Denver Nuggets sink and Oklahoma City Thunder grazes the Western Conference Finals

Victory for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Denver Nuggets (105-112) in a game where the Colorado team was ahead most of the time, but a late collapse caused by Nikola Jokic's excessive minutes ended up costing them. Great performance by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at last.

The first half was intense, with a strong start from OKC and a suitable response from the Nuggets, who at one point held an 11-point lead with Nikola Jokic showing better form than in previous games, finishing the half with 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. Shai initially struggled for the Thunder, but he turned it around. In the third quarter, it was Denver who surged ahead, leading by 12 points, but they faltered in the early stages of the final quarter, allowing OKC to tie the game with 5 minutes remaining after three incredible three-pointers by Lu Dort.

The Nuggets completely collapsed, and despite an amazing three-pointer by Jokic to tie the game with a minute left, two strong offensive plays from OKC broke Denver's resistance. OKC now leads the series 3-2 and will head to Colorado looking to close it out in four games. A terrible decision by David Adellman not to rest Jokic in the second half left him completely exhausted at the end.

The Serbian finished with 44 points and 15 rebounds. Jamal Murray had 28 points, but his 3 for 13 shooting from beyond the arc condemned them in the final quarter. Michael Porter Jr. had a poor performance shooting 1 for 7. Finally, Shai Gilgeous Alexander delivered a superb performance with 31 crucial points. Lu Dort's four three-pointers and Chet Holmgren's excellent defense were pivotal. Everything's leveled once again, but Oklahoma seems to have more fuel left in the tank for the decisive moments.

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