The Nuggets suffered a brutal overtime loss to the Thunder on Friday night, in yet another game that they should have won and let slip away. The clutch problems persisted as well, as Denver had control of this game down the stretch before letting OKC crawl back into it, then falling in the extra period, even though the Thunder kept Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench.
But this great game between the two Western Conference favorites was largely overshadowed by a wild dust-up early in the fourth quarter. After the game had been physical and chippy for much of the night, the Thunder made a basket, and as the Nuggets started transitioning to the other end, Lu Dort backed into the path of Nikola Jokic, sticking his rear end into his body, and sticking out his leg to trip the Joker.