For live updates and highlights from the Thunder's Game 3 against the Nuggets, regularly check back to this post: Start time: 9 p.m. CT Thunder: Nikola Topic (torn ACL) is out. Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II (torn Achilles) is out. Michael Porter Jr.

T he Oklahoma City Thunder entered Friday night's fourth quarter with a three-point lead despite shooting 6-for-24 on 3-pointers and 11-for-18 on free throws. It had quieted the D

Game 3 of Thunder-Nuggets mirrored Game 1 in a lot of ways. The Nuggets beat the Thunder 113-104 in overtime Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Throw the ugly result out the window. Williams shushed any critics of his after two so-so games against the Nuggets. On the court with a three-time MVP winner and this year's probable MVP winner, the 24-year-old was the best player at Ball Arena on Friday.

Now down 2-1 to the Denver Nuggets, the Oklahoma City Thunder are officially in the territory of concern for the second round.

Thunder vs. Nuggets Game 3 predictions: Odds, recent stats, trends, and best bets for May 9 On Friday, May 9, the Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) and Denver Nuggets (50-32) will square off at Ball Arena in Denver.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers, the top seeds in the playoffs and owners of the best regular-season records in the NBA, find themselves in dire need of wins as they host Game 5s in the conference semifinals on Tuesday night.

Oklahoma City had its back against the wall on Sunday afternoon, but managed to come away with a win after a solid showing down the stretch.

Chet Holmgren has an explanation as to why the Thunder and the Nuggets got off to miserable shooting start in Game 4