OKC head coach Mark Daigneault described his team's series against Denver as a "slugfest" prior to Game 5 on Tuesday. And as the Thunder looked like it was down for the count, trailing by eight points to start the fourth quarter,

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.

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