Kosi Thompson got the scoring under way with a predatory back-post finish just five minutes into his Rapids debut, and Josh Atencio's 18-yard drive made it 2-0 only 12 minutes later.
The Sox stormed out to a 3-0 lead: one run in the second two in the third, all manufactured. Then Brayan Bello's wildness caught up with him, and he exited with a bases-loaded situation and the Sox up 3-1.
Scheierman exploded in the third for 14 points, which included four 3-pointers - each seemingly increasing in difficulty, until finally, he lofted a 30-foot rainbow step-back jumper over Goga Bitadze that hit nothing but net in a way that only the best shooters on a heater seem able to achieve.
The Nuggets' +263 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 4.5 points per game) is a result of scoring 120.8 points per game (first in the NBA) while allowing 116.3 per contest (19th in the league).