The Thunder show poise in crunch time, Lu Dort delivers at both ends and Oklahoma City moves a step closer to the West Finals.

The Thunder survived a do-or-die situation when they escaped with a 92-87 Game 4 win over the Nuggets on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back with 25 points while the OKC

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.