Beating on the boards by nearly 20 in Game 1, the Oklahoma City Thunder looked like the older squads with tired legs, while the Denver Nuggets looked like a batch of young chickens. Besides an awful final 13 seconds that resulted in a stunning Aaron Gordon game-winner,

After letting a late lead slip in Game 1, the Thunder didn’t mess around in Game 2. The Thunder crushed the Nuggets 149-106 Wednesday night in Oklahoma City to even the second-round series. Let’s get to the grades: CARLSON: How Jaylin Williams foiled Nikola Jokic and set tone for Thunder rout vs Nuggets in Game 2 The Thunder outscored the Nuggets 45-21 in the first quarter.

Denver trailed 87-56 at halftime after allowing the most points ever scored in a half of playoff basketball. The Thunder finished the night 56% from the field and 44% from 3-point range. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 30 points on 11-of-13 shooting.