Aaron Gordon might be the gold standard of the "struggling leading man to role player" transformation right now. After never finding his place in Orlando, he has become Mr. Nugget in Denver by giving up the on-ball portion of his offensive game,

For those who keep track of such things, the Nuggets shot 9-for-44 from the field and 1-for-25 from 3 in the first and fourth quarters.

Jokić played the entire second half as Denver rode it stars. But fatigue was evident as OKC rallied for the pivotal Game 5 win.

In the best playoff game of his career, Williams almost carried the Thunder to an important win. He totaled 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting, five assists and three rebounds. He shot 3-of-7 from 3 and went 7-of-8 on free throws.

The Denver Nuggets traveled back to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder for Game 5 of their second-round series on Tuesday night, with the winner set to take a 3-

After the worst three-game shooting funk of his career, Denver's Nikola Jokic returned to form with a 44-point effort Tuesday night in Game 5 -- but it wasn't enough as OKC took the lead for the first time in this Western Conference semifinal series.