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.