The Thunder are fresh off a 112-105 Game 5 win over the Nuggets on Tuesday. It was a gritty victory that came down the stretch. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stepped up for an efficient 31 points. Lu Dort had a loud 12 points with timely outside makes.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their Western Conference semifinal series. Oklahoma City overcame a 44-point, 15-rebound night from Denver’s Nikola Jokic. The Thunder can clinch the series on Thursday in Denver.

As for Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray? They scoff at the notion of fatigue playing a factor in back-to-back blown leads to the Thunder.