It started innocuously. Murray missed an open catch-and-shoot 3 when the Thunder doubled Jokic in the post. Porter pulled up in space when OKC didn’t pick him up during a transition push, but his shot fell short of the rim. Gordon missed a drive-and-kick jumper from the corner, where he’s been lights out. The offense was generating good looks.

Oklahoma City used an 11-0 run fueled by reserves Cason Wallace, who had a pair of 3-pointers, and Aaron Wiggins, who added another, to take control.

The Oklahoma City Thunder punched back in their second-round battle with the Denver Nuggets. Oklahoma City won a low-scoring battle at Ball Arena to level the series at two games apiece. The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to follow suit in Sunday's nightcap against the Indiana Pacers.