OKLAHOMA CITY – Jamal Murray’s reverse jam was as jarring as it was impactful.
As the Nuggets sleepwalked into a dangerous fourth quarter against a plucky Thunder team, Murray’s dunk over two Thunder defenders jolted his team awake. And if the sheer act didn’t get them up for the fourth quarter, Murray’s emotional yell afterwards certainly did. The Nuggets survived a feverish comeback from the Thunder on Thursday night, outlasting Oklahoma City, 122- 110, in a test of their resilience.
Not even a blistering 3-point shooting night – the Nuggets shot 18-of-31 from deep – made it easy against a Thunder team that exposed Denver’s weak interior defense.