Denver Nuggets withdrew in overtime to lead 2-1Best one in sevenNBA PlayoffsSemi-finalsFight against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder are the top seed in the Western Conference and for most games, the Thunder took the lead before host Denver won 113-104
There were no more than three points between teams between the teams between the entire fourth quarter until the Thunder led 102-99 in the last two minutes.
Aaron Gordon had 27 seconds left with 3-pointers, which brought the game to overtime, when the Nuggets' experience told the 2023 champions to 11-2 in another five minutes.
Jamal Murray led the fourth seed Denver with 27 points, while Gordon and Michael Porter Jr were 21 points and 21 points.
"They tested us all night but it was a good team win," Murray said.
"We've been together for years, so we know what we have. We believe each other and we will need more."
Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic missed 17 of his 25 shots in 25 shots - he also hosted Game 4 on Sunday - but scored 20 points and 16 rebounds.
The Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a favorite of the MVP Awards this season, missing 15 points for 22 points and 18 points, while Jalen Williams leads Oklahoma City with 32 points.
In the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers were seven-sevenths against the Indiana Pacers, and the Cavaliers also returned to the game 2-1.
After losing the first two games at home, Cleveland rebounded with Donovan Mitchell in Indianapolis' 126-104 victory.
The Cavaliers led Indiana 34-13 in the second quarter and 66-45 in the half-time, and they kept the chance to give themselves a chance to tie the Indianapolis tie series on Sunday.
Max Strus added 20 points to Cleveland, while Jarrett Allen scored 19 points and 12 rebounds.
In Evan Mobley's Defensive Player of the Year, Evan Mobley added 18 points and 13 rebounds after the second game with a lack of ankle problems.
"Down 2-0, is it now or never" Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. "They showed a lot of perseverance."
Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 points on the bench, while Pascal Siakam added 18 points.
The key figure of the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, is second only to two-eighths.
"Halliburton's game is rough," Rick Carlisle, the coach of the Fourth Seed Pacers.
"I had to do more to get him in a better position for a better shot."