The Oklahoma City Thunder responded in a big way against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series on Wednesday night. The Thunder won by 43 points to even the series, and the West's top seed scored a record-tying 87 points in the first half.

A textbook illegal screen ended his game as the three-time MVP laughed and shook his head toward the bench. After all, that's all he could do after OKC embarrassed his squad. In their most important game in months,