If anybody on the Thunder knows about the volatile ups and downs of the NBA playoffs, it's Alex Caruso. The 31-year-old is the sole NBA champion on OKC's roster when he won a ring with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. He talked up the 2-1 deficit and said he loves the challenges that come at this point of the year.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander actually had a good reason for that sly smile on his face after the Thunder's loss to the Nuggets.

The Nuggets came away with a Game 3 win back at home in Denver on Friday, toppling the Thunder in overtime, 113-104. It's a major momentum shift for the series, after OKC dominated Game 2 with a 43-point win, as Denver now has absorbed that blow and still come out on top, 2-1, in the series.

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.

In one of the best games so far in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 113-104 Game 3 overtime victory on Friday to take a 2-1 series lead. Oklahoma City was in front for most of the game,