Instant reaction from the Nuggets’ 125-93 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of their second-round NBA playoff series:
1. Refs let Alex Caruso expose Nuggets’ flaws: That OKC strategy of “Maybe if we foul the Nuggets every possession, they won’t call most of them?” Yeah, sadly, that worked. Alex Caruso was the most impactful player from either side in Game 7, and for all the wrong reasons if you’re a Nuggets fan. In hindsight, three things ultimately ended Denver’s season on Sunday. 1.) Most of the “core four” were playing with some to extreme degrees of hurt; 2.