The Oklahoma City Thunder, who have orchestrated insane comebacks all season, lost a stunning Game 1 meltdown to the Denver Nuggets at home: missed free throws, poor clock management, and failure to stop the desperation playmaking during the game's final minutes. Down 0-1 in the series, they now lack home court advantage until if and when they can steal a win in the Mile High city.
Darnell Mayberry (The Athletic) on OKC's late-game decision-making between players and coach. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. “But we’ve been in that situation before, we’ve fouled, and we’ve won the game.