Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said that the unraveling of OKC's offensive process wasn’t because of anything “tricky that (the Nuggets) were doing.”

If anybody on the Thunder knows about the volatile ups and downs of the NBA playoffs, it's Alex Caruso. The 31-year-old is the sole NBA champion on OKC's roster when he won a ring with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. He talked up the 2-1 deficit and said he loves the challenges that come at this point of the year.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander actually had a good reason for that sly smile on his face after the Thunder's loss to the Nuggets.