Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder had a message to deliver two nights after a Game 1 meltdown. It was an emphatic one. SGA scored a game-high 34 points on 11-for-13 shooting and the Thunder evened up their second-round NBA playoff series against the Denver Nuggets with a 149-106 beatdown Wednesday night at Paycom Center.

Beating on the boards by nearly 20 in Game 1, the Oklahoma City Thunder looked like the older squads with tired legs, while the Denver Nuggets looked like a batch of young chickens. Besides an awful final 13 seconds that resulted in a stunning Aaron Gordon game-winner,

The Oklahoma City Thunder responded in a big way against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series on Wednesday night. The Thunder won by 43 points to even the series, and the West's top seed scored a record-tying 87 points in the first half.