Nikola Jokić's offense, a tantalizing guard showdown and more mark what to watch for in Game 5 of this West semifinals series.

On the other side, three Thunder players topped the 40-minute mark, with star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way with 45 minutes. Oklahoma City forward Jalen Williams, who scored a game-high 32 points, played 43 minutes. Center Chet Holmgren played 40 minutes.

Charles Barkley believes the Denver Nuggets were hurt by the NBA's scheduling of their second-round games against the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Sunday,

The Denver Nugget had been building to the moment for several seasons before finally reaching the mountaintop and earning the 2023 NBA championship.

ESPN cameras showed Lisa, a former basketball All-State selection at Missouri, multiple times during the game and after big plays made by her son.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder finally outplayed Denver in crunch time, beating the Nuggets 92-87 Sunday to knot their second-round series at two games each.

The NBA is down to four second-round playoff series, but two stick out for reasons other than the intriguing on-court matchups. There have been few complaints about the scheduling of the Indiana Pacers-Cleveland Cavaliers or New York Knicks-Boston Celtics series,