After a disappointing 121-119 loss in the series opener, head coach Mark Daigneault and his Oklahoma City Thunder punched back with a 43-point blowout win against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2. Evening the Western Conference semifinals series 1-1,

For the Thunder, it was to foul up three and never give the Nuggets a chance at a decent look from the outside. For the Nuggets, it was to breathe in some final hopes to snatch Game 1. Chet Holmgren blinked first in the game of chicken.

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a heartbreaker in Game 1 of Round 2 to the Denver Nuggets after fouling up three went wrong. The OKC Thunder bench boss Mark Daigneault explained why he fouled up three