| Final - 4.23.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 26 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 97 |
| Denver Nuggets | 31 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 94 |
Stories
Golden Nuggets: From hot to not. Again...
Since his arrival in 2005, George Karl and the Nuggets have had an innate ability to finish seasons as the hottest team in the NBA only to become early exit victims in the post-season.
Oklahoma City Thunder 97, Denver Nuggets 94: 2010-2011 NBA Quarterfinals Game 3 Recap; Suddenly, the Thunder are up 3-0!
No team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. That's excellent news for Thunder fans, as the Thunder have taken a 3-0 series lead on the Nuggets.
Game 3 Thunder vs. Nuggets recap: Thunder rolls through Denver...
One of these days, an NBA team will recover from an 0-3 deficit and win a playoff series. Unfortunately, this incarnation of the Denver Nuggets isn't that team.
Oklahoma City at Denver Nuggets: 2011 NBA Quarterfinals, Game 3; Critical Juncture
So, you've won both games 1 and 2? Well then, it's time to prove your real worth. Plenty of teams have won their first two games at home, only to lose the series or have it go seven games.
Fanpost
When 94% doesn’t mean 94%
We still give Denver a 25.9% chance to win this series even with losses in the first two games. Why? Well, largely because they have three of the next five at home and because we still believe they are a better team.
Golden Nuggets: Optimism vs. pessimism...
Can the Nuggets still win this series? It depends on who you ask.
OKC ThunderCast #74: Advantage Thunder
The Thunder take a 2-0 advantage over the Denver Nuggets. Blayne, Brent, and Michael discuss the keys to Thunder victory in the first two games and what we expect to see in games three and four.
Golden Nuggets: Give 'em to the Greek
George Karl needs to answer for his curious George lineups thus far.
Game 2 Nuggets at Thunder recap: Bad night for everyone
The one wasn't the coach's finest moment. The Nuggets seemed like they couldn't do anything right on their way to a 106-89 loss in game two of the Western Conference first round.
GameThreads
Nuggets Fans GameThread on Denver Stiffs
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Thunder Fans GameThread on Welcome to Loud City
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 97 |
| Denver | 31 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 94 |
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 42 | 7-22 | 3-8 | 9-12 | 4-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-1 | 26 |
| Serge Ibaka | 39 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 16-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-0 | 22 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 21 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 36 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 11-13 | 9-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-1 | 23 |
| Nick Collison | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 5 |
| James Harden | 31 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Eric Maynor | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Daequan Cook | 9 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Royal Ivey | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Nate Robinson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Byron Mullens | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Robert Vaden | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29-80 | 6-21 | 33-43 | 49-11 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31-3 | 97 | |
| .362 | .286 | .767 | Team Reb: 14 | Total TO: 2 (9 pts) | |||||||
| Denver | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo Gallinari | 18 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Kenyon Martin | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4-0 | 15 |
| Nene Hilario | 31 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 10-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-0 | 15 |
| Arron Afflalo | 32 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Ty Lawson | 29 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Raymond Felton | 31 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Wilson Chandler | 21 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-0 | 3 |
| Chris Andersen | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-0 | 13 |
| J.R. Smith | 14 | 4-12 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 6-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 15 |
| Al Harrington | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Melvin Ely | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Kosta Koufos | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Gary Forbes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Timofey Mozgov | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29-78 | 6-23 | 30-45 | 43-10 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 25-0 | 94 | |
| .372 | .261 | .667 | Team Reb: 19 | Total TO: 1 (5 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Derrick Stafford, Eric Lewis, Jason Phillips
Duration:2:48
Officials: - Derrick Stafford, Eric Lewis, Jason Phillips
Duration:2:48
