Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> beat the Denver Nuggets<\/a> 112-105 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their Western Conference semifinal series.<\/p>\n Oklahoma City overcame a 44-point, 15-rebound night from Denver’s Nikola Jokic<\/a>. The Thunder can clinch the series on Thursday in Denver.<\/p>\n Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 23 field goals and had seven assists. He led six Thunder players in double figures.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jokic made 17 of 25 shots. Denver’s Jamal Murray<\/a> scored 28 points, but he made just 10 of 27 shots. No other Denver player scored more than 13 points.<\/p>\n Oklahoma City ran out to a 12-2 lead, and it looked like it might turn out like the Thunder’s blowout victory in Game 2. Denver made one of its first nine shots, and that was a putback by Jokic.<\/p>\n Denver rallied and led by 11 in the second quarter, but Oklahoma City closed strong and trailed 56-54 at halftime. Jokic had 19 points and nine rebounds before the break.<\/p>\n Denver took control early in the third quarter. Murray scored 13 points in the period and Jokic added 12 to help the Nuggets take an 86-78 lead into the fourth.<\/p>\n Oklahoma City’s Lu Dort, who scored three points in the first three quarters, hit three 3-pointers in a two-minute span to cut Denver’s lead to 92-90 midway through the fourth.<\/p>\n Jokic hit a deep fadeaway 3-pointer to tie the game at 103 before Oklahoma City closed it out. Jalen Williams<\/a>\u2019 3-pointer with 1:18 remaining gave the Thunder a 106-103 lead, and Gilgeous-Alexander\u2019s three with 48 seconds to go pushed Oklahoma City’s lead to six.<\/p>\n Reporting by The Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n Want great stories delivered right to your inbox?\u00a0<\/i>Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily<\/u><\/i><\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Get more from National Basketball Association<\/span> Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more<\/span>
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