The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the fourth quarter for a second straight game to take a 3-2 lead after their Game 5 win over the Denver Nuggets.

It's been more difficult than expected, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are a win away from surviving the Denver Nuggets. The owners of the top record in the NBA this season erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter of Game 5 to win 112-105 and take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series.

Denver led by eight points heading into the fourth quarter before dropping the final period by 15 points and losing at a critical pivot point in the series. Jokic finished the night with 44 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and two steals in 44 minutes of action.

The Oklahoma City Thunder broke an NBA playoff record in Game 2 by scoring 87 points in the first half against the Denver Nuggets.

Westbrook fouled Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren with the Thunder up one and with 9.5 seconds remaining, but Holmgren missed both free throws, setting up the final sequence. Westbrook put pressure on the defense in the middle of the floor, then found Gordon, who made the shot over the 7-foot-1 Holmgren.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Oklahoma City Thunder playoff history in Tuesday's Game 5 matchup against the Denver Nuggets.

Aaron Gordon might be the gold standard of the "struggling leading man to role player" transformation right now. After never finding his place in Orlando, he has become Mr. Nugget in Denver by giving up the on-ball portion of his offensive game,