Denver's game-tying bucket against San Antonio looked complicated. It wasn't.

The Nuggets ran a SLOB (sideline out-of-bounds) play with three players moving simultaneously - but only one movement actually mattered. Cam Johnson cuts off Aaron Gordon and relocates to the weak-side corner. Tim Hardaway Jr. shifts to the weak side as well. And then the play's only meaningful action: Nikola Jokić moves from the weak-side block to the strong-side block, curling off a Gordon screen.

The design forces a choice. Victor Wembanyama is on Jokić and trails the screen - but gets stuck on Gordon's screen. Champagnie, guarding Gordon, picks up Jokić. At that point, Wembanyama needed to complete the switch and stay on Gordon. That would've left Jokić catching the ball and attempting a back-to-the-basket shot with a defender on him and Wembanyama recovering behind - not ideal for the Spurs, but manageable.

Instead, Wembanyama keeps chasing Jokić alongside Champagnie. The defenders covering Johnson and Hardaway follow both of them to the weak side - exactly what the play was designed to create. Gordon is left completely alone.

The result: a free dunk for Gordon, a tied game, and an overtime Denver would go on to win.

One missed switch. Easy two points. That's all it took.

Watch the illustrated play: