The Denver Nuggets face the Oklahoma City Thunder for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series after a rollercoaster start. Denver surprised everyone by winning Game 1, thanks to a late-game comeback led by Aaron Gordon's clutch three-pointer. However, Game 2 saw the Thunder bounce back with a stunning 43-point victory, leveling the series.

Heading into Game 3 at Ball Arena, the Nuggets are eager to regain the series lead, armed with a clean injury report aside from rookie center DaRon Holmes II, who has missed the whole season due to injury. The Nuggets' core, featuring Nikola Jokic, must step up after their defensive lapses allowed 149 points in Game 2. On the other side, the Thunder, too, have no injury concerns, with rookie Nikola Topic sidelined for the season due to injury issues.