If the Nuggets do indeed thrive on the adrenaline of a tense game or series, then a 3-1 lead over the Thunder might’ve been too simple for them.
Instead, they’ll have to find a way to win two of the last three games to upset the top seed in the Western Conference, with two of those three games situated in Oklahoma City after Denver’s 92-87 Game 4 loss Sunday.
Jalen Williams made a pair of free throws with a second left to clinch the result, after the 3-point line served as a house of horrors for both teams in a short-rest matinee.