The Thunder are fresh off a 112-105 Game 5 win over the Nuggets on Tuesday. It was a gritty victory that came down the stretch. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stepped up for an efficient 31 points. Lu Dort had a loud 12 points with timely outside makes.

Is it possible these are the two best teams left in the NBA playoffs? When making an Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets prediction, you have to factor in everything we’ve seen through five games and be ready to take a bold stand.

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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.

NBA playoffs are now down to six teams as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors have now been eliminated in the conference semifinals.

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 can swing a trade similar to last year's between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves, in which San Antonio sent the No. 8 pick to Minnesota for a lightly protected first-round swap six years down the road and an unprotected swap in seven.

The Denver Nuggets have made 31 trips to the playoffs during their time in the NBA. They have five appearances in the Conference Finals to show for it. Let’s highlight each of those seasons and discuss the results of each series.