T he Oklahoma City Thunder entered Friday night's fourth quarter with a three-point lead despite shooting 6-for-24 on 3-pointers and 11-for-18 on free throws. It had quieted the D

For live updates and highlights from the Thunder's Game 3 against the Nuggets, regularly check back to this post: Start time: 9 p.m. CT Thunder: Nikola Topic (torn ACL) is out. Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II (torn Achilles) is out. Michael Porter Jr.

The difference was Denver’s role players stepped up, showing the composure of a championship team that had been there before. That started with Aaron Gordon, who scored 17 points and hit the clutch 3-pointer that forced overtime. AARON GORDON TIES THE GAME AT 102! We are heading to OT on ESPN for Game 3! pic.twitter.com/Tr1gCS2jLa

Now down 2-1 to the Denver Nuggets, the Oklahoma City Thunder are officially in the territory of concern for the second round.

Throw the ugly result out the window. Williams shushed any critics of his after two so-so games against the Nuggets. On the court with a three-time MVP winner and this year's probable MVP winner, the 24-year-old was the best player at Ball Arena on Friday.

Game 3 of Thunder-Nuggets mirrored Game 1 in a lot of ways. The Nuggets beat the Thunder 113-104 in overtime Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Thunder vs. Nuggets Game 3 predictions: Odds, recent stats, trends, and best bets for May 9 On Friday, May 9, the Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) and Denver Nuggets (50-32) will square off at Ball Arena in Denver.

Oklahoma City had its back against the wall on Sunday afternoon, but managed to come away with a win after a solid showing down the stretch.

Chet Holmgren has an explanation as to why the Thunder and the Nuggets got off to miserable shooting start in Game 4