Sitting on the bench, Mark Daigneault made a gusty decision. The Oklahoma City Thunder went away from Lu Dort in a do-or-die fourth quarter to avoid a deadly 3-1 series hole. The bet paid off as they collected a 92-87 Game 4 win over the Denver Nuggets.

It started innocuously. Murray missed an open catch-and-shoot 3 when the Thunder doubled Jokic in the post. Porter pulled up in space when OKC didn’t pick him up during a transition push, but his shot fell short of the rim. Gordon missed a drive-and-kick jumper from the corner, where he’s been lights out. The offense was generating good looks.