With a chance to start their 2026-27 season 1-0, the Denver Nuggets collapsed . The Nuggets had control of their season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, but were then outscored by 16 points in the second half, depriving them of what would've been a huge road win to start the new season.

The Nuggets had some obvious concerns in the loss, as they scored just 84 points while shooting 38% from the field, 27% from beyond the arc, and 64% from the free-throw line, but one area truly cost them: turnovers.

The Nuggets turned the ball over 22 times, and losing the turnover battle by 10 is an obvious recipe for disaster. After the game, David Adelman spoke about what happened in the second half and how the turnover problems cost them the game.

"We did not space well for each other. I think sometimes you have a bad shooting night, the guys try to do things on their own instead of playing with the pass, and that leads to mistakes," Adelman said.…