Denver has won the close games in this series, and made a furious comeback late in Game 1 to steal a game on the road. The Thunder won Game 2 by 43 points, but the Nuggets then won in overtime in Game 3 on Friday to re-take the series lead.

The Oklahoma City Thunder potentially saved their season on Sunday afternoon. In Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Thunder and Denver Nugg

Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley said in the postgame show that the NBA deserves blame for putting Denver in that situation. It was pointed out that the Thunder were in that situation, too, but as the younger and deeper team, they had an automatic advantage.