Despite holding a late lead, the Denver Nuggets fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, falling behind 3-2 in the Western Conference semifinals in the process.
The Denver Nuggets had leads on Oklahoma City in the fourth quarter for two consecutive games and couldn't hold the Thunder down. They lost both leads and games, erasing any margin for error heading into Game 6.
The Denver Nuggets had an ample opportunity to take control of their NBA Playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. They held a lead for much of the game thanks to a monster outing from Nikola Jokic.
Kendrick Perkins ridicules NBA critics after making a major LeBron James-Nikola Jokic comparison. The Denver Nuggets failed to hold off the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Game 5 battle between two Western Conference juggernauts.
The Denver Nuggets now have no room for error after slipping to a Game 5 loss on the road to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets series is the most evenly contested in the semifinals across both conferences.
The Oklahoma City Thunder regained control of their semifinal series with a critical 112-105 Game 5 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Although OKC deserves plenty of praise, Denver’s fourth quarter collapse is a big talking point in the outcome of the game.
Very little has separated the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder in their Western Conference Semifinal series. While it seemed like Denver held momentum
Game 5 was a very winnable outing for the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. That was not the result that ultimately wound up playing out. The Nuggets lost a disappointing 112-105 ball game to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Russell Westbrook is no stranger to drama. The polarizing NBA figure has been dealing with more than his fair share of it since his disappointing tenure in Los Angeles.
Nikola Jokic, the three-time MVP center for the Denver Nuggets, has struggled for much of the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Aaron Gordon came to Russell Westbrook's defense after the Denver Nuggets' 112-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 on Tuesday. When asked postgame if the Nuggets could win the next two, Gordon stated they could and then went on to address the ESPN story regarding his altercation with Westbrook.
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne dropped a bombshell Tuesday, noting that an anonymous Nuggets player called Westbrook "immature" after the team lost Game 2 to the Clippers in the first round.
The Denver Nuggets have gotten great play out of Russell Westbrook so far in the playoffs, bringing an intensity and energy that the team severely needed throughout the season.