In Game 1 and Game 3, the Oklahoma City Thunder's resiliency in clutch situations was left to be desired. The team hadn't proved themselves in late-game scenari

The Oklahoma City Thunder look to clinch the Western Conference second round over the Denver Nuggets in game six. The teams meet for the 10th time this season.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Thunder beat the Nuggets, 112-105, on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their Western Conference semifinal series. Oklahoma City overcame a 44-point, 15-rebound night from Denver’s Nikola Jokic. The Thunder can clinch the series on Thursday in Denver.

With the series tied at two apiece, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets squared off for a Game 5 battle in Oklahoma City. It was another competitive ba

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half to beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 and go up 3-2 in their Western Conference semifinal series.

As for Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray? They scoff at the notion of fatigue playing a factor in back-to-back blown leads to the Thunder.

The second of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Elmore Spencer. After ending his college career at UNLV, Spencer was picked up with the 25th overall selection of the 1992 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander watched Lu Dort make three threes in two minutes in the fourth quarter of Game 5. The scoring spurt erased a nine-point deficit. After the win, Gilgeous-Alexander addressed his confidence in himself and his teammates in such critical moments in the postseason.