Alexander hadn’t scored in the fourth quarter before driving for a layup that gave the Thunder a much-anticipated lead with 3 ½ minutes left. The OKC star poured it on from there as the Thunder rallied for a 112-105 win over Denver in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Tuesday night at the Paycom Center.

Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 10 points in the final quarter — 20 in the second half overall — used a 31-point, seven-assist, six-rebound performance to plant his flag.

Despite having the NBA's best record, the Thunder were interested in the lottery results.

The 1-seed Oklahoma City Thunder and the 4-seed Denver Nuggets are set to match up in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Western Conference Semifinals on Tuesday.

Successfully hitting the spread, total and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander under 32.5 PTS parlay for the Thunder-Nuggets contest pays out $57.41 on a $10 bet using the computer picks below.