US EditionClank! Nuggets and Thunder combine for 25 points, tied for fewest in 1st quarter of NBA playoff game
- Sunday’s NBA playoff Game 4 featured an early afternoon tip-off shortly after 1:30 p.m. Local time between Denver’s Nuggets and Oklahoma City’s Thunder.
- The game had a sluggish start as both teams struggled offensively and combined for only 25 points, tying the record for fewest first-quarter points in the shot clock era.
- The Thunder led 17-8 after the first quarter with both teams shooting 8-for-44 , including Denver missing all 14 three-point attempts and Oklahoma City making just one of 11.
- Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said, "It's the same rest for them," emphasizing neither team had an advantage due to the early start, while both coaches agreed it would not affect the game.
- Oklahoma City won 92-87 to even the series 2-2, with their combined 33.5% shooting marking the worst playoff game percentage in 21 years, and Game 5 scheduled in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
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Denver Nuggets Somehow Managed To Score Only 8 Points In First Quarter Vs. Thunder
There are poor shooting performances and then there is what the Denver Nuggets did against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter of their NBA playoff series game on Sunday afternoon. The Nuggets only managed to score EIGHT points in the first 12 minutes against OKC in Game 4 of their Western Conference Semifinal matchup. Denver isn't exactly a low-scoring team, either. The Nuggets entered Sunday leading the best-of-seven against the…
Clank! Nuggets and Thunder combine for 25 points, tied for fewest in 1st quarter of NBA playoff game
DENVER (AP) — Maybe it was tired legs after a physical overtime game about 36 hours before. Or perhaps it had something to do with the early tipoff time Sunday. Instead of swishes, there were far more clanks by the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder in the first quarter of Game 4. Their slumbering offenses combined for 25 points to open the game, matching the record for the fewest in the opening quarter of an NBA playoff game in the shot c…
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The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder made NBA history on Sunday…just not the kind any team wants to make. The two teams combined for just 25 points in the first quarter of their Game 4 matchup, equaling the record for fewest points in the first quarter of a playoff game in the shot clock era. The Thunder led the Nuggets 17-8 after the first, matching the previous low first set in 1999 when the Portland Trail Blazers led the Utah Jazz 14-…
Nuggets and Thunder get meme treatment over hideous half
May 4, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) on the bench in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves during game one of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday combined for one of the ugliest halves of basketball you will ever see, and the internet reacted accordingly. Neither the Nug…
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