When making an Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets prediction, you have to factor in everything we’ve seen through five games and be ready to take a bold stand. With plenty of data points on the board,

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.

Up 3-2 in the series, Oklahoma City attempts to close out Denver and reigning MVP Nikola Jokić on Thursday night.