Denver - Nikola Jokic's three worst shooting scores in his career, and it's a silver lining that the Nuggets managed to win during that time - but now their Western Conference semifinals with the Oklahoma City Thunder were in another less characteristically inefficient, in 92-87 Denver Loss in 92-87 Denver Loffe the Game in Gays in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game in Game 4, which is 2-2.

Jokic scored 27 points with 27 points but scored 7 points on the floor, missing a pair of free throws, and the Nuggets trailed 4 points with 3:15 left. After 42 points in the series, the three-time MVP has scored 21 points in the last three games.

According to ESPN Research, this is the first time in Jokic's career, where he has tried at least 15 attempts in three straight games, regular season or playoffs, and he has shot 40% from the field.

"It's a little bit of everything," Jokic said, with an assist ratio of 19-23 after winning three playoffs on Sunday. "They played really well on me. They really liked my body. I think I missed two or three open-looking nights, so there was a little bit of it all. They shrunk the floor on me. They had a guy behind the defender, so that's all things. I certainly need to do better, of course, but it's part of the game."

Jokic's fellow MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended the strong for the first time in the series, Game 5 in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Gilgeous-Alexander had three barrels in the last 4:36 and during two losses in the series, the Thunders' total number matched the Thunders' total.

“I always felt that was the moment when that guy on the team made money,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “You make money (when you close the game) and win the game, that’s it all.

Jokic went 7-2 points from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, while the Nuggets led by eight points.

Jokic wasn't alone in the game 4 batting innings. According to ESPN Research, the team's combined score was 33.5%, the worst percentage of shots in the playoffs since 2004.

It was a particularly ugly start to the game, and it was an afternoon tip for Denver’s overtime win Friday night. The Thunder and Nuggets scored only 25 points in the first quarter, tied for the least in the first quarter of the playoffs in the shooting era. Denver scored only eight points in the frame, while Jokic did not.

Oklahoma City and Denver beat 32 of its first 33 3-pointers, including the Nuggets' top 16 until Russell Westbrook hit one from the right wing, causing a roar from the ball arena crowd.

"I think both teams are very tired and had an incredible overtime late Friday night." "If it affects us, it will definitely affect them too. We both have super tired legs."

For the Nuggets, it was the seventh game in 13 days, with his first-round series against the La Clippers in seven games. However, Jokic refuted a question about fatigue that made his offensive struggle.

"When I play, I won't think about that," Jokic said, who played 43 minutes on Sunday after logging in for 44 minutes in Game 3.

Gilgeous-Alexander Coyly said he was "unsure" about how Oklahoma City defended Jokic in the last few games.

"But if we want to win, we have to keep doing that," Gilgeous-Alexander said with a smile.

Oklahoma City's defensive efforts against Jokic began with the work of center Isaiah Hartenstein. According to ESPN Research Tracking, when Hartenstein was the main defender in Game 4, Jokic was 3 of 10.

"We're really just focusing on how to execute as a team," Hartenstein said. "He's a great player. We know he's going to have tough shots throughout the series, but we just have to keep discipline. I think that's the biggest key. We've been doing a great job, staying disciplined and playing team defense great. Again, he's a great player, so he's going to end up shooting."