Things never got too much better. The combined shooting percentage of 33.5% in Oklahoma City’s 92-87 victory was the worst in a playoff game in 21 years. Detroit and Indiana combined to shoot 30.8% on May 21, 2004, a game the Pistons won 72-67.

Oklahoma City used an 11-0 run fueled by reserves Cason Wallace, who had a pair of 3-pointers, and Aaron Wiggins, who added another, to take control.

Denver was 0 for 14 from 3-point range, while the Thunder were 1 of 11. There were so many misses that Nikola Jokic had six rebounds in the opening frame, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren each had five.