It started innocuously. Murray missed an open catch-and-shoot 3 when the Thunder doubled Jokic in the post. Porter pulled up in space when OKC didn’t pick him up during a transition push, but his shot fell short of the rim. Gordon missed a drive-and-kick jumper from the corner, where he’s been lights out. The offense was generating good looks.

The Denver Nuggets shocked the world in Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder when they took a surprising 2-1 lead in the Western Conference Semifinals. For

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stepped up with 25 points. Meanwhile, Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace and Aaron Wiggins made up for the other four Thunder starters' struggles with double-digit points and timely buckets down the stretch.