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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> scored 34 points in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> set league and team records in a 149-106 win over the Denver Nuggets<\/a> on Wednesday night that tied the Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City set an NBA<\/a> playoff record for first-half points with 87, surpassing the 86 scored by the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> against the Golden State Warriors<\/a> in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 9, 2017. Chet Holmgren<\/a>, who missed two critical free throws late in Game 1, made a pair with one second remaining in the second quarter to set the record and give the Thunder an 87-56 lead.<\/p>\n

The Thunder tied the record for points in any half of a playoff game. Milwaukee had 87 in the second half against Denver on April 23, 1978.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City became the first home team to win a game in the second round. Game 3 is Friday in Denver.<\/p>\n

Gilgeous-Alexander made 11 of 13 field goals, all 11 of his free throws and had eight assists. He led eight players who scored in double figures.<\/p>\n

Russell Westbrook<\/a> led the Nuggets with 19 points. Nikola Jokic<\/a>, who had 42 points and 22 rebounds for Denver in a Game 1 win, had just 17 points and eight rebounds on Wednesday before fouling out late in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

The crowd cheered for Westbrook, the ex-Thunder star, when he entered Game 1 as a reserve for Denver, but booed him shortly after he entered Game 2. Westbrook got called for a technical foul moments later, and Gilgeous-Alexander made the free throw to make it 34-13.<\/p>\n

The Thunder led 45-21 at the end of the first quarter after shooting 71.4% from the field and setting a team record for points in a quarter in a playoff game.<\/p>\n

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Oklahoma City continued its dominance in the second quarter. A lob from Gilgeous-Alexander to Jalen Williams<\/a> for a two-handed jam gave the Thunder a 78-43 lead.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City led 124-76 after three quarters. The largest lead was 49 points.<\/p>\n

Reporting by The Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n

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