With the collection knotted at 2-2, the Denver Nuggets and OKC Thunder squared off in an important Recreation 5 of their Western Convention semifinal matchup. The battle came about on the Paycom Middle in Oklahoma, with each groups eyeing a win that might carry them one step nearer to the West finals.
Beneath is the field rating for Recreation 5 of the Denver Nuggets vs OKC Thunder Spherical 2 collection.
Denver Nuggets vs OKC Thunder field rating
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Denver Nuggets participant stats
PLAYER
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FGM
FGA
FG%
3PM
3PA
3P%
FTM
FTA
FT%
OREB
DREB
STL
BLK
TO
PF
=+/-
Michael Porter Jr.
14:57
2
2
2
1
3
33.3
0
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
Aaron Gordon
17:46
10
1
2
5
7
71.4
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0
0
2
0
4
Nikola Jokić
20:08
19
9
3
8
13
61.5
2
3
66.7
1
1
100
3
6
0
0
0
0
1
Christian Braun
20:52
8
4
1
3
10
30.0
2
6
33.3
0
0
0.0
0
4
1
1
1
0
-1
Jamal Murray
20:10
11
2
2
4
11
36.4
1
5
20.0
2
2
100
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
Russell Westbrook
12:04
0
3
3
0
3
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3
1
0
2
2
-1
Peyton Watson
06:21
3
5
0
1
2
50.0
1
1
100
0
0
0.0
2
3
0
0
2
3
2
Julian Strawther
07:42
3
1
0
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
TOTALS
56
33
13
23
50
46.0
7
20
35.0
3
4
75.0
7
20
5
2
10
10
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OKC Thunder participant stats
PLAYER
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FGM
FGA
FG%
3:00 PM
3PA
3P%
FTM
FTA
FT%
OREB
DREB
STL
BLK
TO
PF
#ERROR!
Jalen Williams
18:46
11
3
3
4
8
50.0
1
2
50.0
2
2
100
1
2
1
0
0
1
4
Chet Holmgren
14:24
9
3
0
4
5
80.0
1
2
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
3
0
0
0
2
1
Isaiah Hartenstein
17:57
8
4
2
4
5
80.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4
1
0
0
1
4
Luguentz Dort
11:09
0
1
0
0
2
0.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
2
0
-5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
16:41
11
2
3
4
11
36.4
0
1
0.0
3
3
100
1
1
1
2
4
1
-2
Alex Caruso
13:40
8
2
1
3
6
50.0
2
3
66.7
0
0
0.0
0
2
0
0
0
0
-4
Aaron Wiggins
07:19
3
0
1
1
4
25.0
1
3
33.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Cason Wallace
12:51
4
1
2
1
2
50.0
0
1
0.0
2
3
66.7
0
1
2
0
0
1
3
Jaylin Williams
01:59
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-5
Isaiah Joe
05:14
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-6
TOTALS
54
19
12
21
43
48.8
5
14
35.7
7
9
77.8
2
15
5
3
6
6
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Denver Nuggets vs OKC Thunder: Recreation recap
The Thunder got here out of the gates on fireplace, racing to a 12-2 run capped by an Isaiah Hartenstein slam inside the opening 4 minutes, forcing an early Denver timeout. However the Nuggets answered emphatically, stringing collectively a 16-2 run of their very own to take an 18-14 lead with 5 minutes left within the quarter.
Each groups exchanged buckets from there, with Denver narrowly edging forward 28-27 on the finish of the primary.
The second quarter adopted the same back-and-forth sample. Within the remaining 5 minutes, Denver rattled off an 8-0 run, just for the Thunder to shut the half with a 9-0 burst of their very own — sending each groups to the locker room with the Nuggets clinging to a 56-54 lead.
Nikola Jokic led Denver on the break with 19 factors and 9 boards, whereas Jamal Murray chipped in 11. For OKC, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams every tallied 11 factors to maintain issues tight.
John Ezekiel Hirro is an skilled NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda, with over 5 years within the discipline as a information correspondent, sports activities author, and Editor-in-Chief. His sports activities writing profession started in highschool, the place he garnered quite a few accolades, together with being named the nationwide sports activities writing champion in 2016.
He earned his journalism diploma from the College of Santo Tomas within the Philippines in 2024 and served because the Editor-in-Chief of The Varsitarian, the college’s official scholar publication, for 4 years—the longest in historical past.
A passionate basketball fanatic, he turned a fan of the OKC Thunder through the Russ-KD-Harden period. Russell Westbrook, his all-time favourite athlete, impressed him by stepping up as MVP after Kevin Durant’s departure. His present favourite gamers embrace Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren, who he believes are the way forward for the OKC franchise.
He excels in sport evaluation and speedy information story turnaround, drawing inspiration from the journalistic types of Woj and Shams. He emphasizes thorough analysis to make sure accuracy in his articles. One in every of his most memorable moments is Russell Westbrook breaking Oscar Robertson’s report along with his forty second triple-double and securing a 106-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Exterior of writing, he enjoys listening to music and creating Spotify playlists.
