The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets are battling in a second round series that is all tied up at one game each. How the Thunder handle these road games will be huge.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road on Friday night as they travel to Ball Arena to face off against the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their second-round series. Oklahoma City was able to rebound in Game 2 on Wednesday night after the Nuggets were able to make a comeback in the fourth quarter to stun them in Game 1.

Denver’s best bet to win this game is to outscore Oklahoma City. It’s hard to envision a world where the Nuggets out-defend the Thunder. Oklahoma City ranked first in defensive rating, while the Nuggets ranked below teams like the Wizards and Nets down the stretch of the regular season.