The Thunder found a way to win a game in crunch time, using a big fourth quarter to defeat the Nuggets 92-87 in Game 4 of a second round series on Sunday afternoon at Ball Arena. The Ball Arena ...

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray didn’t quite guarantee a Game 7 vs. the Thunder. He alluded to it, though, in between sips of his postgame recovery smoothie.

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets found themselves on the brink of a 3-1 series lead on Sunday, but a dismal first quarter and a strong closing performance by the Oklahoma City Thunder proved to be their undoing. The Thunder secured a 92-87 victory, tying the series at 2-2 and setting up a pivotal Game 5 in Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-2 series lead over the Denver Nuggets with a thrilling 112-105 win in Game 5 of their second-round NBA playoff series on Tuesday night. It's the first lead in the series for the Thunder, the West's No. 1 seed who now will have the chance to win the series in Game 6 in Denver on Thursday night.

DENVER — This series could be 3-2 in favor of either team. That’s the beauty of Nuggets vs. Thunder: the basketball has been intense, the fourth quarters have mattered and this isn’t your typical No. 1 vs. No. 4 seed — especially when 18 games separated Denver and OKC during the regular season.

The Denver Nuggets overcame the struggles of superstar Nikola Jokić, securing a 113-104 overtime win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series. The Nuggets outscored Oklahoma City 11-2 in overtime with clutch buckets from Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon.

Denver Nuggets fans were hoping for a strong start to their playoff run, but the team's historically poor first quarter in Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder proved to be insurmountable. The Nuggets' offensive struggles in the opening stanza set the tone for a challenging game, ultimately leading to a 92-87 loss to the Thunder.