Joe Mussatto

1 day ago | oklahoman.com | Joel Lorenzi |Justin Martinez |Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night at Paycom Center. This Western Conference semifinal matchup is all tied up at two games apiece after OKC's 92-87 win Sunday in Denver. Here what you need to know about Game 5 of the Thunder-Nuggets series:Thunder vs Nuggets live score updates in Game 5 of NBA PlayoffsWhat time is Thunder vs Nuggets NBA game tonight?

1 day ago | oklahoman.com | Joel Lorenzi |Justin Martinez |Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson

The NBA playoff picture took a significant turn with the reigning champion Boston Celtics losing Jayson Tatum to a ruptured right Achilles tendon in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Tatum is expected to make a full recovery, but the Celtics' hopes of repeating are in peril as Boston trails the New York Knicks 3-1 after a 121-113 loss Monday night.

2 days ago | oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson

An ugly win might be exactly what the Thunder needed. OKC beat Denver 92-87 in a grind-it-out Game 4 Sunday afternoon at Ball Arena to tie the Western Conference semifinal series 2-2. Let’s get to the grades. There were only 36 hours between the end of Game 3 and the start of Game 4. Let’s blame fatigue for the slow start. We have to blame it on something. At the end of one, the Thunder led 17-8. The 25 combined points tied an NBA playoff record for fewest points in a first quarter.

3 days ago | oklahoman.com | Joel Lorenzi |Justin Martinez |Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Ball Arena. The top-seeded Thunder are down 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinal series after falling 113-104 in overtime Friday night. Here what you need to know about Game 4 of the Thunder-Nuggets series:Thunder vs Nuggets live score updates in Game 4 of NBA PlayoffsWhat time is Thunder vs Nuggets NBA game today?

4 days ago | oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson

Game 3 of Thunder-Nuggets mirrored Game 1 in a lot of ways. Denver solved the puzzle down the stretch. OKC failed to find the right pieces. The Nuggets beat the Thunder 113-104 in overtime Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Let’s get to the grades. The Thunder wing had his best outing of the playoffs, scoring a game-high 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting. And as good as Williams was all night, he was at his best in the fourth quarter.