OKC head coach Mark Daigneault described his team's series against Denver as a "slugfest" prior to Game 5 on Tuesday. And as the Thunder looked like it was down for the count, trailing by eight points to start the fourth quarter,

The Oklahoma City Thunder did enough to survive another thriller against the Denver Nuggets.

Meanwhile in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder knocked off the Denver Nuggets 92-87 to even the series 2-2.