Denver trailed 87-56 at halftime after allowing the most points ever scored in a half of playoff basketball. The Thunder finished the night 56% from the field and 44% from 3-point range. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 30 points on 11-of-13 shooting.

There's something different about the Denver Nuggets when star guard Jamal Murray is firing on all cylinders. When Murray is feeling "it" like he was with an efficient 43 points in Tuesday night's pivotal Game 5 win to take a 3-2 series lead over the L.

The play of three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, who has recorded three double doubles in the first six games of the Denver Nuggets’ first-round Western Conference series against the Los Angeles Clippers, could very well determine the outcome of Saturday night’s Game 7 at Ball Arena in downtown Denver.