Minnesota heads into Game 5 leading 3-1 and looking to book its Western Conference finals berth over Golden State at Target Center tonight

The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the fourth quarter for a second straight game to take a 3-2 lead after their Game 5 win over the Denver Nuggets.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-2 series lead over the Denver Nuggets with a thrilling 112-105 win in Game 5 of their second-round NBA playoff series on Tuesday night. It's the first lead in the series for the Thunder, the West's No. 1 seed who now will have the chance to win the series in Game 6 in Denver on Thursday night.

Here are instant reactions from Beacon Journal sports writers after Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Cavs and Indiana Pacers.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half to beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 and go up 3-2 in their Western Confere

The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit to eliminate the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA playoffs and reach the Eastern Conference Finals for a second straight year.