The emerging conventional wisdom has been that Denver’s continuity and playoff scars are trump cards when a game hangs in the balance.

The Denver Nuggets host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals series in the NBA Playoffs Friday at Ball Arena.

In a funny twist, Nikola Jokic has enjoyed help from his teammates. Aaron Gordon scored the game-winner in Game 1 to stun the Thunder. In Game 3, Denver had three other players besides the three-time MVP winner who scored 20-plus points.

In the middle of a tough series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Denver Nuggets caught a major break in Game 3 when the opponent completely collapsed offensively. The final stretch was so bad for the Thunder that even Nikola Jokic was surprised when his team rallied to victory despite a subpar individual performance.

I f Nikola Jokic's "worst" performance is a 20-point, 6-rebound performance to take a 2-1 series lead, then the Denver Nuggets are in great shape. Jokic was very critical of his p