Nuggets point guard Monte Morris had a mostly unremarkable Saturday night at Ball Arena.
That all changed in the final minute against the Thunder.
“He won us the game,” Nikola Jokic told reporters after the Nuggets pulled away for a 113-107 win..
Jamal Murray’s injury absence heightens the need for Morris to close games in the postseason. He proved up to the task against the Thunder. It all happened quickly.
Oklahoma City, with ball possession trailing by two points, had the momentum to erase its 16-point deficit and stun the home crowd. Thunder forward Aleksej Pokusevski made an entry pass to the post off a pick-and-roll.