Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder finally outplayed Denver in crunch time, beating the Nuggets 92-87 on Sunday to knot their second-round series at two games apiece.

The Thunder trailed 69-63 after three quarters and fell behind by eight when Peyton Watson started the fourth quarter by swishing a hook shot. But Oklahoma City used an 11-0 run fueled by reserves Cason Wallace, who had a pair of 3-pointers, and Aaron Wiggins, who added another, to take control.

Wallace’s second 3-pointer put Oklahoma City ahead for good at 75-73.

The Nuggets had outlasted the youngest team in the NBA with wins in Games 1 and 3. And they looked poised to put the top-seeded team in the West on the cusp of elimination when Aaron Gordon’s turnaround jumper made it 73-66.

This time, however, it was the Thunder who came up big down the stretch.

Both teams started out historically cold, resulting in a combined 25 points to open the game, matching the record for fewest in a first quarter.

The score after 12 minutes of action: Thunder 17, Nuggets 8. The last time two teams combined for that low of score after the opening period in the postseason was April 21, 2002, when Detroit led Toronto 16-9.

Portland (14) and Utah (11) also combined for just 25 on May 20, 1999.

The Thunder and Nuggets combined for 8-for-44 shooting (18.2%).

It was even worse from farther out. Denver was 0 for 14 from 3-point range, while the Thunder were 1 of 11.

Things never got too much better. The combined shooting percentage of 33.5% in Oklahoma City’s victory was the worst in a playoff game in 21 years. Detroit and Indiana combined to shoot 30.8% on May 21, 2004, a game the Pistons won 72-67.

Timberwolves 102, Warriors 97: Anthony Edwards made a baseline 3-pointer with 1:19 remaining and scored 36 points, Julius Randle had a triple-double of 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and Minnesota beat Golden State for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.

Jimmy Butler had 33 points, seven assists and seven rebounds and Jonathan Kuminga scored 30 off the bench, but the Warriors still lacked the kind of rhythm they have with Stephen Curry on the floor.

Kuminga shot 11 for 18 as the Warriors again mixed and matched while playing without Curry as he nurses a strained left hamstring that he injured early in Game 1 on Tuesday.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr stressed his team had to win with defense — and his team couldn’t make the key stops down the stretch.

Edwards knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6:16 remaining, while Jaden McDaniels made another key 3 with 3:20 to play.

Celtics 115, Knicks 93: Jayson Tatum had 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Payton Pritchard scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics easily got their first win in the Eastern Conference semifinals by routing the New York Knicks 115-93 on Saturday in Game 3.

Jaylen Brown scored 19 points and Derrick White had 17 for the Celtics.

Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Knicks.