Denver's two All-Stars, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, had an off night to say the least. And they still only lost by 10. The Nuggets dropped the season's first rematch against last season's Western Conference finals opponent, and eventual NBA champion, the Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-111, in a game that at times didn't even feel that close.
OKC, the NBA's top-ranked team, got off to a hot start, leading by six after the first quarter and extending the lead to a game-high 18 in the third. With 3:11 left to play, head coach David Adelman had pulled the starters and conceded that the game was lost.