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 Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers, the top seeds in the playoffs and owners of the best regular-season records in the NBA, find themselves in dire need of wins as they host Game 5s in

You'll see plenty of accounts bemoan Lu Dort's return in the fourth quarter. They couldn't believe Mark Daigneault went back to him. You've benched him once already in Game 4. Do the same in Game 5, as his outside shots have stagnated OKC's halfcourt offense.

The Thunder made a valiant effort to disrupt him, as they have all series. Denver’s superstar center still had 44 points and 15 rebounds on Tuesday night. He made 17 of 25 shots, with many of them closely contested.

To take care of business in Game 5, the Thunder outscored the Nuggets 34-19 in the fourth quarter as MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points. On the other side, Denver's Nikola Jokić led all scorers with 44,

The Oklahoma City Thunder survived another thriller in a 112-105 Game 5 win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. They now hold a 3-2 lead in their Round 2 NBA playoffs series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with an efficient 31 points.