However, in the eyes of TNT's Charles Barkley, the circumstances were particularly unfair to the Denver Nuggets. Barkley explained his theory ahead of TNT's broadcast of the Cleveland Cavaliers-Indiana Pacers game on Sunday evening.

Wiggins and Wallace combined to shoot eight-for-15, including six-for-nine from deep. That made them outcasts in a sloppy night. They made shots, went hard to the glass (11 rebounds combined) and were aggressors on defense, to the point they kept Dort, the team’s defensive ace, on the bench.