Oklahoma City shows poise in crunch time, Lu Dort delivers at both ends and the Thunder move closer a step closer to the West Finals.

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,

Teams that win Game 5 of a 2-2 best-of-seven NBA playoff series have gone on to win the series 81.3% of the time (191-44).

The 2025 NBA draft lottery results have been revealed. Despite being in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder had an interest in the results. They owned the Philadelphia 76ers ' top-six protected pick.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver (R) and Chet Holmgren react after ... More Holmgren was drafted with the 2nd overall pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder d

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.

Charles Barkley called out the NBA on Sunday night after they made a controversial decision during the Denver Nuggets second-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.