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.

SportsLine's model simulated Denver vs. Oklahoma City 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Tuesday's Game 5 Western Conference semifinal matchup

An ugly win might be exactly what the Thunder needed. OKC beat Denver 92-87 in a grind-it-out Game 4 Sunday afternoon at Ball Arena to tie the Western Conference semifinal series 2-2.