Nuggets, Alex Caruso and Oklahoma City Thunder
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Quality depth and fresh legs seem to be the Thunder’s advantage vs. Denver, so Caruso becomes paramount to playoff hopes.
The Thunder newbie will see a big jump in his salary next season, from $9.8 million to $18.1, but if he walked into Sam Presti’s office and demanded an advance on that raise, the Thunder brass would be hard-pressed to say no.
The Oklahoma City Thunder were able to tie the series at two games apiece on Sunday afternoon, evading a 3-1 series deficit.
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.
Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday in a second-round playoff series. Plus injury updates and news.