The Oklahoma City Thunder entered halftime with a narrow 61–58 lead over the Denver Nuggets in a potential series-clinching Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal matchup. The series pits the NBA's two leading MVP candidates in a head-to-head showdown, but the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will have to navigate some serious foul trouble as he seeks to close out Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.
Gilgeous-Alexander attempted to drive into the paint with 1:29 left in the first half, but fumbled the ball to Jokic and was called for a foul after trying to knock the ball away from the Denver center. That foul was his fourth in just the first half, adding to some real trouble for OKC.
