Daily Thunder · Feb 2, 2018
Thunder Claws Back from Huge Deficit, Falls at the Buzzer in Denver
The Denver Nuggets scored 40 points in the first quarter, 72 in the first half, and took a 15-point lead into the final 12 minutes. On a night they shot 51.5 percent from the floor and canned 15 three-pointers, their victory long felt like a foregone conclusion. Paul George was intent on making it more interesting than that.
George scored a season-high 43 points, hitting 19/26 from the floor and 5/8 from downtown. His biggest shot of the night came with the Thunder down three in the final seconds, as he hit a difficult three-pointer to force the game’s first tie since 0-0.
Unfortunately, there was still 1.7 seconds remaining.