Clank! Nuggets and Thunder combine for 25 points, tied for fewest in 1st quarter of NBA playoff game

DENVER AP The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder couldn t wake up their slumbering offenses in an early Match tip on Sunday resulting in a record-tying bad start to an NBA playoff challenge The teams combined for points to open the encounter matching the record for fewest in a first quarter The figure after minutes of action Thunder Nuggets The last time two teams combined for that low of figure after the opening period was April when Detroit led Toronto - Portland and Utah also combined for just on May With so several misses clanks and airballs it looked straight out of a Sunday morning pickup match at the rec center The Thunder and Nuggets combined for -for- shooting That s It was even worse from farther out Denver was for from -point range while the Thunder were of Both coaches maintained before the event the early start just after p m local time wouldn t make much of a difference It s the same time for them It s the same rest for them Thunder coach Mark Daigneault mentioned Neither company is at an advantage or disadvantage with that We really don t think about it It s an equal playing field nowadays for both teams Both teams combined for more turnovers than made baskets in the first quarter There were so a large number of misses that Nikola Jokic had six rebounds in the opening frame while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren each had five AP NBA https apnews com nba Source