NBA playoffs: Dismal start dooms Nuggets as Thunder win Game 4 to tie series at 2-2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder have tied the Nuggets at 2-2. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)AAron Ontiveroz via Getty ImagesDENVER — A historically poor first quarter for the Denver Nuggets proved too much to overcome.The Nuggets managed just eight points in the first quarter on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder in an opening stanza that saw both team limp out of the gates. Denver eventually found its offensive rhythm and managed to take a third-quarter lead. But the dism