OKC Thunder faces critical Game 5 vs Nuggets, just
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The Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-2 series lead over the Denver Nuggets with a thrilling 112-105 win in Game 5 of their second-round NBA playoff series on Tuesday night. It's the first lead in the series for the Thunder, the West's No. 1 seed who now will have the chance to win the series in Game 6 in Denver on Thursday night.
Up 3-2 in the series, Oklahoma City attempts to close out Denver and reigning MVP Nikola Jokić on Thursday night.
OKC Thunder star Jalen Williams wouldn’t admit to any trouble with his wrist after the Game 5 win over Denver.
Denver was last in the league in 3-point attempts per game during the regular season (31.9), but that number has jumped to 38.5 3PA in the four contests against OKC. In their first-round series versus the LA Clippers, the Nuggets fired up an average of just 29.0 3PA across seven games.