The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a heartbreaker in Game 1 of Round 2 to the Denver Nuggets after fouling up three went wrong. The OKC Thunder bench boss Mark Daigneault explained why he fouled up three

For the Thunder, it was to foul up three and never give the Nuggets a chance at a decent look from the outside. For the Nuggets, it was to breathe in some final hopes to snatch Game 1. Chet Holmgren blinked first in the game of chicken.

The Thunder squandered a big lead against the Nuggets in the first game of the Western Conference and some of their decisions to foul were a factor.