Throw the ugly result out the window. Williams shushed any critics of his after two so-so games against the Nuggets. On the court with a three-time MVP winner and this year's probable MVP winner, the 24-year-old was the best player at Ball Arena on Friday.

After Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams addressed his lack of touches late in the fourth quarter and overtime in Game 3’s 113-104 loss against the Denver Nuggets, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault gave reporters an explanation.

Jalen Williams was hot, but the Thunder went to superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the final minute of regulation, and the Nuggets took a 2-1 series lead