Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -10.5; over/under is 220.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Series tied 2-2
BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder for game five of the Western Conference second round with the series tied 2-2. The Thunder defeated the Nuggets 92-87 in the last matchup on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 25 points, and Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 27.
The Thunder are 39-13 against conference opponents. Oklahoma City ranks sixth in the league averaging 14.5 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 37.4% from downtown. Isaiah Joe leads the team averaging 2.6 makes while shooting 41.2% from 3-point range.
The Nuggets are 8-8 against opponents from the Northwest Division. Denver ranks fourth in the league with 45.7 rebounds per game. Jokic leads the Nuggets with 12.7.
The Thunder average 120.5 points per game, 3.6 more points than the 116.9 the Nuggets give up. The Nuggets are shooting 50.6% from the field, 7.0% higher than the 43.6% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 32.7 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists for the Thunder. Jalen Williams is averaging 16.8 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 46.0% over the last 10 games.
Jokic is scoring 29.6 points per game with 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 21.8 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 47.0% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 120.4 points, 48.2 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 10.3 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.0 points per game.
Nuggets: 5-5, averaging 106.9 points, 45.7 rebounds, 22.6 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.2 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).
Nuggets: Hunter Tyson: day to day (ankle), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
