Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night at Paycom Center. This Western Conference semifinal matchup is all tied up at two games apiece after OKC's 92-87 win Sunday in Denver.

The Nuggets are on the brink of elimination after a 12-point lead in the second half disappeared in Oklahoma City.

The Thunder survived a do-or-die situation when they escaped with a 92-87 Game 4 win over the Nuggets on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back with 25 points while the OKC bench made up for the other four starters' subpar performances.

Nikola Jokic has now led his team in points, rebounds, and assists in a playoff series for the ninth time, second only to LeBron James.

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 second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs has begun, as eight teams look to take another step closer to a title. All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round.

Gilgeous-Alexander had his MVP moments in this one as well, finishing with 31 points and coming up big in the second half. The star guard got plenty of tough buckets when the Thunder needed him to most, including a clutch 3-pointer to increase the Oklahoma City lead to six in the final minutes.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals with a 113-104 overtime victory Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Nuggets managed to overwhelm the Thunder in overtime, outscoring OKC 11-2.

The Denver Nuggets took control of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night, capturing a 113-104 overtime home win to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven set.

For live updates and highlights from the Thunder's Game 3 against the Nuggets, regularly check back to this post: Start time: 9 p.m. CT Thunder: Nikola Topic (torn ACL) is out. Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II (torn Achilles) is out. Michael Porter Jr.