According to Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, these are the growing pains the second-youngest first seed has to go through to have playoff success. The title favorite now faces a 2-1 series deficit and must split with Denver to avoid a dreaded 3-1 hole.

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon said after the Nuggets' 149-106 Game 2 loss Wednesday that the Thunder is “fouling. Point blank, period.” Mark Daigneault had his own take.

After a 113-104 loss in overtime, where the Denver Nuggets grabbed an 11-2 advantage in the extra period, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault says adversity is par for the course. To be great and fulfill the championship aspirations put forth by his 2024-25 Thunder squad comes with hurdles.

As the Oklahoma City Thunder officially went down 2-1 in their Round 2 playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander left the court with a wide smile. Considering how badly the first seed's offense fell apart, that was the only appropriate reaction to the absurdity.

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

Jamal Murray scored 27 points and Michael Porter Jr. bounced back with 21 clutch points, leading the Denver Nuggets past the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder 113-104 in overtime Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.

ABC News' Ashan Singh takes a look at the big games overnight and two more games Saturday.

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.