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.

Game 2 is a thing of the past. After a blowout of historic proportions by the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Denver Nuggets regained their composure and their form Friday in a 113-104 overtime victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder, now down 2-1 to the Nuggets in these Western Conference semifinals, has seen the series swung by a mere handful of possessions.