Jokic finished night with 44 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, and two steals in the narrow loss to the Thunder. The Serbian big man was one of only three players to score double digits for Denver, and the only player who shot above 50 percent from the field.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have put the Denver Nuggets on the brink of elimination after a 112-105 Game 5 win to go up 3-2 in their Round 2 NBA playoff series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returned to MVP form.