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Alex Caruso #9, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 and Luguentz Dort #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder look on during the game against the Denver Nuggets during Round 2 Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 13, 2025 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Garrett Ellwood, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP

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2025 NBA Playoffs - Denver Nuggets v Oklahoma City Thunder - Game Five

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747204079044AFP__20250514__2214380749__v1__Preview__2025NbaPlayoffsDenverNuggetsVOklahomaCityThu.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Alex Caruso #9, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 and Luguentz Dort #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder look on during the game against the Denver Nuggets during Round 2 Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 13, 2025 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Garrett Ellwood, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alex Caruso #9, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 and Luguentz Dort #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder look on during the game against the Denver Nuggets during Round 2 Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 13, 2025 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. <em>Garrett Ellwood, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES -- The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a dazzling Nikola Jokic display to push the Denver Nuggets to the brink of elimination.</p><p>Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City grabbed a 112-105 victory over Denver to edge into a 3-2 lead in their titanic duel with the 2023 champions.</p><p>Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic delivered a towering performance for Denver, the Serbian star finishing with 44 points, 15 rebounds and five assists.</p><p>But Jokic&#x27;s heroics were in vain as the Thunder -- who had trailed for most of the game -- unleashed a fourth-quarter bombardment to outscore Denver 34-19 and seal a pulsating win.</p><p>Jokic&#x27;s rival for this season&#x27;s MVP award, OKC&#x27;s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, scored 31 points on a night when six Thunder players finished in double figures.</p><p>&quot;Throughout the game it&#x27;s full of swings -- you make shots, you miss shots. We just trusted in our principles, and two games in a row now we&#x27;ve been able to pull out a W (win),&quot; Gilgeous-Alexander said.</p><p>&quot;You&#x27;re only as good as your weakest link and all 10 of our guys are ready to go... All we care about is winning the game. We got one tonight and we got one more.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8UpxsBYuA_8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The loss leaves Denver facing a must-win Game 6 in Colorado on Thursday to avoid an early end to their postseason.</p><p>&quot;This is a really disappointing loss, and the guys should be disappointed,&quot; Denver&#x27;s interim head coach David Adelman said.</p><p>&quot;We have to bounce back quickly to win game six and give ourselves a chance to come back.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a dazzling Nikola Jokic display to push the Denver Nuggets to the brink of elimination. #NBA #NBAplayoffs</p>

The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a dazzling Nikola Jokic display to push the Denver Nuggets to the brink of elimination. #NBA #NBAplayoffs

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NBA: OKC survives Jokic onslaught for 3-2 lead vs. Denver

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Published May 14, 2025 02:29 PM PHT

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