Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder
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The Nuggets and Thunder will battle tonight in a pivotal Game 5. If Oklahoma City wins, Denver will be forced to win two straight to advance, something neither of these teams has done in this series. If Denver wins, they’ll have a chance to close out the series on their home floor in Game 6.
NBA announcer Ian Eagle said that he is “hearing murmurs” that the MVP award will be presented to Gilgeous-Alexander in front of Jokic before Game 5 in Oklahoma City.
Isaiah Hartenstein went from playing behind Denver's Nikola Jokic to playing against him with OKC in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
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.
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.
Charles Barkley called out the NBA on Sunday night after they made a controversial decision during the Denver Nuggets second-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Jokić showed up to Ball Arena decked out in a purple suit, a green vest and a chain on his vest in an obvious nod to the Batman man villain that's become Jokić's namesake during his rise as a three-time NBA MVP.