Lu Dort sparked the Oklahoma City Thunder's rally past the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs with three 3-pointers in a span of less than two minutes in the fourth quarter.

The Denver Nuggets were never likely to win their second-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. That was true before it started, and it's certainly true now. Following OKC's 112-105 win on Tuesday,

The Denver Nuggets host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of their best-of-7 NBA Playoff series on Thursday.

Not even an astounding performance from Nikola Jokić was enough to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

Josh Giddey enjoyed quite the breakout season during the 2024-25 NBA campaign, particularly after the trade deadline. Once the Chicago Bulls traded Zach LaVine at the deadline, Giddey was then able to take a larger role within the squad.

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.