OKC overcame a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Denver 112-105 in Game 5 on Tuesday night at Paycom Center. OKC leads the West semifinal series 3-2 as it heads back to Denver. Let’s get to the grades. We didn’t know we needed the national anthem played on the saxophone, but Lonnie Easter proved otherwise.

Benched in the fourth quarter of Game 4, Lu Dort traded bricks for buckets in the biggest moments of Game 5 for the OKC Thunder against the Denver Nuggets.