The Thunder show poise in crunch time, Lu Dort delivers at both ends and Oklahoma City moves a step closer to the West Finals.

Is it possible these are the two best teams left in the NBA playoffs? When making an Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets prediction, you have to factor in everything we’ve seen through five games and be ready to take a bold stand.

Typically, these wouldn't be things worth fixating on within a series featuring perhaps the two best players in the world and several future Hall of Famers. But this matchup, for the most part, has boiled down to whether or not Denver's supporting cast could give Jokić, Murray and Aaron Gordon even a sliver of support.