OKC head coach Mark Daigneault described his team's series against Denver as a "slugfest" prior to Game 5 on Tuesday. And as the Thunder looked like it was down for the count, trailing by eight points to start the fourth quarter,

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 Denver Nuggets were never likely to win their second-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. That was true before it started, and it's certainly true now. Following OKC's 112-105 win on Tuesday,