SB Nation Denver - Nuggets Vs. Thunder: Kevn Durant's 28 Points Send Denver To Second Loss Against OKC This Weekhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png2011-04-08T20:47:31-06:00http://denver.sbnation.com/rss/stream/18636262011-04-08T20:47:31-06:002011-04-08T20:47:31-06:00Nuggets Vs. Thunder Final Score: Oklahoma City Takes Season Series Over Denver With 104-89 Victory
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<p>If this game was a preview of the first round of the NBA playoffs, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> would like this to be a mulligan before the real thing. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Thunder</a> took their third victory in four games against the Nuggets this season with a 104-89 victory on Friday night. The Nuggets lost to the Thunder earlier in the week.</p>
<p>The Nuggets ended the first quarter tied at 17 with the Thunder, but let things slip away after that. Though they made 40.3 percent of their field goals, the Nuggets had several players with poor shooting nights. <span>Wilson Chandler</span> made only one of his 10 shots and finished with no rebounds. <span>Danilo Gallinari</span> finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, but made only 3-of-10 shots from the field. He was 10-of-11 from the free throw line. Nene finished with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, as well as grabbing nine boards. <span>Kenyon Martin</span> added 14 points and 13 rebounds.</p>
<p>Off the bench, <span>Raymond Felton</span> scored 17 points, while <span>Al Harrington</span> played just 13 minutes and fouled out of the game.</p>
<p>For the Thunder, <span>Kevin Durant</span> scored 28 points on 9-of-21 shooting. <span>Russell Westbrook</span> added 17 points, dished the ball out for eight assists and stole the ball six times. The team committed only 10 turnovers while the Nuggets had 17.</p>
<p>The Nuggets (48-31, 17-23 away) have three games remaining in the regular season and will host the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canishoopus.com/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> on Saturday.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/denver-nuggets/2011/4/8/2099944/nuggets-vs-thunder-final-score-oklahoma-city-takes-season-series-overRuss Oates2011-04-08T17:26:04-06:002011-04-08T17:26:04-06:00Nuggets Vs. Thunder: A Playoff Preview?
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> play their last regular season contest, but this will likely be one of the first round playoff matchups in a couple of weeks. The Thunder are currently the No. 4 team in the Western Conference, while the Nuggets are the No. 5 team.</p>
<p>So far the Nuggets have lost two of three games, losing the most recent one. They first played on Christmas Night when the Nuggets were without <span>Carmelo Anthony</span> (his sister had passed away recently) and saw <span>Kevin Durant</span> put up 44 points on the scoreboard. The Nuggets took a Jan. 19 contest, 112-107.</p>
<p>The Nuggets enter this game with wins in seven of their last eight games--that one loss coming at the hands of the Thunder, 101-94, on Tuesday. The Thunder, meanwhile, enter this game on a two-game winning streak after picking up back-to-back losses last weekend.</p>
<p>Tip-off is at 6:00 p.m. MT.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/2011/4/8/2333069/nuggets-vs-thunder-a-playoff-previewRuss Oates