal accuracy. 7minute mark of the second. Thunder under 27. The Nugget 17. Yas top of the key gives to Murray. Slashes away from Wallace. Loses the ball in traffic and Isaiah Joe says I’ll take that. Joe one three to the trailing Wallace down the lane. Kicks to Homer. Denied deep penetration by Joic. Steps out front. Slashes left now. Spins. Can’t shoot. Bounce feeds back door to Joe. Pinned by Porter. steps away from the traffic. Eight to shoot. Shuttling left in the lane. Elevates and jump passes left corner to Homegrid. Open 16 foot jumper from the baseline goes. I’ll tell you what, it’s a celebration every time a shots made. It’s 2917. Homegrid knocks down his second. Thunder by a dozen. Murray. The low crouching right hand bounce picked up by Wallace. 42 from the bucket. Working a Joic pick. Slashes left. Jump passes to Joic in the lane for a floating 10-footer that goes. Joic scores his first bucket in game four. comes with 609 left in the second quarter. He’s one of five. Dub blasting left. Stripped to the wall by Strower. Fouled on a reachin by Strower. Third team foul against Denver. Side out OKC. Dub has yet to score after a 32-point explosion in game three. Has yet to score in game four. 603 left. A slo of a game four. Thunder 29. The Nuggets 19 as will take time. This is Thunder Basketball. Whether watching your favorite team play or getting through the day, clear vision is important. For 50 years, the doctors at the nationally ranked Dean McGee Eye Institute have been committed to helping Oklahomaans achieve their best possible vision. From regular eye exams to Lasic to cataract surgery, Dean McGee is the one source for all your eye care needs. So, let the professional eye care provider of the OKC Thunder help you see more clearly. For an appointment at one of Dean McGee’s five locations, visit dmei.org. Dean McGee Eye Institute. Vision for life. Craving a getaway? Let your taste buds take a trip with Braum’s new Aloha Burger Crave and Save Combo. 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Baycom Center Friday, May 16th. Get tickets now at ticketmaster.com. For more, visit lowwayofficial.com. Welcome back. The other number one seed, Cleveland will try to even their series as well when they play Indiana later tonight. The Cavaliers won their first game of that series on Friday. Evan Mobley returned to the lineup along with Darius Garland and DeAndre Hunter. Mobley had 18 points, 13 rebounds, three steals, and three blocks. That game is at Indiana at 7 o’clock tonight. Back to Denver. Here’s Matt getting you could score playoff tickets next home game day with the Thunder Ticket Challenge presented by Simple Modern. Just head to Thunder Up in the Park. Scan the QR code and start completing challenges for your chance to win. Game five on Tuesday. This stays in an every other day pattern through game six. OKC forcing or fighting to force a game six, which would be back here Thursday. The only time between games there will be multiple days off would be a potential game seven a week from today if this series eventually goes that route. Right now the Thunder lead 2919 in game four midway through the second quarter. Thunder out rebounding the Nuggets 2518. They’ve outscored Denver 6 nothing in second chance points. A game in which the Thunder are one of 15 shooting threes. Denver 0 of 16. It has been hard to fathom what we’re seeing. This is the seventh game in 13 playoff days for Denver. Underplaying every other day in this series and a grinder thus far. Nuggets Salvation has been 11 to 14 foul shooting in game four. Wallace with Joe Dub Homegrren and Jay Will ready to inbound inside the six-minute mark. Dub right wing to Jay Will. Right corner to Joe. Isaiah steps to the wing. Gives to Jay Will open right side angle three around and out. No good. Thunder one of 17 from three. Porter clears giving to Yic. Nicole grinds across the timeline giving to Russell Westbrook at midcourt. Russell surveys played off on by Wallace. Right wing to Joic sizing up Jay Will isolated jab steps leans in fires goes glass errantly but Jay Will is called for breathing on him and Joic goes to the free throw line. That is an obscenely horrible foul called by Shawn Wright. So Joic goes to line in a straight isolation shooting over the top of a defender. Nola has two points in this game, six rebounds and one assist. His first foul shot is up and good. Denver 12 of 15 from the foul line, four of 28 field goal shooting. And the Thunder aided their their offensive cause by fouling with way too much frequency here in the second quarter. Thunder were over the foul limit with 9 minutes left in the second and Denver’s now 12 of 15 foul shooting. Yic readies with a second. That one is up. Looks good and is. So the Thunder 15-point lead has been virtually hald. It’s 2921. Denron a a snails crawl 13-6 run and the Nuggets stay in a matchup zone. Jay Will straight away gives to Joe circling to the top of the key. Knifing left elevates and Brown blocks his 13-footer. Isaiah got it back. Five to shoot up the sideline to Dub flashing right on Westbrook. Spins, leans in, launches 13 jumper tumbling off the back iron. No good. Jay Will grabs a miss, but he fouled to do it. More free throws coming for Denver. Eight-point game. Thunder can’t make a shot either. 11 of 36 from the field, 30%. Dub is yet to score in game four. More free throws coming for the Nuggets who trail by only eight. 29-21. This is the resolve of a champion. They have not played well offensively by any stretch in this game. Four of 28 shooting, 0 of 16 on threes. And yet they’ll attempt their 17th and 18th foul shots of the first half. That’s on the Thunder. Jookic’s first is perfect. 2922 Denver pecking away, eating into that 15-point deficit. Isaiah Joe will sit. SGA back in for the Thunder. Michael Porter Jr., Christian Brown, Aaron Gordon, Russell Westbrook, and Nola Joic for Denver. Joic’s second is up. Perfect. And the Thunder see the Nuggets crawl within six. 2923. 515 left in the opening half. Gildas Alexander guarded by Westbrook. Wide right to Dub. Nuggets in a to match up two-3 zone. Dub swooping left down the lane. Jump stops and is fouled by Westbrook on a reach. Russell with his second, but that’s a team foul Denver had to give. They now at the foul limit with 504 left in quarter number two. Thunder 29, the Nuggets 23. The Thunder led at the end of one, 178. They’ve scored 12 since Denver with eight in the first quarter. That’s a record both for the Thunder defense and the Nugget offense in playoffs. Has scored 15 since most from the line. Dub off the stutter step. Drives in onelegged kicks to Jay Will. Pump fake. Pulls up bang a right 17oot jumper. A beauty. Nicely done by Jay Will poised and polished with a shot clock winding down. Knocks down the mid-ranger. It’s 3123 Thunder. Yogic banging mid post left on Dub out front to Gordon. A repost comes to Joic with 12 to shoot. Facing up, firing over the top. 15 foot jumper astray. Westbrook tips the rebound. Gordon has it. Second crack for the Nuggets out front. Brown giving to Yic. Straight away beyond the arc, holding on his right hip. Gordon screens. Jokic drives left traveled. No whistle. Spins. Three to shoot. Westbrook will a deep right corner. Three-pointer that goes and the Nuggets are within five. 31-26. They break the ice. They first made three in 17 tries. Dub back up top to Jay Will. Holds left corner to Wallace driving on Gordon. No maneuverability. Back straightaway to Jay Will with 12 to shoot. Handing to JDub. Swooping, driving, challenging Jokic leans in, lays it in. A nice burrowing bucket for Jub. His first make in four tries in the game. It’s 33-26. Thunder want a stop here with 355 left in the quarter. The Nuggets have momentum. Westbrook wide right. Played off on by Wallace. Dumps it basic. Russell’s going to cut down the lane. Joic pass fakes. Eight to shoot. Banging on Jay Will. Six to shoot. Sweeps across lane. Dumps it inside to Gordon. Shovel feeding Westbrook calling out of bounds. Knocks it off of Homegrren out of bounds with 2.4 on the shot clock. 33-26 Thunder. 2.4 away from stopping Denver again. But the Nuggets have generated some momentum offensively lately. 341 left in the quarter. Westbrook right corner. Joic catch and shoot. Rainbow three is up. An air ball. Homegrren peels it off over the rim. His ninth giving SJ picked up by Brown. Shay to the right side. Ducking baseline. Steps away. Fires fade away. 13-oot jumper short. Gordon clears up the left side. Brown one-on-one on Jay Will across the lane. Spins a right hand layup up and in. Denver runs back within five. 33-28. Timeout Thunder. 322 left in the half. 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The Wolves had a strong fourth quarter finish, including 36 points from Anthony Edwards. They also got 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists from Julius Randall. Game four will be tomorrow night. Back to Denver. Here’s Matt Pinto. RepC your way this postseason with the latest Thunder gear. Whether you’re looking for a playoff fit or everyday threads, the official Thunder Shop has something for every fan. Uh you can shop at Paycom Center or online at okc thunder.com/shop. Well, the Thunder led 23-8 early second quarter, outscored 20 to 10 since. They’ve made seven more shots than the Nuggets in this game and yet their lead is five because Denver got to the foul line 11 a converting 11 of 12 here in the second quarter. Too much fouling by OKC. It’s been the equalizer in this game as at the two possession difference despite the Nugget deep wos offensively. Six of 32 shooting, one of 18 on threes and yet they’ve converted 15 of 18 free throws to trail by five 23 or I should say beg your pardon 33-28. Which way does this go from here? Because the Thunder sizable advantage is all but gone. Both sides are out of fouls. 322 left in the half. Gildis Alexander, Jayd Dub, Lou Dort, Alex Caruso, and Isaiah Hartenstein for the Thunder against Jamal Murray. Christian Brown who leads the Nuggets with 11. Nicole Joic, Aaron Gordon, and Russell Westbrook. Nuggets show a different 131 zone this time. Shay up top to Dove. Long angle left three-pointer by Jaylen. Not close. Long rebound tumbles out. Dort has it. touch passing to Shay driving to the foul line whips it right wing to Dort open snaps off a rainbow three looks to go but it’s short loose ball in the corner Brown loses it but he knocks it off the body of Hartinstein so the Thunder are wide open on threes cannot convert they’ve missed 17 of 18 clean open looks from three-point range in game four Denver can continue its climb from 15 back with the ball down five inside the final three minutes of the opening half Russell Westbrook to Joic beyond the arc pump faking ihart holds drives and kicks left wing to Westport back to Joic off the elbow. Eight to shoot facing up on Hartstein. Five 16oot jumper is up. No good. Leaping rebound Dort. Good job on their backboard leading 2921 in rebound to Shay splits defenders kicks the ball to Caruso wide open right wing three by Alex. Nothing but net. Cha-ching a Thunder money ball. That was in rhythm in flow. That’s Sha’s second assist. Caruso’s first make from three. Thunder have knocked down two of 19 threes and pushed the lead back to eight. 36-28. Caruso made a couple of threes in game three. Had seven all in the third quarter of that one. Murray top of the key. Pestered by Dort. Wedging left back of a Jokic pick. Recovered on by Dort. Gives it up in the corner to Westbrook. Gets it back on the wing from Rust. Swoops. Holding. Five to shoot. Dancing. Shuttling to the foul line. Spinning into a double crosses body. Banks up a 12-footer. Not close. Beautifully defended. Hardenstein has the miss. Giving to SG under the ball an eight-point lead. Two minutes left. Shay pulls up. Pops left side angle three-pointer won’t drop. Not a good shot. Gordon has the missed shot. Aaron with two points himself across the timeline at 6A ultra athletic to the left wing cranks a three of his own over Caruso and nails it. Denver within five again 3631 and they’re they’re playing with supreme confidence even given the fatigue. Dub Camelain on Joic side steps him across his body floats a three-footer. Not a good shot. It’s not close. Brown clears back the Nuggets. Gordon up the left side corner left. Westbrook catches shoot three is up. No good. Rebound volied toward the bucket by Caruso. Fortunately didn’t go in as Hardenstein plucks it. His seventh rebound. Back come the Thunder nursing a five-point lead. 121 left in the opening half. Shay double out front. Whips it right wing to Caruso. Pass fakes fires. A wing three-pointer on the way. Got another. Cha-ching. Aa Thunder money ball. The Carusho busting out in the last minute or so from distance. He’s nailed two of the thunders. Three successes from beyond the arc. OKC three of 21. The lead back to eight. 3931. Yokic fed high post left. Gives to Gordon. cranks a long angle right three and misses short. Loose ball Hartinstein doubles back to snag it. It’s his seventh. Homegrren has nine up the right side to Shay. Shay scoreless in the quarter has a dozen in the game. Shot clock at 15. The Nuggets in a two-3 zone. 45 seconds left in the half. Mark Dagnel calls the play off the bench. 10 to shoot. Shay 35 ft straight away. Gets Caruso picked. Barrels right down the lane on Jokic flips it up. Flips it home with a left hand and he’s hacked in the act. Gildas Alexander over the three-time All-Star with a burrowing bucket twirling up and in. The southpaw scoop giving him 14 in the game and a free throw to boot. 4131 Thunder by 10. 37.1 left in the second. Gildas Alexander leads all scorers as that’s Joic’s second foul. He just attacked Nola and Joic used his big body to knock Shay down. 37.1 left in the quarter as Shay shadowstrokes waiting for the basketball. He’s four of five at the line. Thunder under six of eight. Denver 15 of 18. That’s the only reason they’re within 10 right now in game two. Westbrook out. Porter Jr. back in for the Nuggets. 37.1 left in the quarter. Shay’s free throw looks good and is. He’s got 15 first half points. Under outscored the Nuggets 93 recently, three consecutive three-point plays. Two shots by Caruso and and one for Shay as across the lane. Joic got breathed on by Hardenstein. A whistle ensues. No continuation on the floating 10-footer. Shawn Wright says free throws coming for Nicola. He had not gathered yet on contact. 4231 Thunder, but the two for one possession scenario is intact for the Nuggets on Hartinstein’s first foul. Check Hartinstein’s second foul. Joic back to the line. The chant here was free throw Merchant. How about Joic being perceiving that sort of harassment? He’s four or four at the line in this game. 32 seconds left. Jookic’s free throw up good. He get gets one more. Thunder up 10. 4232 looking to close the half strong. Homegrren in. Hartinstein out. Isaiah sits down with seven rebounds and assisted four points. Under 35% shooting in this game. The Nuggets 19%. Okay. To grab a potential loose ball. 32 seconds left in the second quarter. Thunder under 42. The Nuggets [Applause] 33. Sheay double right wing to Homer. Right corner. Dub drives by Gordon. Jump passes left wing to Dort. Left corner. Caruso up again with a three. It’s online. Left it short. tumbling up, over and out to the Nuggets. So, Denver gets the last shot of the half, trailing by nine, 4233. And they’ve won this second quarter. We’re down by nine after one. Fell behind by as many as 15. And they have just battled their way back. Jay Will in sitting down who Shay I think Shay has two fouls protected from possible third by that move. Thunder need a stop here. 19.2 left till halftime. nursing a 9-point edge. 4233. Murray slowly across the timeline. Shadowed by Dort. Nuggets run a four set. High screen set by Gordon. Wide left. 7 seconds. Murray swooping right. Puts it to Joic. Three to shoot. Pump faking. Leans in. Fires a onelegged long two. They give him three. It’s a two-point shot. 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And you kind of wonder where this burst is going to come from Denver because they haven’t really made a big run in this series yet. They haven’t had that flurry. And I talked with our producer Preston before the game and I said, you know, it’s g you would figure it’s going to happen at some point and then 10 minutes later they begin probably the worst stretch ever to begin a playoff game. So I don’t know if it’s going to happen tonight because this was I beyond abysmal. It is cataclysmic what happened for the Denver Nuggets in the first half. Did Oklahoma City have something to do with it? Yes. But I c I literally cannot count how many open shots that they missed in the first half. And eventually they just had to change strategy and tried to get fouled because and that’s what I would have done too cuz it’s just nothing is going in. Yeah. Uh man, it’s been it’s been brutal for for Denver. And to their credit, they didn’t just stick with it. Some teams have that philosophy. Some teams will will change it up. And I think smart players can sense that. Hey, um by the way, they didn’t break double digits until about the 950 mark of the second quarter. Double digits, which is crazy. It’s crazy. only eight points in the first half and I’m thinking, okay, they’re about to make three or four in a row here because usually that’s how it works. These guys are amazing. We see them at warm-ups and they barely ever miss. They hardly touch the rim. But um I did think they did something smart, which was get to the bucket um and uh get in the u into the bonus, get to the uh free throw line at at the very least give yourself some some makeable opportunities just so you can hang around in this game. And Denver, I say this with all due respect, that’s a group of cockroaches right there. Like they just don’t die. They hang around. And if you’re the Thunder, I think you I I hope I should say you don’t regret not slamming the door on Denver after they only scored eight points in that first quarter. Well, the thing for Oklahoma City is uh yes, the lead was trimmed from 15 to six, but they haven’t hit anything either. They’re also three of 22 from three-point range. So, you figure that changes a little bit in the second half as well. Dor is one of six. The rest of the starters are a combined 0 of seven. Alex Caruso knocked down two of three. The rest of the Oklahoma City lineup is um you know one of 19 from three-point distance. Now they were able to score in the paint and some of these again were created off of second chances. So Oklahoma City outscored the Nuggets at the rim 16-10. Almost all of those for Denver uh were points at the free throw line where they got fouled at the rim. And for the Thunder already nine offensive rebounds to six for Denver. They’ve outrebounded the Nuggets 32-23. So that dominance on the glass since game one is continuing. It It is. I want to go back to um what you said a second ago about Caruso. I did think those couple of threes that he had in both those came in pretty short order in the second quarter, those could be big just because Denver has not respected his shot. We’ve seen what they’ve been able to do, which is almost like a box and one defense at at times and they’ve continued some of this this zone that they’ve thrown out there in in guys like Cadet Caruso Dor. you know, you wonder why does Doran have so many three-point shots? It’s because Denver is giving him those looks. And um if you’re a guy like Caruso, you knock down a couple, I think Denver might have to might have to respect that a little bit more, which could open up the floor for for everybody else. But the the back to the the the second thing you said there, the rebounding advantage, you’re right, has continued. A lot of that is just u um you know, all the shots Denver has missed, but you do have to crowd those misses as well. Yep. Uh and Oklahoma City with some second chance opportunities off of Isaiah Hartenstein. Uh, everybody but Jay Dub has gotten at least one. Case Wallace had three offensive rebounds in the first half. He also had two steals. Dub had three, although the shot has kind of abandoned him so far. He’s one of six, 0 of three uh from distance in the first half, plus one overall. Homegrren has nine rebounds to lead all players in this game. He’s only two of six shooting though, four points and a turnover. Nobody in foul trouble necessarily. Jay Will picked up three quick ones off the bench. Even though Denver has gone to the free throw line 20 times with the change in strategy for them, Oklahoma City only has three other players that have two. So, nobody’s in any real danger there. The the game within the game and especially this series, it feels like so much more important is you have to calibrate what the whistle is going to be. You have to figure out what it is. And I I thought the whistle was inconsistent in the first half. I’m not getting after any any one official. Um and and I definitely didn’t think it was one-sided. I just thought that it was super inconsistent both ways. So, that’s where you have to be mentally strong. Denver has been able to prove that. I think Oklahoma City needs to needs to show that as well where even if the calls go seemingly against you and again, I thought it it hit both sides. Um, it it was a it was a strange whistle in in the first half. So, you I hope from some more consistency from the the officials, but if you’re one of the players, uh, you got to figure out what you know, what is acceptable and what is what is not. Coming up next, we’ll talk about what’s being said right now in the Denver locker room. And conventional wisdom is you shoot better than you did in the first half, but conventional wisdom uh rarely applies when you play against the Oklahoma City Thunder. It might just be another one of those historic record-breaking performances of the last couple of years that the Thunder have put together. It’s 4236 OKC at the break. You’re listening to the Thunder halftime show. With just seconds on the clock, I’m chomping at the bit here, Frank. I’m telling you, this is a moment in basketball history to really relish in. Back at the offensive end, Kenchup mustards up all his strength and squeezes down into the paint. He breaks through the screen, post up with buns out, catches the ball, and up and he’s called for the double drizzle. Just get your hot dog and let’s get back to our seats. Pete Schwab, the official hot dog of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Stevie next. One special night, October 15th. Paycom center. [Music] Tickets on sale now at ticketmaster.com. Don’t miss Stevie Nicks live at Paycom Center. Welcome back to the Thunder halftime show. Gideon Hamilton along with Matt Ravis here inside our network studios. Oklahoma City on pace to even this series at two games a piece. They have a 4236 lead over the Denver Nuggets at the break. And uh Matt for Denver. Michael Porter Jr. has not made a shot 0 of four. Uh one of those was contested. The other ones were wide open. Nicole Joic two of nine. He continues to struggle with his shot, making only that buzzerbeating three-point shot. He’s now one of his last 14. Murray is one of six. Westbrook is one of eight. And look, I I know that this is very rare that you see teams shoot that poorly. And that’s why you start to lean toward, well, eventually these guys have to make shots, don’t they? One, against the Thunder, we know that’s not true. And number two, if they make seven of their next 12 shots, they’re going to be shooting 30% for the game. And that’s and that’s still not good enough to win a playoff game, I feel. So I I I think they could overcorrect to a pretty strong degree. And I I kind of think the damage has already been done here. I think they wasted an opportunity and just missed too many shots. It it certainly could be that way, but I I get the sense if the Thunder doesn’t land the Haymaker at some point in this third quarter and have a a big run that gives them a very very comfortable lead where Denver all of a sudden has to start pressing a little bit and really really feeling uncomfortable because I think it’s difficult to make Denver uncomfortable. Um you need to find some some more offense. And hey, 25 points in the second quarter, Denver did outscore you by by three, but the Thunder were able to find a little bit more of the level. But the longer I I think you let this Nuggets team hang around, the better chance that the Nuggets have to win cuz they’re really comfortable in in in scenarios like that. Well, what are David Adelman and the boys saying to each other uh about hanging around? How do they do that? And look, I I know on the Denver halftime show, it’s like, “Oh my gosh, can you believe this? You couldn’t have shot the ball any worse and you’re still in this game. You feel good about that.” And maybe that’s how they feel in the locker room. But, you know, just from a strategic standpoint, do you say, “Hey, I like the shots we’re getting. they just didn’t go in. Maybe they’ll go in the the third quarter. Or do you kind of stay with plan B and say, “Hey, continue to be aggressive, try to get to the line.” I think there’s got to be probably a sweet spot there, right? I think that you can continue to hunt your shot and not be the three-pointer and not be uh scared to shoot that, but uh I I also thought getting to the the bucket and getting to the free throw line, getting the thunder and the bonus really worked for for Denver. So, yeah, just hang around in that game if if you’re Denver, you’re saying that and we we you would feel like the shots would start falling for you. Joic with six of his 11 at the free throw line. Christian Brown with seven of his 11 at the free throw line. You notice a trend there is these guys just could not make any shots whatsoever. Three. Both teams three of 22 from three. But the Thunder shooting a spectacular 34% to Denver’s 21% eight of 38 in the first half. Shields Alexander is the only Thunder player to score in double figures in the first half. He’s got 15 on five of 11 shooting. Coming up next, Matt Pinsel will have the call of the second half. You’re listening to Thunder [Music] [Applause] [Music] Basketball. Hey, this is Brian Gelzer. Wake up early with me in 2007 NBA coaching your Sam Mitchell every Saturday morning from 7 to 10 a.m. Eastern as we break down everything NBA on channel 86. 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This dill includes a double cheeseburger stacked with two juicy hamburger patties, melty proolone, fresh grilled pineapple, crisp spinach, ripe tomato, and Braum’s signature dipping sauce. All on a sweet Hawaiian bun fresh from Brahms Bakery. Pair it with Braum’s golden crinkle cut fries and a hand dipped milkshake. All for just $8.89. Now that’s a deal we’re saying aloha to. Welcome back. The Thunder lead the Nuggets by six at the break. Let’s send you back to Denver. Here with call the second half is Matt Pinto. Mark Dnult has said in this series that the Thunder challenges in this process against a team with a championship pedigree that refuses to lose. They get resourceful. They find ways as they did to survive round one in seven games against the Clippers and have shown that medal here in this series will benefit his team in building a great squad. I think the first half is a testament to that. Thunder up by only six at halftime despite the Nuggets making eight of 38 shots because Denver got to the foul line 20 times in that first half. 14 of those in the second quarter and after initially calling the Jokic shot a two on the court validated by the initial replay as a two they have changed it to a three. So it’s a six-point game rather than seven at 4236. I’m going to say the same thing I said after we came out of halftime of game number three on Friday. Nuggets have to go great about where they are. They’ve not played well offensively at all. Thunder have not shown great discipline defensively, allowing Denver 20 free throws through the first half, getting up 11 fewer foul shots themselves, converting 10 fewer. And despite out rebounding the Nuggets 32-23 in the half, getting up nine more shots than Denver from the field, making seven more. OKC’s lead is only two possessions. Shay leads the way with 15. Thunder points in the game, six rebounds, and two assists. Caruso nine off the bench including two threes. Jokic has 11. Brown 11 for Denver. Thunderball to begin the third quarter as they shoot at the basket to my left in the second half. Needing win to even this series at 2-2 and reclaim homecourt advantage. A Denver win puts them on the brink of an upset in this series. A 3-1 advantage going back for game five to Oklahoma City Tuesday. Hardenstein, SGA, Jay Dub, Lou Dort, Chad Homegrren the five for the Thunder. Dub has had a very cool performance based on what he did here on Friday, erupting for 32. He’s been held to two thus far. One of six shooting, 0 of three on threes. Neither side has been able to knock down open three-pointers. Denver’s three of 22 from distance, as is Oklahoma City in a game in which Thunder bled throughout by as many as 15, but Denver closed the half strong. And if momentum is such a thing, bridging the second from the third quarter, uh they have that entering the third because they are eating into what was a 15-point deficit at one point. And the history of this series creeps in at some point if this becomes a closer game in the second half. A lot’s been made of the experience difference between these two. And Mark Dagnel says, “Hey, we can’t have experiences until they come up for us.” Under activating the attack as Shay works right at the paint, jump passing down Lane. Hartstein strip going up by Porter. Loose ball. Jokic. No foul. Nicole guarded by Homegrren as Hartinstein and Porter are back in the play now. Michael Fed up top. Pump faking. Steps away. Gives to Joic straight away from 20 ft. 10 to shoot. Nicole faces up on Hartinstein. Seven to shoot. Holding on his left hip, grinding left, pushing off, pulls up. 15oot jumpers on the way. No good. Homegrren has the rebound. Another double figure rebounding effort. His fourth of the playoffs. His 10th. Shay barrels right on Brown. Lays it up across his body. Rolls off and he’s fouled on route. Nice job by the Thunder finding space in the open court. That’s been at a premium in this game. They’ve made only 33% of their shots thus far with only nine assists and it turned the ball over the same number of times as Denver, eight. Brown committing the foul, his second. And to the line goes SGA. Five of six in game four. The Thunder Seven of Nine as a unit. Denver 17 of 20 from the strike. SGA rebounding from a tough game three. Strokes the free throw. It rolls around no good. He has 15 points thus far. I’ll tell you what, when you score in this game, you have to celebrate because it’s just been few and far between. Defensive grinder to the mth degree. 4236 Thunder. Shay makes it 4336 knocking down the second foul shot. So Homeman has 10 rebounds. Thunder have only one in double figures at Shay was 16. Jokic and Brown 11 a piece for Denver. Nugget ball down seven. High post right. Gordon fed back to the basket. down feeds back door to Porter. Dunks very poorly defended possession there. Michael Porter up top has his first bucket of game four. Thunder lead is five down the lane. Hartinstein leans in, lobster right back at you. Two hand big time remrocker. Big to big on that alley dish. Hardenstein roam the left baseline and Hartstein a terrific passer as his second assist. Chad breaking through for his fifth and six points. Thunder back up seven. Yic high post left. bounce feeds to Gordon back to the basket looking to Porter again. Same play instead comes to Yic out front. Strums an unguarded angle right three that he buries. Nobody within five feet. 4541 Denver within four and Joic finding a stroke. Two threes in the last few minutes. Dub right baseline guarded by Murray. Shadowed on a double by Joic in the paint. Spins and fades. His fadeaway 16T jumper is short. Not close. Porter has the miss as Denver Concrete closer in midcourt. Murray jammed by Dub. can’t surge free, retreats, gets a high pick from Joic left, works behind it, swooping to the baseline on the run, scoops, can’t score, but he’s fouled on route. 4541 the Nuggets tracking back to virtually even as Murray goes back to the free throw line where he is three of four in the game. Denver attempting its 21st and 22nd foul shots to 11 for Oklahoma City. Thunder committed 15 personal fouls in this game. I can’t argue many of them. And there just has been a lack of discipline defensively from the Thunder. Murray trekking through a tough day. Has five points. Give him six. And the Nuggets from 15 back within three. 4542. The theme continues in this series. Thunder build leads. They can’t hang on to them. And we’ll see if they have the fortitude to find a way in game four on the road to forge the deadlock at 2-2 before returning home. Murray a 90% foul shooter in the playoffs. Hits both. So Denver is 19 of 22 from the line, 86%. Thunder eight of 11, 72%. Two-point game. So does Alexander drives to the foul line. Draws two. Nearly lost the dribble. He does. Gets it back. Squeezed. Hooks the ball to Hartinstein. Alioops again to Homer. This time a one hand right hand sledgehammer that’s opened against that zone and the Thunder exploited it consecutively as Homer with backto-back dunks has eight. 4743 Thunder. It’s tight. 945 left. Third quarter in game four in Denver. Joic out front to Porter lobbing high post. Gordon same play. Dean Joic pump faking barreling spinning on the wing to Murray. Jab stepping Dort shovels low left to Yokic for to shoot. Drop steps comes to the rim. Reverse layup. No good. Well defended by Hart. Signed rebounds out letting left to dub. One-on-one on Gordon down the lane. Barrel stripped and foul going up by either Gordon or Brown as Jdub showed a fearless attack there. And the Thunder get benefit of a foul call. If it’s Brown, it’s his third. And it is in a 4743 game. So Jayd Dub first time to the foul line in game four. He exploded in game three for 32 including 16 in the fourth quarter. Dub’s been terrific in this playoff run at 22 and a half points a game. That’s 18th high among players participating in the playoffs. He’s 18th in assist as well at 5.3. Bends his knees for the first stroke. It’s up and good. Thunder nine of 12 from the line. pushed back to a six-point lead at 48-42 with 923 left in the third quarter. Denver two team fouls in the frame. The Thunder have one. Brown the only man with three fouls either way thus far. Dub’s second free throw is nothing but net. He’s got four points in game four. OKC by seven having led by as many as 15. Gordon picked up by Homer crossing the timeline. Lobs to Joic stepping top at the key against Hartinstein. Murray cuts by. Joic holds, dribbles, shovel feeds Gordon, jump stops, pinned by Hartstein off the left elbow. Brown retreats to the wing, cranks a rainbow three that’s up and good. Very soft close out by Shay. Christian Brown 14 points. Denver back within four. Shay leaps and leans right side angle 17 from stroke short fights for the rebound, but it’s gathered by Brown as Gildas Alexander is five of 12. So the Nuggets coming up with loose balls in this third quarter are back on the prowl down four. Murray swooping top of the key navigates free fires. Angle left at three-pointers. Perfect one-point game. 7978 as OKC is not closing out the way they did in the earlier stages. Shade of the right wing. Stutter steps. Comes baseline. Pump fakes. Shovels a feed inside. Hartinstein on the privile to dub. Runs near midcourt to retrieve a bad pass. 12 to shoot down the lane. Weaving across his body. Floats a runner. Then he back rims. Loose ball Gordon. The Nuggets seek their first lead of game four. Up the right side. Murray tracked by Dort isolated on the wing. Ducking left back of a Gordon picked that wipes out Dort. Offensive foul. A moving screen on Aaron Gordon. David Adelman should get rung up for attack, but he won’t be. Tony Brothers is going to keep everybody participating as best he can. 4948 Thunder on a moving screen by Gordon that knocks Gord off the play. Aaron has his second. That’s Denver’s ninth turnover. They’ve accounted for only nine Thunder points. That’s not been a factor in game four. Thunderb been chased down from a 15-point lead. We’ll see how they respond with 8 minutes left in the third quarter. Shay out front. No pace here. He’s on the handle off the stutterep. He’s not passed yet. Shot clock at eight. Shay weaving right. Jump passes right corner to Dort. Sets his feet. Squares his shoulders and rips the courts for three. Chachena Thunder money ball. He was in a vacant lot. Open by 20 ft. 5248 Thunder as Dort knocks down his second three of game four. Gildas Alexander has three assists. He’s already looking like game three did in the fourth quarter. Tight. Seven and a half left in the third. Jookic top of the key. Holds on his right hip. Still holds. Faces up on Hartstein. Gets a Gordon pick. Homer on a switches. He barrels baseline. Bullies hooks and hits a three-footer. Too easy. Nicole Joic now has 15. 5250. Thunder. 720 left into third. Dub out front. Left corner. Dort keys up another three. This one’s online but short and not as good a shot. He had Murray in the vicinity. Porter clears and the Nuggets can tie with the two or go in front with a three. They’ve never led. Murray swooping lefts right along the perimeter. Bounce feeds inside to Joic. Left corner. Brown wide open for three in the lead. It’s up and off. Long rebound. Homegrren running back on Joic. Loses the dribble in transition. Joic to steal his third. Nola kicks left wing to Brown. Left corner. Murray wide open. Run at by Shane now. Barrels left to right across the lane. Kicks to Gordon. One dribble completely alone for three in the league. gets it. And Denver has its first lead of game four. 53-52. Gordon strikes again. Nobody within 20 ft of him. What a rally by the Nuggets. Exhausted playing their seventh playoff game in 13 days. You wouldn’t know it the way they’ve rallied from 15 back in the second and third quarters. It’s 5352 Denver. 642 left in the third. Timeout. Thunder that will take. This is Thunder Basketball. Attention teachers. Create thunder fun in your classroom by joining the Devon Thunder Explorers program. Teach your students STEMbased lesson plans and you can even win cash for your classroom by sharing photos each month. Enroll today by visiting okc thunder.com/explorers. At Bronms, we offer more than just burgers, shakes, and fries. We have an entire fresh market for your everyday grocery needs. From farmfresh milk to meats, freshly baked breads and produce. We also carry a wide variety of our premium ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sherbet. 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The Cavaliers won their first game of that series on Friday behind a returning Evan Mobley who provided 18 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, three steals, and three blocks. Another big game for Donovan Mitchell as well. That game is in Indiana. It’s going to be played at 7:00 our time tonight. Back to Denver. Here’s Matt. Reserve your spot for the next season of Thunder Basketball. Donations for the 2025 2026 season ticket memberships are officially open. Get ahead of the game and lock in your deposit now at okc thunder.com/memberships. Well, the Nuggets have scaled the mountain from 15 back to grab their first lead of game four with 642 left in the third quarter. 5352. They’ve made only 29% of their field goal tries and 23% of their threes, but have knocked down now two more threes than the Thunder who’ve walled at 16% from distance four of 24. OKC despite out rebounding Denver 35-28 and getting up eight more shots and the Nuggets are back in that same boat that they found themselves in throughout the course of this series. The Nuggets resilience and resolve is breathing down their neck. Two team fouls in the quarter for Denver, one for the Thunder. as somehow the Nuggets, despite playing only seven guys throughout this series for the most part, have summoned the will and the fortitude to scale a 15-point deficit in a game you’d think the Thunder would have a bit more desperation to win than the Nuggets would. We’ll see how it unfolds from here. This young Thunder team being challenged massively. Hardenstein, SGA, Alex Peruso, Jay Dub, and Lou Dort for the Thunder against Jamal Murray, Christian Brown, Nicole Joic, Michael Porter Jr., and Aaron Wiggins. Shay across the timeline against Murray’s pressure. Dawn Murray getting away with multiple fouls. No whistle. Shay gives it rightwing to Dub against Stone Blasting into the paint. Elevates and fires. Fadeaway 12oot jumper. Barely graze the rim. He is one of seven in the rather one of nine in this game. Jokic has the rebound, his eighth. Denver back in business. Thunder offense continues to sputter. Nuggets by one. Gordon out front. Whips it left wing to Murray challenging Dort holding on the flank. Eight to shoot. Jokic screens up top. Murray behind it down the lane. Pump fake leans in across his body. Floats a 13-footer. No good. Got his own miss. Not boxed out in deep. Double stripped. Dort comes away with it. OKC seeks the lead off the takeaway. That’s Denver’s 12th turnover. Gild Alexander up the right sideline. Dancing on the wing with the dribble. Settles baseline. Whips it out front to Dort. Thought left to Dub. Wide open. Left wing three up for the lead. Woefully short. Hardens digs a rebound out. Holding. Pass. Fakes. Sends the ball up to left sideline to Caruso. Lobbing inside to Dub. gathered the pass and knocked away by Murray. No whistle. Wow. Murray back, pulls up, left side angle, jump pass, corner left to Gordon holding, closed out by Shay. Whips it in deep to Jokic’s. Foul going up by either Caruso or Hartinstein. Comes down to execution and OKC is lagging right now. The Nuggets showing their veteran experience and coming up with quality looks. The Thunder are not on the opposite end. 5352 Denver. Both sides even with two fouls a piece. Caruso picking up his third personal in that sequence. Excellent basket cut by Joic. And despite four of 13 shooting, making his mark with 15 points in game, four also eight rebounds and two assists. First foul shot perfect. Denver is doing it from the line where they’re 20 of 23 in this game. Connected on 10 more free throws than the Thunder attempting 11 more after this sequence. Hardenstein out with four points, nine rebounds. Jay Will replaces him. fun run of the gun after leading by 15 points in the second quarter falling behind Denver in game four 54-52. They came from 14 back a year ago to win game four in Dallas. Yogic rattles in the second free throw. He’s yet to miss in eight tries and the Thunder down three. Dort left corner on a hit ahead. Tries baseline. Dribbles the ball off his foot out of bounds. 5552 Denver as Caruso tries to rally his troops. 525 left in the third. Murray slowly across the timeline. This is the grind the Nuggets want against the quicker Thunder. Jokic high post left hand check by Jay Will. Whips it right corner. Porter wide open. Snaps off a three. That’s short. Offside rebound to Jay Will. Thunder. Get it back down three. Jay given the ball crossing the timeline against Brown. Gets Caruso. Pick settles in left wing. Porter on him. Now he’s double by Brown. Out front to Jay Will. Passes right corner to Dor up for a three to tie. It’s online short. Porter’s got the missed under a five of 26 from three in game four. Murray across the timeout. Thunder stuck in the mud offensively down three as Murray dances left wing, pulls up, cranks a three that’s online and good. Denver by six. Timeout Thunder. 5852 Nuggets. 446 left in the third. This is Thunder [Applause] Basketball. What if you could make your energy dollars go further this summer? Switch to OG& Smart Hours and pay nearly half price for electricity for 19 hours every weekday and all weekend long. So go ahead, bake an extra batch, stream another episode, and make your evenings cooler. Just switch your energy use to the 19 daily smart hours to help the grid, the environment, and your wallet. Sign up today to receive nearly halfpriced electricity at og.com/smartour. With Mazio’s Mix and Maz, it’s easy to get the things you love for the price you like. 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Taco Bueno is the official taco of the Oklahoma City Thunder. And we’ve got a win for your taste buds. We’re celebrating every Thunder playoff game with a free taco the day after. That’s right, a free taco. Just mention your Thunder Taco and enjoy a crispy beef or soft taco on us. No coupon necessary. It’s our way of saying thanks for cheering loudly. Celebrate the playoffs the Bueno way, only at Taco [Music] Bueno. Welcome back. The winner of this series will play the winner of Wolves versus Warriors. And last night, Minnesota took the lead in that series two games to one, defeating Golden State on the road 102 to 97 in come from behind fashion. The Wolves got 36 points from Anthony Edwards. They also got 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists from Julius Randall. Game four will be played in San Francisco tomorrow night. Here’s Matt Pinto. Playoff game day starts early with Thunder Up in the Park. Get ready for game five at Scissor Tail Park with live music, food, games, and giveaways every Thunder home playoff game. Head to okc thunder.com/thunderupin in the park for more information. Well, this third quarter has taken a dramatically not so good turn for the Thunder. Outscored 2210 in the frame. Nuggets on a 16-3 run to their largest lead of game 46 5852. Thunder have made only three of 11 shots, one of four threes in the frame while Denver’s knocked down seven of 12 and four of six from distance. Murray heating up has 13. Brown with 14. Yokic 17 as Denver has battled from 15 back to lead by six. Nuggets have made three more threes than the Thunder to this point. 11 more free throws and as a result moving towards the driver’s seat with 446 left. Third quarter, they won the game’s opening tip. They’ll have the ball to begin the fourth. Thunder change up their personnel, bringing Kase Wallace, Alex Caruso, Aaron Wiggins, Jay Will, and SGA out. A 15-point Thunder lead giving way in this game to a six-point deficit as Denver with eight first quarter points, a all-time low. Has scored 50 since Murray in the back court. Pesters Wallace beats him. Left wing to Wiggins open. Left wing three by Aaron is online. Got it. Cha-ching with Thunder money ball. It’s a big shot by Wiggins. His first making three tries from distance. Fullcourt pressure that time exploited by the Thunder offense. 5855 OKC within three. Their medal being tested in a big way by the champion of two years ago. Murray slashing left, pulls up. 16 ft stroke unguarded. In and out. No good this time. Wiggins has the miss. Giving to Gildas Alexander. It’s been limited to two second half points. Shay widens out right. Played by Murray. Doubled by Westbrook up the right sideline to Wallace. Pump fake. Drives by Jokic trying to set up Wiggins in the corner. Telegraphed it and Brown steals it. under have 12 turnovers in this game to 10 for Denver. Yogic up top looking low to Gordon. Ball swung right wing to Brown. Jumping low right to Gordon. Played by Wallace, a smaller defender. 10 to shoot. Aaron banging backing down. Jump stops. Fades 12T jumper short and we have prior to the shot a foul coming on Kase Wallace. That’s the Thunder’s third team foul. Side out Denver with 350 left to play in the third quarter. Thunder just really sputtering in games three and four to sustain offense on the road against this team. Jokic left wing challenged by Jay Will. Eight to shoot. Gets a Gordon pick. Nicole jumped at by Wiggins on a switch. Six to shoot. Whips it right wing. Westbrook open. Snaps off a three. That’s way off. Loose ball tipped by Caruso. Taken by Wiggins who is knocked down by Joic. And Nola finally call for a foul. It’ll be his third. He literally slung Wiggins to the floor and he’s arguing the foul call. 5855 Denver. 334 left to play in quarter number three. Do the Thunder have an X factor that’s going to emerge here to push them over the top in another grinder on the road. Caruso against the zone. Back of a Jay Will pick. Pass feed to Jay Will. Slot right. Holding to Wiggins out front. Lobs crosscourt right wing to Caruso open. Snaps off a three for the tie. No good. Loose ball. Wiggins tips it. tried to save it up the sideline but couldn’t as after he gashed inside of Joic under are five of 28 from three and continued to fire from distance down three 5855 this on top of a night on which they were nine of 35 from beyond the three-point line Friday in game three Gordon out Pton Watson in for energy for Denver Nugget ball up three late in the third quarter of game four Jokic navigating feeds Westbrook slot right swiped up by Caruso Russell up top to Joic who strums a straightaway away three-pointer. Then he back rims. Murray the long rebound. Second crack for the Nuggets as Joic is called for an offensive foul. Do they get Jay Will for the foul? They get Jay Will for the foul as Joic falls. Jay Will picking up a personal. It will be his fourth. Side out Denver as OKC is at the foul limit of four. Well, the Nuggets ability to get 14 free throws up in the second quarter turned this game and the Thunder lack of discipline was instrumental there. 258 left third quarter. The Nuggets will inbound. Up three, 5855. Ball comes into Joic. Lifted beyond the ark. Murray screens. Joic gives it up right corner to Brown. Swooping out front. Gives to Yic. Right wing. He cranks an unguarded three-pointer that’s online and good. Denver by six. Joic coming alive from three-point distance. Makes his second. He’s got 20 points. Nuggets five of nine from three in the quarter. She straight away gives it right wing to Wiggins. Pump faking. Closed out. Back to Shay. Wide right. 12 to shoot. Corner right. Wallace up with an open three-pointer that’s online and in there. Chaching a thunder money ball. Case Wallace knocks down his first three of game four. 6158. Thunder showing resolve here of late. Joic to the right wing. Drives, pulls up, sails it up top to Murray. Closed out by Wallace. 12 to shoot. Murray slices right, leans in, launches. Angle right three, no good. And a foul coming on the Thunder. Either Jay Will or Case Wallace. Free throw time for Denver with 214 left in the third quarter. So, it’s either Jokic or Murray shooting free throws here as Denver’s parade to the foul line continues. Numbers 25 and 26 coming now. The Thunder have attempted 13. And points in the paint are 2014 Thunder in this game. Joic yet to miss. Eight of eight from the line. Has 20 points methodically in game four. His first foul shot is up. Make it nine of nine. 6258. This team knows how to win when it’s tight. And the Thunder have experienced that in this series. Caruso out homegrren in for the Thunder. Jet like so many Thunder players struggling to generate offense. Has eight points in game four after 18 in game three. Only double figure point map for the Thunder is Shay and he’s stuck in the mud offensively. Scoreless from the field in the second half with 16 points. Joic with a second. That one’s perfect as well. 6358 Denver. Joic 11 in the quarter. Gildas Alexander against the zone. scans, ducks in the paint, gives it up corner right Wiggins wide open snaps off a three-pointer that’s tumbling off the front of the rim and down. Chaching a thunder money ball. OKC will take it back within two hitting three threes recently as well. Jokic holding slot right bounce feeds inside to Murray. Jump passing to a slashing walks into the rim lays it up no good but he’s fouled by Homer. Denver playing with more energy than right now. I am hardressed to explain that they’re playing their seventh game in 13 days on this playoff run with in essence a sevenman rotation and yet they’re beating the Thunder to the punch here in this third quarter. Payton Watson goes to the free throw line. Watson during the playoffs four of eight from the line has yet to go in this game. Second year man from UCLA ready for the first free throw. It’s on the way. No good. A rare miss for the Nuggets who are 23 of 27 from the line. Michael Porter Jr. in. Tamal Murray out again. Denver will have the ball to begin the fourth quarter in a two-point game. The Nuggets up from 15 down to lead by two. 63-61. Last 12 Thunder points have come on threes in the quarter. Watson missed them both. Hardenstein doubles back and has his 10th rebound. He and Ched in double figures boarding. Homegrown 11. Iheart 10. A two would tie. Shay left wing to Wiggins open. How about the lead? The wing three on the way. Short rebound gathered inside by Joic. Aaron was lo wide open, lobbed inside. Bad pass intended. Joic to Watson. Shay has a steal. Working up the left side against Brown. Dashing in the paint. Sets up Hartinstein for a floater left baseline. Short and 10. Joic has the miss. Nicole dribbling head up. Tracking Hartinstein. Backs him down out front. Finds Brown wide open for three. It’s online and good. Two. He’s 6661 Denver. Joic now has three assists to go with 10 rebounds and 22 points. Ground 17 points including two threes. A minute five left in the quarter. Homer open right wing casts a three and misses that back rim. Loose ball tipped inside to Wiggins though on a great hustle play by Wallace for the layup. Under down three seeking a stop at 6663 in game four late third quarter under the final minute. Yogic on the handle. High usage man straight away to Brown pump faking. Left wing Westbrook wide open snaps off a rainbow three that he hits. Thunder defense is totally collapsed. It’s 6963 Denver and the Nuggets coming alive from three have made in a quarter seven three-pointers. They’re 10 of 33 in the game. And Denver in the zone. Thunder have no pace right now offensively. Gildness Alexander dancing on Westbrook. Stationary ducking right. Westbrook on him. Double team comes from Brown when there’s a tie up between Westbrook or Brown and Shay. That’s a stationary dribble by SGA. No movement of the ball. No movement of men. And the jump ball will come with 3.8 on the shot clock. 28.2 seconds on the game clock in the third quarter. All Nuggets, they battle from six back at the end of two to lead by six right now. Their largest margin 6963. Thunder deploy for a back tap and Shay tips it into the corner. It’s off of him out of bounds. Nobody got to it. So Denver can close the quarter with a success and push their lead to the largest of game four with 26.1 left in the quarter. A full 24 restored to the shot clock. Murray checks in for offense for David Adelman. Dort checks in replacing Shay. Shay a scoreless from the field third quarter. Five of 12 shooting in game four. 0 of two from three. Caruso for Wiggins. So the Thunder coming with Homegrren Hartinstein. Caruso Quase Wallace and Lou Dort defensively. They are out of fouls. It seems they’ve been out of fouls since they arrived in the building earlier today. Murray in the back court. A running start on Dort. A difference of two game to shot clock. Actually, they’ve turned the shot clock off. So, it is a last possession now for Denver. Ground screens out front for Murray. Caruso jumps at him on a switch. Murray with 12 seconds. Barrels left down the lane to the rim. Lays it up. Blocked by Homegrren. Big time block. 8 seconds. Caruso on the loose ball to the middle in transition. Right wing Dort. Dort fires an angle right three-pointer that’s up. Tumbling no good. Tip followed by Hardenstein. Won’t go. That’s three quarters in the books. Nuggets outscored the Thunder 33-21 in the third after scoring eight first quarter points in game four. Give them credit. They found a resolve and and and a resourceful energy that nobody saw coming after a quarter of this game. 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In the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Boston Celtics got on the board in their series with the Knicks, winning in New York yesterday 115 to 93. Boston made 20 out of 40 three-point shots. The Knicks were just five of 25 on theirs. However, New York still leads that series two games to one and game four will be in New York on Monday. Let’s send it back to Denver. Here’s Matt Pinto. But where the Thunder held the Nuggets in a vice grip defensively, limiting them to an all-time low eight first quarter points in the opening quarter. Thunder led by as many as 15 to begin the second at 238. That vice grip has lessened and loosened as the game has gone on. They just allowed Denver a 33-point third quarter on 53% shooting, seven of 11 on threes, while OKC managed seven of 21 shooting, nailing four threes themselves. Nuggets win the quarter decisively 33-21. Take a four-point lead to the fourth despite getting up 11 fewer shots in this game than the Thunder. They’ve attempted 15 more free throws, converting 13 more. Nuggets lead after three for the first time in the series by six. 41-3 their record when leading after three during the regular season. Aaron Wiggins, Alex Caruso, Isaiah Hartinstein, Tase Wallace, and JDub defend against Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Russell Westbrook, Pton Wallace, Payton Watson rather, and Tamal Murray. Yogic out to begin the fourth. Had 11 in the third, 11 more in the second. He’s got a team high 22 on the night on the afternoon. Westbrook backing Wallace low left baseline. Retreats to the wing with eight to shoot. Swiped out, maintains a dribble. Westbrook up top hooks the ball left wing. Gordon wide open, snaps off a three. That’s short. Westbrook fights for the rebound and got to it before Wallace could call for a loose ball foul. And and that’s exactly what I spoke about in the third quarter. For a Thunder team that believed their athleticism, their youth, their depth would wear the Nuggets down as the series progressed. There’s no sign of that right now. Denver is quicker to the ball and better executing in the second half and it’s it’s pretty decisive. Nuggets get a second crack here off the inbound. Murray out front shadowed by Wallace gets a Gordon pick swooping left. Shovel feed baseline to Watson across the lane left right pump fakes hooked and nails a sevenfooter. Denver has an eight-point lead on an 183 run. The Nuggets under the gun right now or I should say the Thunder under the gun down eight their largest deficit 118 left inside. Hardenstein gathers and dunks on Watson and he’s fouled doing so. Excellent setup by JDub about a 20ft pass. Hartinstein climbed the stairway to Hoop Heaven, rocked the rack with a two-hand slam and Watson tried to block it and commits a silly foul that’s going to be his third. And one coming for Hartinstein as the Thunder battle from eight behind here early in the fourth quarter. Iheart makes it a six-point game. Got six points, 11 rebounds in game for attempting his first free throw of this game. Snaps it off and nails it. 7166 Thunder battling from behind knowing the value of this game to even the series at two apiece or go down 1-3. Caruso tipped the ball off Westbrook out of bounds. No, they say it’s off of Alex on a reach. Tony Brothers initially made the call for the Thunder, but that ball hit him out of bounds and as a result of that with Caruso deflecting it, it stays Denver possession. Ball lobbed inbound to Westbrook catching 40 ft away from the bucket. Caruso on him looking right. goes to the dribble. Gordon wants it, has it mid post right against Dub backing down, draws a double, fades baseline, fires and nails an 18 foot jumper. Denver playing with supreme confidence, leading 7366. Gordon has 10, their fourth starter in double figures. Dub on the handle against his own wide right to Wiggins. Back straightaway to Dub. Left wing Wallace cranks a three that’s online and in there. Chuching a thunder money ball. Case Wallace busting that zone over the top. Second time in the second half he has eight points matching his playoff careerh high and it’s 7369. Can the Thunder offense respond and can they dig in defensively? Westbrook weaving left wing on the dribble weave to Murray circling top of the key. Eight to shoot. Retreats a running start on Wallace dancing crossing over. Cranks a left side angle three-pointer. That’s no good. Long rebound fought for tipped out into the back court. Watson goes to get it. Is that not an over and back violation? Apparently not. Murray high post left on Wallace. Whips it right corner to Gordon. Flashing baseline lays it up on Caruso misses a layup. Fights for his own miss. Gets it. Steps away traffic. One to shoot. He does a left wing three at the shot clock. Buzzer short. Caruso digs it out. Thunder get it back down. Four. Two minutes into the fourth. Barreling left. Duff. Corner left kicks to Wallace. Left wing. Wiggins wide open. Snaps off a three-pointer. Nothing but net. Chachinga Thunder. Money ball. OKC from eight. Back to within one. Timeout Denver. 7372. Five rather 953 to play. OKC on a 92 burst. The bench big Wiggins three threes 11 points. Wallace two threes, eight points. Caruso, two trays, nine points. OKC battling from eight behind with 953 left on a 9-2 burst. We’ll take time. This is Thunder Basketball with Mazio’s Mix and Maz. It’s easy to get the things you love for the price you like. Choose from medium one topping pizzas, eight-piece boneless chicken wings, loaded cheese dippers, fresh chef salad, and the delicious brookie dessert. Pay just $7.99 each when you buy two or more. Pizza, chicken wings, salad, cheese dippers, and dessert. Mix and maz your way to your favorite flavor combo today. 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Just mention your Thunder Taco and enjoy a crispy beef or soft taco on us. No coupon necessary. It’s our way of saying thanks for cheering loudly. Celebrate the playoffs the Bueno way. Only at Taco Bueno. Welcome back. The other number one seed Cleveland will try to even their series with Indiana later tonight. The Cavaliers won the first game of the series for them on Friday. Evan Mobley returned to the lineup and had 18 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, three steals, and three blocks. The game is at Indiana at 7:00 tonight. Back to Denver. Here’s Matt. Stay up to date with all things playoffs with text alerts straight to your phone. You’ll get game day updates, exclusive giveaways, and everything else you need uh that you need to know about Thundering Up for the postseason. Text playoffs to 405877-558 to join now. Well, the Thunderb depth at times has shown itself in this series, but no more pronounced than right now. They’ve gone to fresher legs, and it’s paid off. An eight-point deficit a couple of minutes ago is now a one-point gap to Thunder have to forge with a 953 left to play in game four. They’ve outscored the Nuggets 94 in the fourth quarter and their bench outscoring Denver reserves 31-8. Aaron Wiggins cashing in a three a moment ago as OKC now has nine made three-pointers in 35 tries. Ironically, exactly what they shot from three in game three. Denver with 10 made from distance. OKC comes out with Wiggins, Caruso, JDub, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Alex Caruso against Michael Porter Jr. Joic is back. Russell Westbrook, Aaron Gordon, and Christian Brown. Dubs on Gordon navigating front court on the handle. Gordon left right on the perimeter. Played by Wiggins on a switch. Sets up chop on the right wing. Holds. Bob loss baseline to Yogic. One-on-one on Hartinstein. Holds on his left hip. Bangs backing down into the paint. Double. Spins away. Fades the baseline. 12oot jumper. No good. Rebound fought for tip. Gordon has it. The sideline to Porter. Drifts to the wing. Pump fakes. Wiggins won’t let him shoot a three. It’s swung slot right to Joic with seven to shoot. Holding on the perimeter against Hornstein. Jab steps. Four to shoot. Left wing. Brown wide open. The wing three-pointer up. No good. rebound high to snag it at Wallace. Thunder seek the lead from eight down. Wiggins front court on the outlet. Widens out left on Porter. Looks low. Sends it near midcourt between the rings to Dub. Sizing up Gordon. Slashing left. Elevates. Fires. Fade away. Left to the paint from 12. No good. Loose ball batted in the air and claimed by Westbrook. Back comes Russ. Bounce passing back door to Porter. Fumbles. Gets it back in the corner. Falling out of bounds. Steps out of bounds. Great job by Wallace hustling back. Playing free safety. not allowing Denver an easy one in transition. Fast break points are 10-7 Thunder. Rebounds are 4538 Thunder. Shot attempts are 7250 65 Thunder up seven. They get it back as Shay filters back in D. A tough day. One of 11 shooting four points. SGA Wallace Wiggins Caruso and Hartinstein against a widened out two-3 Nugget zone. Shay a pick by Caruso. Fouled by Westbrook. Russell picking up the Nuggets. Third team foul. It’s his third of game four. Homegrren in sitting down Caruso. Thunder go jumbo inside with Hartinstein and Jet. Neither to double figures in scoring. Homegrren eight. Hardenstein seven. Both have 11 rebounds. 18 to shoot. OKC seeks the lead with 852 left in regulation. Jamal Murray in sitting down. Michael Porter Jr. Porter Junior’s come back to earth. One of six shooting. 05 on threes in game four with three. made six threes in game three, scored 22. Wallace gets it in. Right corner to Shade double up the sideline to Wallace. Holding driving, leans in, goes glass, missed the banker of 12. Hartin has a rebound. Raked away from him off the body of Gordon out of bounds. Westbrook got a hand on that attempt as Chad Homerren is down holding his face. 14 to shoot. Can Homegrren stay in? Still trying to gather himself. 8:45 left. 7372 Nuggets. As Chat will check out, Alice Caruso checks in. Well, Homerren got hit by his own teammate. It looked like an elbow from Hartinstein inadvertently on the top of his head. Shay scoreless from the field in the second half. Might be his time to rise. We’ll see. Caruso gets it at the left sideline to Hartstein. Shay comes to it between the rings working on Gordon ducking left. Drifts to the wing. Sets up Caruso right wing Wallace for three in the lead. It’s online. Got it. Cha-ching a thunder money ball. Queso rises and rips the cords. His new playoff careerhigh intact with 11. Thunder on a 12-2 burst to lead by two from eight down. Murray straight away. 823 left. Mid post left to Y. It’s one-on-one on Hartstein. Double by Shay. Nola whips it in deep corner right. Westbrook open. Cranks at three. No good. Rebound tipped out. Run down by Wiggins. Aaron up the sideline. Oneon-ree hits the trailing Shay. Barreling across the lane. Now we’ll circle behind a Hartinstein pick back to the perimeter open. Snaps off an angle left three-pointer on the way short. Tip followed by Wiggins. Won’t go. Gordon falling out of bounds. Saves it somehow to Murray. How does he not step out? No whistle. Nuggets get it back down to Jamal down the lane. Jump passing right corner. Brown. Close out by Shay. Baseline right to Murray. Doubled now. One-on-one on Caruso. Swiping at it. Jamal to the wing. Jump passing up top to Brown. Open for the lead. The angle left three-pointer. No good. Rebound tipped out. Hartinstein has it. his 13th under the ball and a two-point lead. Seven and a half left. Shay left wing. Played by Murray right now. Working the bounce. Shadow double by Joic who’s open. Maintains a dribble. Swerves baseline. Bullying. Leans in. Floats it up. No good. But he’s fouled on route by Jamal Murray. So Shay that time showed poise and patience and gets to the foul line looking to extend the lead to two possessions on Jamal Murray’s first foul. Right now, Shay’s hunched over, grabbing the bottom of his shorts. He’s contributed 16 points, six rebounds, five assists to this one. From the line, he’s six of eight. Can extend the lead to two possessions. 724 to play. First free throw up. Perfect. 7673 Thunder. The run is 13-2 in response to being down by eight earlier this quarter. This young club showing metal, battling to even this series at two apiece. Jay Will in as a fresh set of legs and big body sitting down Hartinstein. Wiggins takes a seat as well. Wiggins was terrific. 16 minutes played 11.6 rebounds off the bench. Homegrren is back on as well joining Caruso Wallace. Jay Will and Shay with one more free throw. Gildness Alexander lofts it misses. Gordon has the miss. 12 of 16 Thunder foul shooting. Shay seven of 10. Three-point game. 720 left. Gordon front court on the handle. Looking inside. Yic fights to it. comes top of the key against Jay Will holding on his right hip. Angles and kicks left wing to Murray. Pass faking closed out by Wallace. Swiped out by Wallace. Five to shoot. Jamal bottled up. Swoops out front in the lane. Joic two to shoot. He does across his body. Five-footer no good. Chip follow no good. Rebound Wallace. Kase one four. Barreling down the lane on Brown to the rim. Scoops. It rolls off. Boy, he got hammered by Westbrook. No whistle. Murray back lineback dribbles and Cruso knocks it away. Then he’s knocked down by Murray. The Thunder get it back off of Jamal Murray’s second foul. Excellent hustle by Alex Caruso. He is slow to get up after jarring the ball the way he got jarred. Knocked down to the deck. That’s the Nuggets 13th turnover accounting for 15 Thunder points. OKC’s given it up 13 times for eight Nugget tallies. Four Nugget team fouls. They are at the foul limit now. The Thunder have only one with 647 to play. This one swinging in the Thunder’s favor if they can find a way to make it happen. Up 7673. Caruso stays in. The Nuggets fall back in the zone. Alex giving SJ motioning cutters with the right hand dribbling left. Nuggets miss eight straight. Left wing homegrren holding corner left. Caruso open. Snaps off a rainbow three that’s short high for the rebound. Westbrook tipping the yoke gathered by Caruso. Shoveling to Jay Will as a foul on the drive by Gordon is called. Free throws for Caruso. The Nuggets over the foul limit. Gordon picking up his third. So now the Thunder are winning the battle for loose balls on the glass. They’re up nine in game 450 to 41. Caruso to the stripe. He’s one of one in this game. And during the playoffs, seven of 11. OKC not great at the line. 75% in this one. 12 of 16. bidding for a two-possession lead up 7673. Currently on a 13-2 run. Peruso bends his knees, dips, shoots, swishes. 7773 Thunder. The run is 14-2 as they’re flexing their own top seed muscle and metal with game four in the balance. 6 and a half to play a world of time. Oklahoma City 77, Denver 73. Kay Wallace has been mammoth in this game with 11 points, five rebounds, and two assists. He stays in, logging 22 minutes, his high in this series. Caruso readies with a second. He’s got 10 off the bench. Arcs it. It’s short. Murray tips the rebound and the Nuggets get it back. The run is 14-2 for the Thunder, but they’re leaving points at the foul line where they’re 13 of 18, 72%. Murray on the handle, veering left back of a Yoki pick, grinding left, pulls up, unguarded 15oot jumper. Good. Poorly defended sequence there. Thunder keep the door a jar as our lead is 7775. Gilders Alexander awaited by Westbrook. Splits a double kicks on the wing to Homer up the sideline. Jaywell crosscourt right to Wallace driving corner right kicks to Caruso. Closed out dumps it tied to Homegrren whose shot is blocked going up by Gordon. Got to be stronger than that on that attempt. Gordon speed dribbles right baseline stripped by Wallace. Ball knocked out of bounds by Kase from behind. 19 to shoot. 7775 Thunder. The Jets surrounded by two big bodies, Joic and Gordon. Use a pump fake there and you’re at the free throw line at worst. He didn’t and he paid the price. 19 to shoot for the Nuggets who are down only two as Caruso left one at the free throw line. Dub in Wallace out. 19 to shoot for the Nuggets in a 7775 game. Gordon has it right wing feeding Joic at the foul line. Hand check by Jay Will. Murray comes to it. Holds angle left to Joic beyond the arc. 10 to shoot. Nola grinded down the lane. loses the ball going up and a foul coming on the Thunder. Of course, there is either Jay Will or Shay called for the reach in and Shay indicating he may want to challenge that, but I’m not sure the Thunder will with 541 to play. We’ll watch it on replay. No, he won’t either. They’re showing that the Murray made mid-range jumper last possession. 541 to play. Can the Thunder apply the lessons learned in crunch time in this game? Jokic 10 of 10 at the line. pranks the first and misses. So the broadcaster jinx in effect. Nola 22 points, 10 rebounds, three assists in game four. Assists are 1916 Thunder. Rebounds 50 to 43 Thunder. Points in the paint 2416 Thunder. Second chance points 128 Thunder. Fast break points 10-7 Thunder. That’s the theme of the series. And yet they’re down one two. The Denver Nuggets are 23 of 29 foul shooting. Now Joic for the second. That one is on the way. Good. One-point game. Denver running off three straight. 7776 remains homegrren dub SGA. Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein now. Five and a half left. Nuggets out of fouls. Wide right dub. Straightaway to Shay holding flashing left. Spinning. Lost the dribble. Knocked down by Westbrook. Foul by Westbrook in the scrum for the loose ball. Russell Westbrook has five fouls now. And Shay goes back to the stripe in a 7776 game. This is not unlike game three. Very little separation in the fourth quarter. The Thunder battling back from eight down to lead by four a moment ago, but now they’re up only one. Shay seven of 10 from the line. Has 17 points on a made field goal on the half though. His first foul shots on the way good. OKC 78, Denver 76. Vender played the few fewest clutch games in the league this season. They won so many by blowout. And in this series, they’ve struggled in the clutch, outscored by the Nuggets 2811. Shay second is perfect. Gildas Alexander a hard earned 19th under by three. 7976. 528 to play. Not yet to clutch time. We will be in the final five minutes if it stays tight. Jokic giving to Murray between the rings. Bounce feeds to Joic. Steps back on the wing. Pump fakes. Can’t escape Hartstein yet. Bangs backing down mid post across his body. Floats a 13- ft jumper that goes to play offensively. 25 points. It’s 7978. Dub on the handle. A quiet game. 101 right corner. Homegrren holds. Closed out by Murray. The slash cutting. Caruso to the rim. Spins a layup up and blows it. Gordon the loose ball. It’s five on four. Caruso behind the play. Murray corner left. Westbrook wide open for three in the lead. It’s up way off an air ball. Overshot the rim. Jay Dub catches it. His third rebound of the game. 445 to play. Thunder by one. Kild is Alexander Angler rightight. Ducks right. Goes and floats a 12oot jumper. It goes. Not clean but back grim and through. Gilgus Alexander in transition with early offense has 21. Thunder 81. The Nuggets 78. Timeout Denver. Denver down to two timeouts. Thunder have three remaining with 436 left in a tight game four. Not unlike game three. We’ll see if the outcome is different as OKC battles to see to that. This is Thunder Basketball. With just seconds on the clock. Hun chomping at the bit here, Frank. I’m telling you, this is a moment in basketball history to really relish in. 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Game four is tomorrow night. Send it back to Denver. Here’s Matt. Well, despite the game one loss by two to Denver in this series, OKC won two close ones on the road in Memphis in round one, by six in game three, by two in game four. Looking to replicate those efforts as they battle to reclaim home advantage in this series, down 2-1, up three right now with 436 to play in a game that’s featured neither team sniffing 40% field goal shooting. Under at 35%, the Nuggets 31, and neither close to 30% three-point shooting. A defensive battle royale under forced the Nuggets into an 0 of7 three-point fourth quarter while they’ve made three of five threes in the fourth outscored Denver 18-9 in the frame to lead by three as plays about to resume with Murray Brown Porter Joic and Gordon for the Nuggets against Caruso SGA JDub Hardenstein and Homegrid as Caruso forces a 5sec count violation against Denver with smothering fullcourt pressure. So the Nuggets commit a 14th turnover in this game for 16 Thunder points that embodies Thunder basketball. The Caruso effort there. Shay off the inbound left corner played by Brown. Swooping left to right into the paint. Spins and fades over the right shoulder. The 16 foot jumper. Nothing but net. Gildus Alexander. A big shot. He scored the last two Thunderbuckets. Has 23 in game four. And OKC’s up five. 8378. Murray in the back court picked up by Caruso topping the timeline with 4:15 to play. Thunder. Thunder up two fouls to give the Nuggets out a foul. Jookic sliding right on. Hartstein drop steps left across the lane. Floats it up across his body. No good. High for the rebound. Hartenstein. Fouled over the back by Jookic. Grabbing the loose ball. Nola picks up his fourth and iHeart goes to the free throw line the other way. 407 left. Thunder 83. The Nuggets 78. Denver led this game by eight early in the fourth quarter. But this young Thunder team relentless in their pursuit coming back. Joic four fouls. Hartinstein one of one from the line in this game in the series. He is seven of 10 readying for two here. Seven points, 13 boards. The lefty bends his knees, dips, shoots, swishes. Thunder lead by six. 8478. Making clutch plays over the final three or so minutes that have led us to this point with 407 to play. Iard eight points now. Second free throw rolls off. Loose ball. Joic his 11th rebound. Gordon across the timeline on the handle. Thunder by six. Four minutes left. Aaron feeds Joic top of the key. Murray wants it. Fights to get it. Comes straight away and has it. Left wing Brown. 10 to shoot. Back here midcourt to Murray. Hounded by Caruso. Angling right on the dribble into the paint. Lays it up on the run and lays it in. Straight line drive allowed to Murray who has 16 points in the game. 8480. 340 left. Dub handle straight away. Nuggets in a two-3 zone. Wide right to Shay with 12 to shoot. Y Alexander back with the crucial pick. Takes left wing to Dub. Wide open left wing three is on the way. Tumbling no good. Joic has the miss. Splits defenders. Dub one of 12 in the game. 05 on three. Joic 230. 330 to play. Backs down in the paint. Sweeps and shovels inside to Gordon. Ball. Knocked away by Caruso. Joic has a 10 to shoot. Right baseline. Floats it up. No good. Rebound to Shay. The foul coming on the Thunder. Now Denver’s attacking every loose ball. 315 left. Joic back to the line where he’s 11 of 12. He has 25 points on six of 19 shooting. Another inefficient game. And the Thunder going to challenge this foul call with 315 left. It’s the first challenge of game four. So Joic a battering ram trying to keep that possession alive for Denver. And Mark Dagnel opting with 315 to play to utilize a challenge. The foul was called on Caruso to play as a challenge by Oklahoma City. So they’ll go to replay here. Tony Brothers and Shawn Wright on headset with aids from Sikus, New Jerseyy’s NBA replay center as they’ve run the replay. I did not see the call. Here it is. And I’m not sure that that’s a foul. Caruso came close to Joic. may have hit him in the hip slightly, but did that knock Joic off stride or was it inconsequential contact? We’re watching the replay overhead now. Joic got it back on the baseline and I’m not sure that’s a foul. It’ll be interesting to see the way it’s called. 3:15 to play. Thunder by four. Joic, if this call stands, gets to the free throw line to shoot two can make it a one possession difference. He’s 11 of 12 fouls shooting in the game. If the foul stands on Caruso, it’s going to be his third. And it would be the Thunder’s third team foul. The Nuggets over the foul limit. OKC managing 84 points to lead by four from eight back in the fourth. Squandering a 15-point second quarter lead in a game that they want to have. They need homec court back to give themselves the upper hand in the series. They know that. Falling into a one- hole historically is hardly advantageous for a team doing it. Tony Brothers and Shawn Wright continue to debate the whistle here as I’ll tell you this, there is no way that what Caruso did should have knocked Yic off balance to the degree that he displayed. Thunder at 36% shooting in this game. The Nuggets 31 12%. Again, all the numbers tilt to the Thunder aside from allowing 30 free throws attempting 22 themselves and giving up 24 makes to 16 themselves. There in lies the rub and 14 of those free throws for the Nuggets came in the second quarter of this game when they battled out of a 15-point hole. 315 to play. You look at this play, an approximate foul could be called on Gordon in the fight for that loose ball as he knocked Caruso off balance himself. So, we’ll see how this unfolds. This is an interesting call as Caruso got knocked off the play by Gordon his body. Here’s Tony Brothers, the crew chief with the decision. After review, there is contact with the hand with a push, also contact to the knee on the play. Therefore, the challenge is unsuccessful. There will be two shots for Jokic plus possession of the ball. Oklahoma City will lose their timeout and the ability to challenge the rest of the game. So, both sides have two timeouts left, 315 remaining. Boy, for a guy that’s 6’11, well over 280 lbs, I can’t imagine being knocked off balance to the degree he embellished that contact, but he gets benefit of it. He’ll attempt his 13th and 14th free throws of game four. Thunder have tried 22 themselves as a unit. Draw your own conclusions. 315 left. Yogic’s 25 leading Denver. Thunder pace by Sha’s 23. Nicole of the crowd quiets 11 of 12 at the line. Read for the first. Snaps it off and misses back rim. The basketball god smile. 8480 Thunder. 315 left in game four. The Nuggets out of fouls as I mentioned. The Thunder still have one to give. Homer and Hartstein readying for the free throw underneath. It’s on the way. Missed them both. Caruso grabs a loose ball off the back iron. So somehow it all levels out, doesn’t it? He’s missed three of his last free throw. Four free throws. Has a three-time MVP. Thunderball up four. Three minutes left. Shay left winged dub blasting down the lane to the rim. Scoops and scores it beautifully. Not how many but when baby only his second bucket of this game but he gives the Thunder a six-point lead at 8 8680. Joic right wing played by Hartinstein isolated 250 left out near midcourt to Murray. Jamal swooping right. Caruso on him. Hooks the pass to Joic. Pump faking closed out by Dub and a foul called by Jaylen Williams. One the Thunder had to give. Not a bad foul. Joic had some space. JDub off of the maid swirling layup has his second personal. Now we’re on level playing floor. Both sides out of fouls. 243 to play. Thunder up six. Brown will inbound far sideline front court. Gets it into Murray. Chased down near midcourt by Caruso. A two-time alldefensive player. Joic up top. Holding. Has fires a three straight away. That’s no good. Offside rebound. Gordon took it away from Homegrren. Stripped inside by Caruso, but a reaching foul coming on the Thunder. Well, those are the 50/50 balls you’ve got to find a way to go get in the playoffs. And that time, Gordon wanted it more. He goes to the line for the first time in this game. He’s got a double double for the second time in the series with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Been an outstanding foul shooter as he spins the ball in front of him and snaps off the first. It’s up no good. Three straight Nugget misses at the line. How about that? And I will absolutely take credit for the broadcaster jinx. It’s in full effect. He’s made 89% of his free throws in the playoffs. 8680 Thunder. 232 to play. Gordon Radies with a second. Same routine. Bends his knee. Dip shoots. Gets that one. Five-point game. 232 to play. Down to Cases. Nuggets two of six from the line in the fourth quarter. How about that? Dub Shay Hardenstein Caruso and Homer against his own. Shay bust down the lane to the rim. Lays it up and lays it in. Burrowing to the bucket. SGA has the Nuggets coughing his exhaust with his 24th and 25th points. Thunder 88 the Nuggets 81 215 remaining. Gordon on the handle slot right holds behind and Murray. Murray retreats gets to Yokic’s pick swerving right crosses over ducks to the top of the key. Jump pass left corner. Brown catch shoot. Rainbow three over Shay is up. No good. Offside rebound homegrren. Two minutes to play. Thunder zeroing in on a potential series tying game four win. Gildness Alexander with the Nugget logo at midcourt. Drives left, pulls up, fires a lead in three. The top short homegrown bounce feeds inside to Dub now. Straightaway Shay shot clock at 8. 140 left. OKC by seven. Gild does Alexander played by Brown. Steps fires another angle left three-pointer. That one is on the way. No good. Porter the miss. 130 left. Up the left side. Gordon shadowed by Horn. Crosses him over. Ducks baseline. Bullies shovels to Joic for the layup. 8883 five-point game with 125 to play. Down the cases in Denver’s defense inside ball arena. Everybody’s up. Yas Alexander 115 driving left down the lane. Kicks the ball out of bounds as Joic barreled into his body without a whistle. That’s nice. No call there. 115 113 to play. Thunder need a stop. 8883. Those are poor offensive possessions in duplicate. Jookic the inbound against Caruso’s fullcourt pressure gets it in unscathed to Murray. Murray crossing the timeline with 105 left. His team down five. Jamal straightens up guarded by Caruso on the dribble between the rings. Navigates left wing. Hartstein on him. Caruso guarding Yic. Eight to shoot. Murray to the baseline left. Steps away. Jump passing the lane to Porter. Fades away. Fires. 12oot jumper. No good. Hartenstein has a miss with 50 seconds to play. Iheart 14 boards. Big stop there. Shay navigates front court. Gordon on his left hip. Gild does Alexander keeps the ball away with a low crouching right hand bounce with 12 to shoot. Barreling right to the baseline. Pinned. Eight to shoot. Comes up the opposite side. Seven to shoot. Works the left wing on the bounce. Five to shoot. Reversing field baseline. Steps to the corner, spins, leans in, fires. 18t jumper around. No good. Joic has missed with 28.1 left. Timeout. Denver down five. 8883. We’ll take time. This is Thunder Basketball. Dive into the excitement where the spirit of Thunder Basketball meets classic diner delights at Boomerang Diner. On Mondays, start off the week with a winning deal. Grab a mouthwatering burger for half the price. On Fridays, feast on all you can eat fish and make your Fridays truly memorable. And no matter the quarter, it’s always breakfast time at Boomerang. Pancakes, eggs, and more served all day, every day. Fuel up like a champ today. Boomerang Diner. It all starts here. This afternoon’s OGD power play of the game authored by the Thunderb all season. In this game, the collaboration of Caruso, Wiggins, Wallace, Jay Will, and Isaiah Joe has helped Thunder reserves outscore Nugget subs 35-8. Big time effort by Caruso with 10. 11 from Wiggins, 11 from Kase Wallace, a bucket from Jay Will. And Isaiah Joe has a digit as the Thunder have battled from eight down in the fourth outscoring Denver 2514 in the frame and protects a five-point lead with 28.1 left. OG& re-energize life. Energy has been hard to come by. A grer game in Denver, but the Thunder in position to win game four. A five with 28.1 to play. They don’t allow a three here, that’s for certain. Dub iHeart SGA Homegrren along with Caruso for the Thunder. Nuggets to inbound. Yogis gets it in left baseline to Gordon. Steps to the corner against Homer. Up the sideline to Murray dancing, shuttling, fires an angle at three-pointer. It’s going to be an air ball by two feet out of bounds. Thunder great job of collapsing two on him. Caruso and Hartstein. 21.2 left. Caruso to inbound against fullourt Denver pressure with Gordon Brown, Porter, Murray, and Joic. How looking gets it into Doug. as the Thunder call a timeout because Mark Dagnaugh did not like what he was seeing. Not a lot of cutting toward the ball. OKC down to one timeout. Denver one timeout left as well. So, what’s at stake here? If the Thunder win this game, they’re back with homecourt advantage. Games five and seven, if it’s necessary, would be in Oklahoma City. The top seed would reclaim homecourt advantage for what would become a best two out of three series as the one seed against the four-seated Nuggets. If they were to stumble down the stretch here, up by five, they’d be confronting the history of only 13 teams ever recovering from a one- deficit in the best of seven series. But defender, to their credit, in a game that has not been pretty by any stretch, have battled multiple bouts of adversity, allowing 30 free throws in this game to rally from eight down early in the fourth to lead 8883. 21.2 left. Game five coming up 8:30 central time on Tuesday at Paycom Center. It’s an every other day proposition in the series through game 6. If the Thunder hang on here, there will be a game six Thursday night here at Ball Arena in Denver. Don’t know the start time of that one depending on how the Indiana Cleveland series goes. Could be at 7:30 uh central time or 9 depending on whether or not that series prolongs beyond five games. Kase Wallace, Chad Homegrren, JD Dub, SGAA, Alex Caruso the five for the Thunder against Joic providing on ball pressure. Murray Gordon Brown and Russell Westbrook Thunder by five. 8883 inbounding near sideline front court. 21.2 left. Alice giving the ball. Here we go. Gets it into Dub driving left down the lane. Foul by Westbrook from behind with 20 seconds to play. Not a lot of time off the clock there. I’m not sure that the clock operator didn’t doze there for a minute. dubbed to the free throw line where he’s two of two. Just a rough go for him in this game. He scored four points as Westbrook is fouled out. Five assists, three rebounds for Jaylen Williams. He scored a big bucket earlier this quarter and steps to the line for two big ones here. What is it they say the first team to 90 wins? They say 100, but that’s not going to happen. So, I’m going with 90. 20 seconds left. OKC 88, Denver 83. As Dub dribbles once, now a second time. Eyes the rim, bends his knees, dips, shoots, swishes. Thunder showing metal, showing poison polish as the least experienced team of these two down the stretch on the road to get the series even, leading 8983. This would separate the two by three possessions. This is the big one in this sequence. Jaylen with the same routine, snaps off the foul shot. Looks good and it is under 91. The Nuggets 83 Denver Burns its final timeout. What a tremendous effort by OKC confronting considerable adversity. A 15-point lead squandered down by eight. The building the Nuggets are field early in the fourth quarter. Then OKC dug in defensively and they got a cluster of threes from reserve. Kase Wallace two big ones in the fourth quarter. Aaron Wiggins two big ones in the fourth quarter. Alex Caruso’s been big off the bench as well. Thunder have gotten eight of 18 three-point shooting from reserves. Only two of 23-point shooting from starters. That’s the definition of a team. This has been the ultimate team all season on route to the best record in the NBA 6814 and the number one seed in the West. They have outscored the Nuggets 2714 in the fourth of game four. Putting the narrative of youth and inexperience being a deciding factor in the series to bed for now. What a response by Oklahoma City, a team that’s 13 and2 pending the outcome here off of losses. You can’t get any better than that. Gildness Alexander answering the bell with 23 points, six rebounds, and five assists in this game. He also has a steal. Thunder coming up with nine steals, forcing 14 turnovers for 18 points. They look to stop the Nuggets up seven with Homegrren, Caruso, Hartinstein, SJ, and JDub. Denver out of timeouts with Gordon, Joic, Murray, Brown, and Porter inbounding far sideline. Michael gets it in wide left to Murray. Hounded by Caruso. High post left Gordon 15 holding retreating. 13 seconds left. Gordon jumped at by Caruso swiping at him. Gordon eight and shoot. Caruso strips him and he’s called for a reachin foul. 8.8 left on the clock. And the question becomes, are they giving Gordon three free throws? I don’t think he was in the shooting motion. Alex got his hand caught in the cookie jar after outstanding pestering defense enabling 12 seconds to elapse from the clock. Caruso with his fifth foul. Gordon to the free throw line. One of two. Has 11 points, 16 rebounds in this one. Eyes the rim, snaps off the first. It’s up no good. He missed again. So, the Nuggets have left a lot to be desired at the foul line. Maybe a sign of fatigue. Who knows? They are two of seven foul shooting in the fourth quarter and 25 of 35 in the game. Gordon giving the ball for the second. 8.8 to play. They’re fouling out at Ball Arena as Denver’s three-game playoff win streak’s about to end. Gordon’s second free throw is up. That one’s good. They’re giving him three foul shots. That’s an absolute joke. There’s no way he was in a shooting motion on the reach in by Caruso. He’s got one more. Thunder by six. 90 to 84 as Gordon’s made two of four from the line. The Nuggets 26 of 36. Gordon spins the ball in front of him. Joic in the lane early. He throws it off the iron and the free throw is negated because Jookic commits a lane violation with 8.8 to play as the officials are conferring. What is the call here? There’s going to be a jump ball at midcourt. Why? Joic stuck his foot in the lane long before the free throw was shot by Gordon. That’s a lane violation. How is there a jump ball here? But there is. Hardenstein’s going to take it against Joic with 8.8 8 to play and his team up 90 to 84. Dendr out a timeouts. Balls in the air. Joic steals the tip to Gordon. Aaron up the right side. Crosses over on the dribble. 4 seconds. Fires from the wing. A three ball that he banks in. 9087. 1.6 left. And the Thunderburn their final timeout. What an egregiously awful sequence given this threeperson officiating crew. How is a lane violation on Jokic meriting a jump ball at midcourt? And then Gordon slings up a prayer from the right wing and banks it in over Hartstein. Three-point game at 9087. It’s not over yet. 1.6 left. We’ll take time. This is Thunder Basketball. Thinking a getaway? Let your taste buds take a trip with Braum’s new Aloha Burger Crave and Save Combo. This dill includes a double cheeseburger stacked with two juicy hamburger patties, melty proolone, fresh grilled pineapple, crisp spinach, ripe tomato, and Braum’s signature dipping sauce. All on a sweet Hawaiian bun fresh from Brahms Bakery. Pair it with Braum’s golden crinkle cut fries and a hand dipped milkshake. All for just $8.89. Now that’s a deal we’re saying aloha to. 10 round of timeouts as are the Thunder now in a 9087 game. The Nuggets have scored the game’s last four to make it a one-possession difference. Not over yet. It’s Joic, Gordon, Brown, Murray, and Porter deploying defensively for Denver. Thunder will inbound near sideline front court. They’ve got to get it inbounds unscathed and then anticipate a lot of contact and a foul. Caruso to trigger as Homegrren, Wallace, JDub, and SGA with him. Alice given the ball near sideline. Nuggets play it five on four. Ball comes to Dub. Grabbed by either Brown or Joic. One second to play. And if Dub knocks down one of two, it’s academic and over. And really with one second to play, it’s hard to imagine a sequence that would favor this game doing anything other than working to double zeros with the Thunder winning game four. Dub four of four at the line. Exactly 1 second left in game four. Nothing easy in the playoffs ever. Dub dribbles twice. Eyes the rim, bends his knees, dips, shoots, swishes. It’s over. 9187 Thunder. What a rally on the road. Recognizing the stakes in this game. In game four. Jaylen a rough night scoring, but he’s come up big in the fourth with five nine points in the game. He strokes a second. That’s perfect. 9287 Thunder. Porter lobs to Yic. He fires an 80 footer. It’s over in Denver. The Thunder have reclaimed homec court advantage in this best of seven Western Conference semi-final series. Doing it with grit, goal, resilience, and tenacity from eight down in the fourth quarter. They strike big late 2918. They outscore the Nuggets in the fourth to win game four 9287. Home court restored. They head home now for a matchup in game five on Tuesday at 8:30 with this Nugget squad and a chance to grab their first lead of this series on a home court that’s been so favorable to them. A 35-6 homec court record in the regular season, the best in the NBA. Thunder have split the first two at home against the Nuggets. But uh what a gritty effort in a game that saw really neither team established consistent offense. OKC’s bench was stellar as they outscored Denver’s reserves 35 to8. We’ll be joined by a Thunder player here in a matter of moments downstairs as uh they’re bringing over Kase Wallace for us. Queso was tremendous. A career playoff high for him with 11 in this game as he puts on the headset to join me. Casey, can you hear me? Okay. Yes, sir. Hey, congratulations. What an outstanding effort by you guys from eight down early in the fourth. The buildings against you. The Nuggets are showing confidence offensively. What was key to you rallying to outscore them 2918 in the fourth and winless? Uh just sticking together. you know, we they went on a run and, you know, it’s a game of run. So, us, you know, playing through that and and just staying with it. Your bench was stellar in this game. Your reserves outscored Denver subs 35 to8. You scored a career playoff high 11. Showed no hesitation, knocking down three clutch three-pointers in this game. You also had two steals. Kase, what level of maturation are you taking on now in your second season, your second experience of the playoffs? Um, I’m just letting the game uh come to me. I’m not, you know, trying to rush anything. Um, not hunting anything. Just letting the game speak to me. How tough is this Denver team with their championship pedig pedigree? 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