DENVER – Steven Adams followed official Mark Ayotte to the other end of the court, arms outstretched. He had just been called for a charge, and he knew that in a matchup like this one – against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets – he couldn’t be wasting fouls on the offensive end.
In the end, Adams’ fouls wouldn’t become a deciding factor in the Thunder’s 121-112 loss at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday. For the third straight game, the Thunder got behind early before making it close in the end. It worked in the first game out of the All-Star break, in a win over Utah.