The Oklahoma City Thunder erased a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit at home against the Denver Nuggets in Game 5, securing a 112-105 win and a 3-2 series lead. Facing major adversity at home, trailing a team with championship pedigree entering the fourth quarter of a crucial Game 5,

Game 5 was set to be a decisive contest in the second-round series between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder, with the winner taking the 3-2 series l

Denver can swing a trade similar to last year's between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves, in which San Antonio sent the No. 8 pick to Minnesota for a lightly protected first-round swap six years down the road and an unprotected swap in seven.

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.

The Thunder could have landed a third pick, which was the Philadelphia 76ers' first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. It was top-six protected, and it landed at pick No. 3. The first overall pick went to the Dallas Mavericks, who will likely select Duke's Cooper Flagg.

Oklahoma City had its back against the wall on Sunday afternoon, but managed to come away with a win after a solid showing down the stretch.