The emerging conventional wisdom has been that Denver’s continuity and playoff scars are trump cards when a game hangs in the balance.

The Denver Nuggets host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals series in the NBA Playoffs Friday at Ball Arena.

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.

The Denver Nuggets pull away in overtime to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA play-off semi-final against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

In a funny twist, Nikola Jokic has enjoyed help from his teammates. Aaron Gordon scored the game-winner in Game 1 to stun the Thunder. In Game 3, Denver had three other players besides the three-time MVP winner who scored 20-plus points.

In the middle of a tough series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Denver Nuggets caught a major break in Game 3 when the opponent completely collapsed offensively. The final stretch was so bad for the Thunder that even Nikola Jokic was surprised when his team rallied to victory despite a subpar individual performance.

I f Nikola Jokic's "worst" performance is a 20-point, 6-rebound performance to take a 2-1 series lead, then the Denver Nuggets are in great shape. Jokic was very critical of his p